As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour. The mosque, located in southern Iran, is illuminated with a kaleidoscope of colours when light shines through its windows. With its stained glass, beautiful patterned carpets and intricately detailed ceiling tiles, the mosque attracts worshipers and tourists alike. The grand temple is known locally as ‘the pink mosque’ and ‘the mosque of colour’ because of its colourful interior and exterior.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
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 .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .