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 .

HOTSPOT MEDIA - McDIVING CRAZE GOES VIRAL - DRUNK students have brought the term 'extra-value meal' to a new level in a bizarre internet craze sweeping across McDonalds chains - McDiving .

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .

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

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .

A transgender woman has beaten the bullies after spending £25K on surgery to become a beauty pageant queen .