All news by author: Lee Bullen

Natalia Freire was on a date with her partner and eating a plate of clams at an upmarket restaurant in Spain when she noticed a small spherical object in her mouth

The oarfish was the first reported sighting in Ecuador this year. When they are seen it can be caused by storms washing them towards land and are believed to be a sign earthquakes or tsunamis

Namith oif Trivandrum, Kerala State, India, has suffered from lamellar ichthyosis since birth and is the only family member with the condition. His skin grows too fast, dries out and then is shedded like a snake

Valentina Trespalacios' body was found by a homeless person as her boyfriend was arrested at an airport in a neighbouring country. She had been strangled to death and her body dismembered

Joyce Almeida de Sousa was living on the streets in Sao Paulo in Brazil after struggling with drug addiction when she was murdered and later found in a bin. She leaves behind a nine-year-old son

The parents of Ranjana Padvi and Ganesh Padvi performed a wedding ceremony between effigies of the young couple who took their own lives in India after their families forbade them to marry

Video footage shows the horrifying moment a crane carrying eight people toppled over in the middle of a huge crowd at a festival in Tamil Nadu State, India. Four died and five were hurt in the tragedy

Synara Souza, 36, was stoned to death in front of her daughter in São João do Jaguaribe, Ceará State, Brazil. The suspect was arrested and investigations are ongoing

Milagros Soto filming the whole incident for the online 'blackout challenge' after reportedly being sent a link to the challenge in a WhatsApp message

Felisberto and Inalda Sampaio jumped into the sea to try and rescue their 13-year-old boy after they noticed he was struggling in the water on Camaçari Beach in João Pessoa City, Paraíba State, Brazil

Camilla Maria Barbosa dos Santos told police that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had chemotherapy treatment but couldn't provide any evidence to support her claims