Man who lost his legs as a child scales 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro

Man who lost his legs as a child scales 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro by crawling on his HANDS for seven days

It's a feat most able-bodied people would struggle to achieve - scaling one of the highest peaks on the planet. Spencer West managed it using just his hands.

The 31-year-old, from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro on Tuesday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek.

Spencer West, celebrates at the peak of Kilimanjaro on Monday, after scaling the tallest mountain in Africa on his hands

Bhutan's Royal Wedding

Bhutan's Royal Wedding

PUNAKHA, Bhutan -- The fifth Dragon King came down from his golden throne to place a silk crown upon the head of his bride. Monks chanted in celebration and she took her seat beside him Thursday, the new queen of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan.

The wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck to his commoner bride, Jetsun Pema, has captivated a nation that had grown impatient with their 31-year-old bachelor king's lack of urgency to take a wife and start a family since his father retired and handed power to him five years ago.

Thousands of Bhutanese from the surrounding villages joined the king and queen at their wedding reception at a fairground outside the country's most sacred monastery fortress, where a slate of dancers performed traditional routines for the new couple.

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Day To Day Life Of The Obamas

White House releases unguarded pictures of First Family as Obama faces toughest test of his presidency

It has been a very tense two weeks in Washington as the U.S. faces a looming debt crisis deadline on August 2.

And while warring parties fight to overcome the current stalemate, the White House has released its latest batch of behind the scenes photos, documenting those at work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The July collection includes the President meeting with financial regulators, signing the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell and in lighter moments with the First Family.

Family time: President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Malia (front L) and Sasha (back L) watch the World Cup soccer game between the U.S. and Japan, from the Treaty Room office on July 17, 2011