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.……
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THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .