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.
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
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IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .