Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs. From cute, almost adult-like poses to funny sibling rivalry, the shots capture babies in the early stages of their lives. The adorable photographs were taken by Alicia Gould, 32, when she decided to get into new born photography. 'I like the simplicity of photographing new borns,' said Alicia, from New Jersey, USA. 'My goal is really just to freeze that moment in time, the physical and the emotional. 'I want mum to look at those images ten years from now and see that overwhelming love she had for her new baby, the way they smelled, how tiny their fingers and toes were.
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .