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.……
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .