The woman clutched her head in her hands after being lashed with a cane after being found guilty of having sex outside of wedlock, which is against Sharia law in Aceh, Indonesia. Pictures show how the woman was forced to kneel on the ground on the public stage in front of a mosque in Indonesia's Aceh province. Looking fearful, the man who hands out the punishment uses a cane to crack her across the back 26 times for violating the law as a crowd of people look on.
Heartbreaking photos reveal suffering of Mosul zoo animals including a lion and a bear left to starve to death by cruel ISIS brutes
An emaciated lioness was found cowering in a squalid cage and lying on exposed cables (left) at Al-Murur public park, in Mosul, Iraq, after the area was liberated from ISIS. Another heartbreaking image shows a bear looking mournfully through the rusting bars of its enclosure (right). Separate pictures show the filthy, ramshackle cages where animals were neglected during the terrorists' reign.
The boy who is turning into STONE: Eight-year-old is forced to stay inside because he terrifies other children and suffers horrific pain if he touches anything due to rare condition
Mehendi Hassan, eight, has been shunned by his community in Bangladesh because of a rare and undiagnosed skin condition which means even putting on clothes is painful. Locals, and even his grandmother, detest him according to his mother, who is calling on the government to diagnose and cure the condition that has robbed her son of his childhood. It has caused thick layers of skin to form on his body, which is most noticeable on his hands and feet.
Woman gives birth to 'FROG' baby in Zimbabwe... and is made to burn its corpse in front of the horrified village
Precious Nyathi (left), from the village of Gokwe, in the north west of Zimbabwe, was eight months pregnant when she went into labour. But her husband, Mr Nomore, was left baffled when the 36-year-old gave birth to 'something strange' which resembled an amphibious creature (right). The baby later died in hospital before village elders ordered that the 'frog-like creature' be burnt in front of a crowd of horrified residents. Inset: A village leader inspects the corpse.
The 24-year-old toddler: Daughter who looks like a typical three-year-old and uses 'baby speak' to talk is actually an adult
Measuring 87cm in height and weighing 20kg, Sari Rezita Ariyanti from Indonesia looks like your average three-year-old, except she isn't a toddler - she's actually 24-years-old. Born on 16 October 1993, Sari is unable to walk and has to rely on her relatives to push her around in a wheelchair. Sari also struggles to communicate verbally other than a few simple words and sounds. Her mother didn't even realise her daughter suffered from any kind of medical condition until she was two-years-old, and due to it being diagnosed late, it has become difficult to treat.
Hilarious moment firefighter desperately tries to smash the lock off a gate to reach colleagues battling Chile's wildfire - only for them to reveal it wasn't quite such an emergency...
The firefighters had been tackling wildfires in Chile, which have been engulfing the South American country when it appeared two men became trapped behind a metal fence. Their colleague on the other side grabs an axe and begins hitting it off the lock. But before he can actually break the lock, the group of firemen notice a large gap in the metal railings and simply walk around, leaving their colleague looking embarrassed and sheepish.
Romanian president challenges new government's rules decriminalising corruption as thousands of protesters take to the streets
The Romanian government has sparked anger after decriminalising official misconduct - despite warnings it will make corruption legal with thousands taking to the street. And the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has confirmed he will file a challenge with the country's Constitutional Court against the new legislation. In a televised new conference he said: 'It is obviously a legal constitutional conflict between the government and the judicial system and parliament.'
Hip and run: Hippo is killed after an ambulance crashes into it in South Africa, leaving the driver seriously injured
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. The paramedic was rushed for treatment following the crash with the wild animal on Moloto Road in Pretoria, Gauteng Province, in north-eastern South Africa. The crash left him and two others injured and sadly the hippo died as a result of being hit. It is thought the driver did not see the animal as he drove the emergency services vehicle along the road.
The leap of death: Incredible moment a leopard flies through the air to pounce on a doomed impala
The leopard dragged the doomed impala out of the water and started chowing down on the stricken creature, in a gruesome attack lasting just seconds in South Africa's Kruger National Park. It comes as the crafty leopard seem to have perfected a unique method for catching prey - surprising them while drinking water. The dramatic scene was caught on camera by Simon Vegter, a safari guide from Wild Wings Safaris during a trip to the park.
Nature at its most merciless: Pregnant buffalo is brought down by lions and then eaten along with her unborn calf
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Harrowing footage shows the lions take down their prey before one latches onto her throat in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. The other big cats focus on the African buffalo's back and rip and tear at it until they drag the unborn calf from its mother's womb and feast on it. The brutal shots were taken by wildlife photographer and tour leader Jeremy Bennett, 43, from Nigeria.