A teenage girl nicknamed 'spotty dog' by school bullies has embraced the hundreds of birthmarks that cover her entire face and body .

Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day .

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 .

An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .

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

A gang whose £1-million supercar scam has echoes of the film Gone In Sixty Seconds has been jailed for a total of 12 years .

THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .

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

She was the 18th century celebrity who made men faint in awe of her beauty by her very presence .

These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .

A woman has told how she fled to Australia, after a one night stand burned down her house .

As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .