T least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. TV footage showed bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris.
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
THIS is the moment one irritated pelican nearly swallows the entire head of his unlucky competitor .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An NHS 111 call handler who was forced to save her own life after contracting sepsis has walked down the aisle at her dream wedding .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A mum-of-one has revealed how her one-year-old daughter suffered second and third degree burns to 22% of her body after pouring boiling water over herself .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .