The terrifying see-through path stuck to a Chinese cliff-face 4,000ft above a rocky ravine

No, it's not a mirage: Tiny 2,000-year-old oasis in China that keeps city alive is saved from being swallowed by desert

Crescent Lake near Dunhuang is a spring in the shape of a half moon
Oasis surrounded by sand dunes was shrinking fast due to desertification
Saved from disappearing after government began to refill it

Buildings With Most Weird Designs

Device to Root Out Evil (Vancouver, Canada)

Barges long plied the 1,100-mile canal between Beijing and Hangzhou, its glittering southern terminus. Bankside revitalization includes replicas of ancient temples.

Ski fanatics with about two dozen millions of dollars to spare can now become the proud owners of a super-exclusive, members-only resort nestled in the mountains of Montana and away from the prying lenses of the paparazzi.

The Yellowstone Club, a private ski getaway for the wealthy outside Big Sky, Montana, was built by timber baron Tim Blixseth and his ex-wife Edra in 1999.

The high-end club, which comes with a private, lift-served ski area to its membership and costs $250,000 to join, suffered a severe blow during the recession and entered bankruptcy in 2008.

Winter wonderland: The Yellowstone Club, a private, member-only ski resort outside Big Sky, Montana, was previously listed for whopping $28million

Miss Universe Contest

Angola's Leila Lopes became the new Miss Universe, edging out beauties from Ukraine, Brazil, the Philippines and China in the final as the pageant marked its 60th anniversary.

Statuesque Lopes, 25, takes the on crown from last year's winner Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

Ninety-eight young women took part in the contest -- in South America's largest city, Brazil's industrial hub of Sao Paulo -- watched by an estimated one billion people around the world.

Miss Angola