NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .

A mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .

TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .

A woman whose face and body was left scarred for life by angry sores, caused by Lupus, has become a diversity model .

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .

Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .

Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .

SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .