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.……
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
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SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
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