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 .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

A man has lost an incredible 20st after his addiction to food left him £15k in debt .

A 23st woman who was left humiliated after breaking a TOILET SEAT has lost an incredible 11st .

A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .

A man who spent 30 minutes impaled on iron railings after attempting to scale an 8ft fence has told of his agonising ordeal - and how he suffered a similar mishap as a child .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .