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WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT 'My husband just shot himself! My husband just shot himself!,' the wife of Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks screams into the phone seconds after what appears to be the sound of a gunshot..DailyMail.com has obtained from police the audio of the 911 call that Melinda Trucks, the legendary drummer's wife of more than 25 years, placed January. 24 when the rocker took his own life in his waterfront condo in West Palm Beach, Fla. The heavily edited recording starts with a loud noise believed to be the moment Trucks pulled the trigger on the pistol he held to his head as Melinda lets out blood-curdling screams.

Footage shows the zebra clamping its powerful jaws around the man's arm and dragging him around an enclosure at Changlong zoo in the city of Guangzhou, southern China. The man's co-worker desperately tries to intervene, chasing the enraged animal with a long wooden stick in the hope it will release its victim. But the zebra continues to haul the zookeeper around, dragging him from the bushes and pulling him effortlessly across the dirt. It comes just days after a man in China was killed by a tiger after he tried to climb the fence in a bid to avoid paying for his entrance ticket.

Lizzy Rivera Colindres and her son Aidan David Castillo Rivera have not been seen since January 14 at their home in Springfield, Virginia. The pair are believed to have fled in their pajamas in fear of the baby's father, 18-year-old Jose Ivan Castillo Rivas who has gang ties in the area, according to police.

During day eight of their tropical vacation, the Obamas (together left and top right) were carefree and upbeat as they enjoyed the afternoon with their billionaire friend and host Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands. The former first couple, who traveled from a long weekend in Palm Springs to the islands on Branson's private jet last Monday, were first spotted on a neighboring British Virgin Island Tuesday enjoying lunch bottom right) in photos obtained by DailyMail.com. Later in the day, Barack and Michelle, were caught on camera all smiles and waiving to people who were standing behind security guards as they walked together with Branson on the sand towards a waiting helicopter nearby. The couple kept it casual, as they both sported shorts, sandals, hats and sunglasses during their outing on Tuesday. Barack cheerfully said hello to those standing-by and replied 'thank you so much' to a man who told them to have a nice holiday.

Jason Hoppy was spotted out and about in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after news broke that he had been arrested last Friday and charged with stalking and harassing his ex-wife Bethenny Frankel. The pharmaceutical sales rep, who was dressed down in a pair of sweatpants, hiking boots and wool beanie, looked bedraggled and disheveled as he quickly made his way into a building near his Tribeca apartment. Hoppy also carried a towel with him on the trip, which he used to cover his face from the camera. The neighborhood outing marked the first time that Hoppy had been seen since his arrest for allegedly stalking Frankel, pictured together inset, and sending her over 150 harassing emails in the past three months.

President Donald Trump announced his appointment tonight of Neil Gorsuch, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit judge, to the Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, Gorsuch will fill the vacancy created by the February 2016 death of Antonin Scalia. Trump said Gorsuch's qualifications are 'beyond dispute' as he introduced him to the nation from the White House's East Room on Tuesday night in a primetime event.If confirmed by the Senate, Gorsuch will fill the vacancy created by the February 2016 death of Antonin Scalia.

NEW Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager spread a message of religious acceptance by quoting her father after President Donald Trump's immigration ban. Bush Hager shared an excerpt of former president George W. Bush's speech at the Islamic Center of Washington DC days after the September 11 attacks, in which he assured Americans that the terrorists did not represent Islam, a religion of peace. The tweet came days after Trump signed a controversial order temporarily suspending immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations, sparking protests around the country.

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran used an appearance on Wednesday to once again attack Donald Trump, five days after he signed an executive order banning Iranian citizens from entering the United States. 'He is new to politics. He has been in a different world. It's a totally new environment to him,' said Rouhani. 'It will take him a long time and will cost the United States a lot, until he learns what is happening in the world.' Rouhani also made a clear reference to the border Trump plans to erect in order to keep citizens of another country out of the United States during his remarks, saying: 'Today is not a time for separating nations by walls.'

Jon Stewart walked on stage dressed in a comically long tie with a dead rodent wrapped around his head. The comedian joked with Stephen Colbert that he was under the impression that this is how American men are supposed to dress since President Donald Trump dressed this way for his inauguration. Stewart proceeded to say how baffled he was by how Trump has signed 20 executive actions in 10 days.

WARNING! GRAPHIC CONTENT. At 1.58pm emergency services were called to the Hollywood Jack in the Box near the CNN building. Four people suffered stab and gunshot wounds. The was killed by a gunshot before first responders arrived. Blood was seen on the sidewalk and multiple ambulances rushed to the scene. The deceased suspect was seen being wheeled out of the building on a gurney.

When Jill Carpenter, 50, from Pittsburg in California started online dating she never expected to fall for a man three decades younger. However, 20-year-old Eric Langley swept her off her feet and the couple have now been dating for almost a year - and say they're so in love.

This collection reminds us that just like us, animals have bad days too - and being photographed doesn't appear to have made them any happier. The snaps include (clockwise from top left) an angry sphynx cat, a grumpy puppy and a feisty toad, as well as another fed-up feline, a tiny but tough turtle, and a small dog with a big attitude.

Opened as a quarantine center in 1885, it was once home to hundreds of patients including the notorious 'Typhoid Mary' - the first healthy carrier of any disease ever to be identified - who spent years confined in its bleak woods. Its first inhabitants were those unfortunate patients with communicable diseases such as smallpox, tuberculosis, scarlet fever and leprosy, who were forcibly removed from the city's teeming streets and sent to live away the rest of their lives on the bleak little island, located just 350 yards away from the South Bronx, in New York.The colony on North Brother Island closed in 1963, and since then it has been abandoned and mostly forgotten about. But drone videographer Scott Kalberer found a way round the strict ban on public access.

The mother of an ex-Playboy model who went on the run after luring a Bosnian gangster to his attempted murder says her glamorous daughter is innocent and will never turn herself in. Slobodanka Tosic, 30, above, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars for laying a honey trap for mafia boss Djordje Zdrale so his rival could kill him, but fled to Serbia while on house arrest. With the beautiful blonde's exact whereabouts a mystery, her mother Jadranka has defended her decision to flee by claiming she was 'framed'. 'There is no way she will surrender. No surrender!' Jadranka told MailOnline from the house where her daughter was confined in Han Pijesak, an industrial looking town in eastern Bosnia. 'Slobodanka will not return to Bosnia.'

Reddit user Favre4Evre, believed to be from Butler, Wisconsin, said he took the picture a year ago as he was amused by the man's choice of outfit - but he later realised that the subject appeared to be hovering several feet above the ground. So can you tell what's going on?

Charlotte Szakacs, 21, from York was able to spend 16 days with her daughter Evyln who died at four weeks thanks to a hospice's refrigerated 'cuddle cot'. Evlyn died at four weeks after being born with a rare chromosomal abnormality, but Charlotte and her husband Atilla (left and right) were able to spend time as a family and take their daughter home for four days before her funeral (inset)

Female fan Lori Frederick is suing Styx drummer Todd Sucherman (left) after claiming she suffered scarring when she was struck in the face with a drumstick at a 2015 concert in Atlanta. The lawsuit accuses the American rock band drummer of negligently throwing his drumstick into the crowd at Aaron’s Amphitheatre (inset) in June 2015. It claims Sucherman didn't give Frederick proper warning so she could protect herself. The lawsuit states Frederick suffered, and will continue to endure, physical pain and loss of enjoyment of life from the drumstick injury.

Roseann Sdoia had been standing at the close to where the second bomb exploded at the finishing line of the race in 2013 but was saved by firefighter Mike Materia, who rushed to her aid. In the months after they met, as she undertook rehabilitation, romance blossomed between the pair, pictured left, and last month Mike popped the question. They now plan to marry later this year in a small and intimate wedding. The couple are seen together inset when she left the hospital after the bombing. Roseann is seen right at the start of a Tribute Run on Boston Marathon weekend, Saturday, April 19, 2014, - a year after the bombing.

NEW The couple, named only as Josh and Rebecca, have an 18-month-old daughter together and are expecting another but haven't yet tied the knot. He says she needs to learn how to become a 'better wife and mother' before he'll walk down the aisle and feels she has no excuse not to live up to his standards because she doesn't work. 'Once Rebecca learns to be a better wife and mother, I think the sky’s the limit,' he said. He is seen showing her how to clean the windows (top right) and appearing on Dr. Phil on Tuesday.

Teenagers Ryan Cook, Joshua Mechell and Alberto Montiel changed the life of a homeless man named Eddie and his dog Socks after a chance meeting at a Corpus Christi, Texas, Chick-Fil-A. They bought him gift cards, a first-aid kit and clothes. In the video of the exchange, which has since gone viral, Eddie is clearly touched by the gesture. Eddie told the teens he didn't receive anything for Christmas this year. Cook, Mechell and Montiel are still in contact with Eddie and plan on getting him a motel and a meal for Super Bowl Sunday.

It's one of society's taboos: we all know pregnant women shouldn't smoke, but would you really have the heart to turn down someone if she asked you for a cigarette? You'd be well within your rights to say no. After all, pregnant women who smoke starve their babies of oxygen making them more likely to be born prematurely, underweight and with health problems such as asthma. MailOnline decided to send a reporter posing as an expectant mother onto the streets to find out if people were willing to help her smoke... so how did she fare?

Jurors found Timothy Ciboro (top right) and his 28-year-old son, Esten Ciboro (bottom right), guilty on charges of rape, kidnapping and child endangering. Both men had denied abusing the girl, who is now 14, and a nine-year-old girl who also testified that she had been sexually abused by the father and son.

Blake Horton, 34, from New Jersey, lost 60 lbs (4 stone 4 lbs) in his early thirties but dieting left him miserable (inset, before losing weight). He recently discovered 'intermittent fasting' which he says allows him to eat 4,000 calories a day in one single meal before burning it off in the gym (eating a McGriddle, left, and tucking into Cheetos and mac 'n' cheese hot dogs, right). The fitness fanatic claims he is 'never' hungry and his health is 'perfect'. Blake says his meals allow him a chance to indulge in the kind of 'midnight feasts' that he dreamed of as a child. He said: 'It's like you're an unchaperoned child in the kitchen allowed to make whatever you want and that's what it's like. Adults forget to have fun with food a lot of the time.'

The three women took off their tops on the popular beach, but a number of tourists were said to have been offended by the 'exhibitionism' and called in the police. The trio alleged they were threatened with arrest, and said they were being picked on, stating they had as much right as a man to go topless.

Former supermodel Jerry Hall (left) enjoyed a cigarette in the back of a limousine (inset) as she arrived in Melbourne with her billionaire media tycoon husband Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday. The powerhouse couple were joined by Murdoch's eldest son Lachlan, who is part-heir to the $62 billion media empire, and his wife, Australian model Sarah Murdoch (right).

Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880. A keen photographer, his portraits of the royal harem and their female supervisor, as well as the dignitaries and fakirs who made up his inner circle, give a stunning insight into the workings of the court.

A series of photographs taken in the slums of Lagos shows sex workers living in squalid conditions. Recent studies have found that nearly a quarter of Nigerian prostitutes have HIV. In one slum, named Badia, sex workers as young as 14, trying to earn money to survive, entertain around five clients a day.

Hilarious footage has captured the moment tourists in China crawl under a gate to be the first in line for a cable car. The footage was taken on January 31 in China's Yunnan province. Chinese New Year is peak travelling time in the country with many people using their holiday to visit tourist spots.

The dramatic scenes were captured on camera after the young boy started choking on a snack and struggling for air as he wandered around at a boating trade show in Houston, Texas. The footage shows how the child suddenly twists round, clutching at his throat in distress, and as the panic starts to set in the boy can be heard retching as he begins to struggle for air. But luckily, the boy's father was on hand to smack his son across the back and dislodge the food.

A fisherman has snagged himself a giant leader prawn while fishing off the north coast of Australia. A photo posted on social media shows a woman holding the impressive catch, which is almost as long as her arm. Leader prawns are also known as giant tiger prawns. Females can reach about 33 centimetres in length and can weigh up to 300 grams. They are commonly found off the north coast of Australia.

Talented professional and amateur aerial and drone photographers hailing from countries including Italy, Iceland and Germany have won accolades in the SkyPixel 2016 aerial imagery contest. This spellbinding capture - Fishermen Closing the Net - taken in China took the Grand Prize (main) followed by a camel train snaking across the desert (bottom right) and a Spillway Selfie (bottom left) in first and second place respectively in the professional photographer beauty category.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. The clearly distressed animal is on the roof of the three-storey building in India, which is around 30 feet tall, with at least five men before it hurls itself off and flips over as it falls to the ground. The footage does not show the cow landing on the floor, but it appears as though it plunged to its death. Reacting to the video online, some people argued the cow had killed itself. While has been widely reported animals are incapable of suicide, scientists have debated for years whether instances where an animal deliberately claims its own life because of depression can be classed as suicide.

Heart-stopping footage shows the moment passersby rush to rescue a female driver from the ice. The woman was involved in a car accident in Wudi County, Shandong province on January 27 and her car careered into the ice. Passersby rushed to break the windows and pull her out before she was then taken to hospital.

This is the adorable moment five cats give any dance troupe a run for their money. In a super cute clip the felines are seen moving in complete syncronisation with each other. Posted on Instagram two weeks ago the video has already had nearly 20,000 views. It isn't clear where it was filmed.

A set of striking pictures, taken by a young photographer while visiting rural villages in south-east China, have captured how the lonely parents eagerly expected their children to return home for a long-awaited family reunion. All of their children have moved to cities for a better quality of life and only see their parents once or twice a year, according to Jesse Ding. The 31-year-old photographer told MailOnline: 'No matter how far away we are, our parents miss us every day. They don't care how much money we make and how much presents we bring home. All they want is a warm reunion and the company of their family.'