OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed. A new phone app allows users to travel back in time by overlaying vintage images, such as London's Tower Bridge in 1892 or the Eiffel Tower in 1940, with how the locations look today. Users can compare the past and present of cities such as London, Paris, Washington and Saint Petersburg. This window to the past was created English entrepreneur David Webb, 45, the creator and CEO of the Timera app.
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .