The terror lasted less than two minutes: Smoke poured from a hot air balloon carrying sightseers on a sunrise flight over the ancient city of Luxor, it burst in a flash of flame and then plummeted about 1000 feet to earth. Courtesy: YouTube/longshortvideos
This 3-D image derived from NASA's TRMM satellite Precipitation Radar data on February 26, 2013 at 0654 UTC showed that the tops of some towering thunderstorms in Rusty's eye wall were reaching heights of over 12km. Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce.
Colorado police shoot and kill unarmed man. Source / The Denver Post
Anti-whaling Sea Shepherd vessels have collided with the whaling ship Nisshin Marym. The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), which owns the Japanese ship, said in a statement its vessel was rammed at least five times by Sea Shepherd vessels Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon. The incident occurred yesterday as the Nisshin Marym came along its supply tanker for refuelling, ICR said. There were no injuries to the crews of the Nisshin Marym or its supply tanker. ICR claimed video of the incident showed Sea Shepherd deliberately ramming its vessel.
This footage was taken on February 19th. Showing the spectacle of Mount Etna erupting. Courtesy: YouTube/KdEtna
Crews aboard an anti-whaling protest ship in the Southern Ocean have escaped injury but are struggling to mend "significant damage" to their vessel after it was rammed by Japanese whalers. Two protest ships belonging to anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd were hit by Japanese whale-processing factory ship, Nisshin Maru. The boats, Steve Irwin and Bob Barker, have been following the vessel in the Southern Ocean to try to prevent the slaughter of whales.
This is the defensive cry of the desert rainfrog found in the sandy dunes along Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Courtesy: YouTube/Dean Boshoff
The pilot was experienced in field landings but unfortunately the snow caused the landing gear to sever from the plane, flipping the plane front to back and smashing the tail before it came to a rest upside down. Courtesy: YouTube/Jonathan Fielding
A stunning new map of the surface of Mercury has revealed the planet to be a “fascinating, dynamic and complex world”. Courtesy: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
A meteor shower has caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above central Russia and the Urals region, blowing out windows and causing injuries. Video YouTube/earlynewzneeded
The closest you will ever get to lava going into the ocean, Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big island puts on an amazing show on 10. Filmed from a helicopter and boat at extremely close range, so close that the ocean was boiling. Filmed by Breaking News/Geoff Mackley.
Members of Parliament in Canada debate if the country is prepared for the zombie apocalypse.
In January 2013 Greenpeace sailed the Rainbow Warrior to the subantarctic islands to highlight some of the most precious places and species that they believe would put at risk if deep sea oil drilling is allowed to proceed. Video courtesy Greenpeace. Camera, sound, post production and direction: Iain Frengley Additional footage: Nick Young and Dave HansfordMusic: 'Somnus' & 'Nocturne 1985' by Rhian Sheehan From the album 'Stories From Elsewhere' www.rhiansheehan.com Music Supplied Courtesy of LOOP www.loop.co.nz
Two low pressure systems merged over New England around midnight (EST) on Feb. 9, 2013. This animation of NOAA's GOES-13 satellite imagery from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 shows the two systems came together and created a blizzard of historic proportions in New England. On Feb. 9 at 4 a.m. hundreds of thousands of people were without power in Massachusetts alone.
An adorable tiger cub playing with a chihuahua. Courtesy: YouTube/astrolaid
Incredible footage of a dolphin in distress appears to show the mammal asking for help from divers in Hawaii. Courtesy: Ocean Wings Hawaii Inc
New York's Bronx Zoo has welcomed a baby gibbon, the first born at the zoo for 12 years.
Panda cub Xiao Liwu recently debuted on exhibit for a media preview.Our little man will be viewable by the public every day from 9:00-11:30am starting Thursday, January 10, 2013. Watch on Panda Cam: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam
Scientists have filmed an elusive giant squid, believed to be up to 8m long, that roams the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Fifteen people were injured when a shark-filled tank exploded at a Shanghai mall, in a dramatic incident that was captured on CCTV. Courtesy: YouTube/NightwalkersView
Fiji residents are bracing themselves as Cyclone Evan makes its presence felt. Thousands of people have taken shelter in the region as Tropical Cyclone Evan batters the area with winds of up to 185km/h. Up to 400 New Zealanders also hunkered down in evacuation centres, with Cyclone Evan increasing from category 3 to 4 as it made its way towards Fiji.
Cyclone Evan, which has already reportedly claimed the lives of three people, continues to batter Samoa today and is expected to intensify with winds up to 145km/h. Last night there were reports of widespread flash floods, blocked roads, damaged buildings and evacuations.
Burma's Democracy leader, Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, has thanked New Zealanders for their support in the democracy movement.
19-year-old Hanna Sabata posted a video online boasting that she successfully stole a car and robbed a bank using 'a gun, a pillow case and a note'. She was later arrested, after the video went viral on YouTube. Courtesy: Jellee Beanie via YouTube
Residents in Hawaii fearful as lava nears highway. Source / AP
A judge called Thursday for legislation to underpin a new regulator for Britain's "outrageous" newspapers in a dramatic move that threatens to divide Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government.
Giacomo Sardelli wanted to use pictures taken from the International Space Station to tell a story and share the message sent by the astronauts who worked on the station in the last 11 years. They are working to open a Gateway to Space for all humankind, the astronauts are leaving our planet which they see spinning faster and faster, merging earth, oceans and people together, ready to follow them, Further Up Yonder. Images courtesy of Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Music: Synthetic Truth, by digitalR3public - licensed under a Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 License Audio messages courtesy of NASA
Researchers have captured never-seen-before footage of blue whales performing 360-degree rolling manoeuvres to gulp mouthfuls of krill. Courtesy: National Geographic
This very funny video has been produced showing a new trend: milking. UK university students stand in public spaces, open a four-pint bottle of milk and then they pour it over their fully clothed bodies. The trend started in Newcastle, where students have been milking themselves in stations, shopping centres, hotels and roundabouts. courtesy YouTube/MilkingNewcastle Music: Cypress Hill/Jump around.
New York bystander and police save man who fell on subway tracks. Source / AP
The Norwegian walks away before the bomb goes off outside the prime minister's offices, killing eight people and injuring dozens. Courtesy: NRK
Police are investigating the violent abuse of a group of French women on a Melbourne bus, captured on video. Courtesy: Mike Nayna
CCTV video shows the shocking moment a 16-year-old girl was beaten unconscious and fell headfirst onto the pavement after a thug ran up from behind and knocked her out cold. Police released the footage as officers try to trace the thug, who attacked the girl just outside the Black Lion pub on Plaistow High Street in East London. courtesy YouTube/maa rooc