RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .

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 .

When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .

Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .

Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

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

A BLIND school-girl whose growth has been stunted by a rare medical condition is finding her feet again with the help of a specially made mini-cane .

HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .

A prolific drug dealer was caught red-handed in a car filled with amphetamines after he decided to park in a top copper's parking space - as a joke .