A DigitalGlobe satellite image shows the eruption and lava flow of Mount Merapi, Indonesia. The volcano on the outskirts of Yogyakarta city in Central Java began spewing searing hot gas and ash clouds more than two weeks ago, since when it has killed 194 people and displaced more than 320,000
Hatice Kocaman, 21, is the smallest woman in the world. She is just 28 inches tall and weighs only 15lbs, about the same as an eight-month-old baby. She lives with her parents in Kadirli, Osmaniye, Turkey. The country is also home to the world's tallest man
A 3D ultrasound scan of an elephant embryo at approximately three months into its 22-month gestation. The ultrasound is of George, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo's latest pachyderm arrival. George's birth was captured by cameras and television viewers can witness the moment in episode two of ITV1's The Zoo, on Tuesday 16 November at 8pm. Now six months old, George weighs around 60 stone and is a boisterous member of the herd of Asian elephants at the Zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Female giant panda Ba Si waves as she eats a birthday cake to celebrate her 30th birthday at Fuzhou Giant Panda World Zoo in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
Finnish artist Mari Kasurinen transforms My Little Pony toys into celebrities. Her latest series - My Little Pony Pop Icons - includes pop star Lady Gaga wearing her famous cigarette glasses. There are also horsey versions of artist Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol, as well as characters Han Solo, Wonder Woman and Mr Spock.
A pair of tiger cubs have found a new father figure in the shape of a goat at Wuhan Jiufeng Forest Zoo, China. The cubs - which have not been named yet - were handed over to their unusual new dad after their mum Hu Niu refused to feed them. We are not holding out for a happy ending to this relationship
A customer looks at dried lizards on sale in a Tesco supermarket in Qingdao, China. It's Tescos but not as you know it. The UK retailer is attempting to establish a firmer foothold in the Chinese market. It has already opened 99 stores across the country during the past six years and there are plans to open a further 80. Its largest store has just opened in the city of Qingdao, Shandong province. People who flocked to new store are able to snap up such delicacies as chicken's feet, live turtles, dried lizards and dried sea horses.
Renowned food artist Carl Warner has created a portrait of comedian Billy Connolly out of traditionally Scottish foodstuffs. Carl says "I wanted to use food and ingredients that were typically Scottish, and although I know he is a vegetarian, haggis was a "must have" ingredient, plus it has the right colour and texture for skin tones. "Neeps and Tatties" took care of his nose, hair, beard and tash, and a tartan jacket was made from bacon and cucumber. A shirt was fashioned from cabbage leaves with sliced asparagus buttons and his eyes were made from black and green olives with thin slices of chicken for the whites of them. Carl's masterpiece took two days to make and it marks Billy's birthday on 24 November
Cast members from Cirque Du Soleil kick off their final season of the holiday show "Wintuk" by posing for pictures before renaming 33rd Street in front of Madison Square Garden in New York: "Wintuk Way"
Visitors hold up their glasses to toast with 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau wine at a wine spa at the Hakone Yunessun spa resort facilities in Hakone, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Penguins dressed in Santa costumes parade at Everland, South Korea's largest amusement park, in Yongin
A trained monkey performs at the annual camel fair at Pushkar in Rajasthan state, India
Five race leaders crash on the corner during the women's points race cycling at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China Asian Games beach volleyball cheerleaders pose during a break in the beach volleyball competition at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Bikini-wearing cheer squads are proving too hot for some competitors who claim the scantily-clad dancers make it impossible to concentrate."They had an effect on how we played," Yemen beach volleyballer Adeeb Mahfoudh claimed
People walk past a new piece of street art by Dr D, depicting a tabloid-style exposé by the "Fail Daily", on the wall of the Foundry in Shoreditch, London
British Prime Minister David Cameron takes a drink before delivering a speech to guests at the Lord Mayor of London's Banquet
The oldest wingwalker in the world, 90 year old Thomas Lackey, sets a Guinness World Record on board a Boeing Stearman biplane at Rendcomb Aerodrome, Gloucestershire
The Houses of Parliament are shrouded in fog
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall meet Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna Everage at The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 2010 supported by Novae at The Royal Albert Hall
Lt Dan Choi is arrested for handcuffing himself to the fence outside the White House in Washington, DC during a protest for gay rights. A group of demonstrators demanded that President Obama keep his promise to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The Malta-flagged ferry "Colossus", owned by NEL Lines, crashed and ran aground on a rocky coast in Vassiliki Bay on the Ionian island of Lefkada, Greece
Pianist Liu Wei, who is armless, plays with an iPad with his toes before a promotional event for a local television channel, in his hotel room in Beijing. Liu, 23, who plays with his toes, has won the first series of China's Got Talent |
