POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .

A former size 30 comfort-eater ditched her husband and lost over 10st after he called her a 'fat cow' .

CCTV stills of the sickening attack .

THE UK’S STRONGEST SCHOOLGIRL attributes her success to the bendy-body condition that once left her body wracked in pain .

THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .

A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .

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

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .

OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .