An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

Two dogs who couldn't keep their paws off each other have been united in matrimonial bliss after their owners shelled out $10,000 on a lavish canine wedding ceremony .

A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .

These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .

The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .

A scorned woman sparked a punch-up in an airport after she caught her copper boyfriend returning from a romantic holiday with a female police officer .

SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .

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

Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .

AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .

Ashlee, 20, has always known that she was supposed to be a girl .