HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers. The 11x5ft pool, located in south-eastern California, was built by Austrian visual artist Alfredo Barsuglia. The free retreat includes a solar-powered filter and chlorination system, but visitors face a challenge if they want to take a dip.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
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 .