World Pictures/Videos of the Day

A kingfisher emerges from the crystal clear waters of a river with a fish in its beak in Palovec, Croatia. The photo was taken by Petar Sabol who spent two years trying to capture the perfect shot.
Picture: Petar Sabol / Media Drum World



This deer does its best to go unnoticed - but gave itself away as it popped its head above the line of wheat growing in a field
Picture: Mark Bridger/Solent



A lobster fisherman motors through a channel between islands as he leaves Cape Porpoise Harbor at sunrise in Kennebunkport, Maine
Picture: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty



At least 25 tons of fish have washed up on the shores of the Cajititlan lagoon in Jalisco State, Mexico. Authorities are investigating whether a wastewater treatment plant was to blame for failing to filter out untreated material and thus reducing the amount of oxygen in the water.
Picture: HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images



The junction of the Rhone and Arve rivers in Geneva, Switzerland
Picture: Xu Jinquan/Xinhua Press/Corbis


Back to bottling my Grenache

A couple competes in the salon category at the World Tango Championship first round in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Picture: AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko



Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen inside a research bathyscaphe while submerging into the waters of the Black Sea as he takes part in an expedition near Sevastopol, Crimea
Picture: Reuters



A hole in the road following a storm the day before on Fovam square in Budapest, Hungary. The storm that hit brought more rain than the average for the whole month of August in one day.
Picture: PA/ZSOLT SZIGETVARY



A man is reflected in a puddle as he walks across Moscow's Red Square
Picture: AFP



An Afghan passes by a mural on a barrier wall of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mokamel and a group of artists wants to bring color into the grey streets of Kabul.
Picture: EPA/HEDAYATULLAH AMID


Back to bottling my Grenache

A man takes a picture of the sunflowers at the Kiyose sunflower festival in Tokyo, Japan. About 100,000 sunflowers are in full bloom at the festival which is held from August 16 to 30 this year.
Picture: Rex



A synchronized swimmer gives an underwater performance with about 20,000 sardines at an aquarium in Seoul's Gangnam Ward, South Korea
Picture: EPA/YONHAP



A Vietnamese tourist places garland flowers to worship the Hindu god Brahma at the sacred Erewan Shrine, after it reopened to the public in central Bangkok, Thailand
Picture: EPA



A foreign fishing boat confiscated for illegal fishing is blown up by the Indonesian Navy off of Lemukutan Island, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Picture: REUTERS/Jessica Helena



A burning pile of marijuana and other drugs are being incinerated at a camp of the Mexican Army's 28th infantry battalion in Tijuana, Mexico. A total of 138.7 tonnes of drugs seized during this administration, including 7 tonnes seized in Tijuana, were burned simultaneously in nine states across the country, in an incineration operation coordinated by Mexico's Attorney General office, local media reported.
Picture: Reuters


Back to bottling my Grenache

A photographer has captured a series of breath taking images of Iceland
Above, Frozen Glufrabui waterfall in south of Iceland shot in winter time. The name of the waterfall can be translated as the canyon dweller and to be able to view this waterfall you have to walk into a small canyon
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



Images of icy glaciers, stunning waterfalls and sunsets
Above, Sunset at Arnarstapi in the west of Iceland. The area is a small fishing village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



The light and the unique landscape is so phenomenal it gives one endless opportunities.
Above, Double rainbow at Skogafoss waterfall
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



The ice cave in Vatnajokull glacier, which is the the biggest glacier in Iceland and Europe, is formed and discovered in winter time. They are accessible during winter time until they collapse in spring when the weather gets warmer.
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



Svartifoss waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX


Back to bottling my Grenache

Thjofafoss waterfall (thiefs falls) is located on the river Thjorsa on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



Geit is a glacial river that runs from Geitlandsjökull glacier into HvÌt river
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



A lupine field located in the Vatnajokull National Park in south east of Iceland
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



Bruarfoss waterfall
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX



Reynisdrangar seastacks at sunrise on a very cold and wintery day
Picture: Jorunn Sjofn/REX


Back to bottling my Grenache

This pocket-sized patient is no silly sausage when it comes to his latest ride. Ralph, a six-year-old dachshund, was given a new set of wheels this month after a long and painful battle with intervertebral disc disease, a genetic spinal disorder. Owners Carmel and Cameron Nall have spent more than £5,500 nursing their beloved pup through surgeries and rehabilitation after he lost all movement and feeling in his hind legs last September. "He is my baby and you would never give up on your child, so we just did what we had to do," Ms Nall said. Ralph's wheels do not slow him down in the slightest, especially when there is a game of fetch to be played. "He's such a high-spirited little dog, and he loves playing ball," she said. "He thinks he's completely normal. "He has movement and feeling back in his legs, which gives us hope that one day he will walk again."
Picture: Rex Features



This antelope cheated death by escaping the clutches of a hungry cheetah - even though the fearsome predator had sunk his claws into its flank. The adult hartebeest was grazing when the cheetah - after slowly stalking closer to its prey - chased after the grassland antelope. The spotted predator was able to sink its claws into the fully-grown hartebeest before it lost its grip and the animal made its lucky escape
Picture: Manoj Shah/Solent News & Photo Agency



The sun sets behind the masts of tall ships moored up in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Picture: EPA/REMKO DE WAAL



Ivan Kljakovic of Croatia sails in the Finn class on the Niteroi course during the International Sailing Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Picture: Buda Mendes/Getty Images



The sun sets behind the National Cooperative Refinery Association oil refinery in McPherson, Kansas
Picture: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel


Back to bottling my Grenache

The shadow of a plane is projected onto fog as it comes in to land at Logan Airport in Boston
Picture: Splash News



The sun rises over Whitley Bay with the top of St Mary's lighthouse visible, as hot and humid air is expected to be pushed into northern Europe this weekend, including Britain, creating a 'Spanish Plume'
Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA



A protester runs to avoid water from a water cannon after he threw a petrol bomb at it during clashes between police and people protesting Turkey's operations against Kurdish militants in Istanbul
Picture: AP



Beachgoers speed up their pace while they stroll along the waterline as a thunderstorm approaches in Roseto degli Abruzzi, central Italy
Picture: AP



was to be queuing for take-off when the bolt of lightning hits the top of the plane near the tail.


Back to bottling my Grenache

A turtle using a jellyfish for a ride through the ocean.


An eclipse and sunset happening simultaneously.



Perfectly formed cubes of pyrite.




Back to bottling my Grenache

Turkish flag sun set, well sort of.

A rare wild European hamster uses all his strength and manages to reach some blackberries in a cemetery in Vienna, Austria
Picture: Julian Ghahreman Rad/Caters



A kayaker paddles close to a blue whale in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri LankaPicture:
Picture Adventure Expeditions / Barcroft Media



Colombian dancers Liliana Macchiabello and Alejandro Triunveri compete in the first round of the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Picture: AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko



The Twisp River is turned a deep red after an aerial drop of fire retardant landed in the river as a fire flared up near Twisp, Washington
Picture: Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com via AP



One of the art installations by Banksy at his new show entitled 'Dismaland' at Tropicana in Western-super-Mare, Somerset
Picture: Yui Mok/PA


Back to bottling my Grenache