FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .

High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith .

A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .

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

WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .

A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .

A woman brutally beaten in a revenge attack has slammed the soft sentence handed to her assailant .

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .

WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .

Meet the world's most lifelike Disney princess - a 21-year-old man from California .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .