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.……
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
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 .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .