These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .

Oscar Pistorius entered a courtroom Monday for the start of his murder trial, walking past the victim's mother who says she came to court so she can ‘really look him in the eyes .

HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .

THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .

A teacher has told how she was attacked by a murderer on her way home from a night out but courageously managed to charm him out of strangling her .

Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .

WELCOME to all that remains of Britain's once state-of-the-art military hospital where plastic surgery was pioneered for injured WW1 troops who survived the SOMME .

Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

Meet mother of four, Jackie Wright, whose bizarre fear means she is terrified of HOLES .