A monastery built on top of a volcanic plug in Burma. The 2,500ft sheer precipice, named Taung Kalat, was formed when molten magma from nearby Mount Popa hardened in a vent on the volcano. The only access is up a steep flight of 777 rickety steps
Firemen prepare to climb over the edge of a 100-foot collapsed mineshaft to rescue a springer spaniel which had fallen in while walking on land owned by Prince Charles in Liskeard, Cornwall...
An aerial view of the sand dunes at the Lencois Maranhenses National Park taken from an Air Force helicopter providing relief supplies to flood victims in Maranhao state, Brazil
A man looks at a watersprout in the sea near Bitung, in Indonesia's north Sulawesi province
Empty loungers lie on a beach in Cancun. Mexico has seen a huge drop in tourist numbers due to the swine flu crisis
A computer generated image, supplied by NASA, shows objects that are currently being tracked in Earth's orbit. About 95% of them are orbital debris, ie, not functional satellites. (Objects are not drawn to scale)
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is frozen in time as it breaks the sound barrier during a test flight above the Californian desert
An artist's impression of a new development planned by Daniel Libeskind in Seoul, South Korea
A model demonstrates the "Husband Hunting Bra" in Tokyo. Under the bra cups is a clock counting down to the date set by the wearer...
...and when an engagement ring is inserted, The Wedding March is played. The characters on the bra read, "now hunting for a husband"
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