TRAVEL

A 300-metre long glass bridge suspended over a canyon that is 180 metres deep in places.

In the former Soviet Union, bus stops were often an excuse for designers to try out their most outlandish ideas.

Photos of this year's Burning Man, a huge alternative festival in Nevada's Black Rock desert.

Steampunks show off their creative costumes at the Asylum Steampunk Festival in Lincoln.

The streets of Bunol run red as 20,000 people pelt each other with tomatoes in the 70th La Tomatina festival.

A photographer manages to capture photos showing the harsh realities of life in poverty-stricken North Korea.

Events include carrot tossing, ginger speed dating, freckle counting, and the coronation of the King and Queen of the Redheads.

Toplessness is legal in New York, but aggressively soliciting payment is not.

Four fit young men perform gravity-defying exercises in the rubble of bombed buildings in Gaza.

Endless drought is seeing California suffer one of the worst fire seasons in its history.

First observed in the 70s, there are almost 4,000 sinkholes along the shores of the salty sea today.

A dense layer of ivy covers the houses in the abandoned fishing village on a Chinese island.

The Shanghai Tower will be the world's second-tallest building when it opens later in 2015.

Giant trampolines, walkways, slides and tunnels are suspended inside a cavern twice the size of St Paul's Cathedral.

It cost more than a billion euros to build, but Spain's 'ghost airport' received just one bid of €10,000 at auction.

Revellers wrestle in huge pools of grey goo at South Korea's Boryeong Mud Festival.

The Yellow Sea turns green as a thick carpet of algae covers the beaches of Shangdong Province, eastern China.

Thousands of wine-soaked revellers celebrate the start of Pamplona's San Fermin festival, famed for its running of the bulls.

Worker push heavy machinery across a snow-white landscape, breathing in blizzards of limestone dust.

As Mount Sinabung erupts, thousands of people refused to leave their homes on the slopes the volcano.

The annual party is a wild four-day celebration of stereotypical Texan biker values.

A week-long Amazon trek for £80, a hostel for £3 a night, and a beer for 15p.

Hundreds of fans dressed as orcs, goblins and elves recreated the Battle of the Five Armies from the Hobbit.

Muddy hand prints on a wall inside the Eastern Star bear witness to the final moments of the passengers and crew.

Travellers come from all over Britain to buy and sell horses, meet friends and celebrate Romany culture.

Locals in Havana were amazed when a Barack Obama lookalike walked into a bar and ordered a mojito.

Horse-drawn carriages, gilded throne, diamond-studded crown and antiquated rituals at the State Opening of Parliament.

Ezra Shaw goes in search of the secret to Cuba's phenomenal Olympic boxing success, and discovers real dedication and warmth.

Islamic State militants have seized part of Palmyra, home to a world famous archaeological site.