Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes.’ The trial was late in starting. More than a half-hour after the trial was to start, the judge had yet to arrive. Ms Steenkamp was shot three times through a locked bathroom door at Pistorius's home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day 2013. The former golden boy of South African athletics, who was arrested shortly afterwards, maintains his innocence and says he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder.……
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .