Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track. Located in Kolkata, India, the slum is home to around 1,000 residents and their makeshift shelters sit a foot away from the train tracks. Children gleefully play on the tracks throughout the day, and step aside whenever a train whistles by. Indian photographer Debosmita Das visited the slum, which stretches between 2 to 3 km, to document the dangerous living conditions.
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .