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 .

Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .

FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .

With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .

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 .

BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .

An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .

Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .

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 .

A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .

SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .

A Romanian woman is celebrating her new job as a knife-thrower’s assistant after leaving her family behind to move to the UK .