SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .

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 .

RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave .

THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .

STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .

COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .

From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .

A restaurant famed for creating the 3lb cheeseburger has unveiled its latest culinary challenge – the largest chilli cheese hotdog in Europe .

FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .

At first glance it might look like someone has taken their revenge on the makers of those infuriating insurance ads .

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

A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .