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The Genghis Khan monument in Mongolia features the world's tallest equestrian statue. A lift takes visitors to the horse's head.

Doctor Strange and Thor Unite in New Blu-ray Featurette

Ahead of the digital and home media release of the film, Marvel Studios and The Walt Disney Studios have released a new Doctor Strange featurette about the end tag where the Sorcerer Supreme meets the God of Thunder. Watch Doctor Strange and Thor meet in the player below, and read about the other special features included on the release by clicking here.

Is Russia Decriminalizing Domestic Violence?

... that should follow the Russian proverb, "If he beats you, it means he loves you," into the dustbin of history. Legally Weird delves into the world of strange legal happenings, odd laws and legal curiosities of all types . Have a comment or tip? ...

Glenrothes painter takes matt-ers into his own hands over unpaid bill

Following on from a Kirkcaldy sign shop hitting back at a Kirkcaldy hotel over an unpaid bill, it has now stepped in to help one of its customers who has also been left out of pocket. Sandy's Sign Shop in the town's Links Street made a special sign for Painting Places, a Glenrothes-based property maintenance and decorating firm whose owner Stephen McLachlan claims he is owed over 4000 by The Raven Hotel.

Match-fixings and strange political bedfellows

Uddhav Thackeray played it smart and how! Last week, he brought the Congress into the news, much to the chagrin of both the Congress and the BJP. When the Sena president appreciated the former central Congress government's performance and said he would never insult former PM Manmohan Singh the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi did in Parliament, Congress leaders said they did not need the Sena's certificate, fearing that it would lead to splitting of votes.

Dominican paper apologises for using Baldwin photo for Trump

This screen grab of digitised version of Dominican Republic's El Nacional print edition shows comedian Alec Baldwin doing his impression of President Donald Trump. Photo / AP El Nacional published an apology on Saturday after mistakenly running a photo of the actor doing his impression of the U.S. president on Saturday Night Live instead of Trump himself.

Inside Jakarta’s strange forbidden brothels

Women at one of Jakarta's less expensive brothels, pictured in 2013, before the area was demolished. Picture: Ed Wray/Getty Images YOU will be forgiven for being confused: Under Indonesia's Criminal Code adulterers can be jailed for nine months and in Aceh, they get publicly canned.

‘Bishop was victim of bizarre Zim beatings’

Zimbabwe's top human rights lawyer David Coltart released details of some of the boys' suffering in a 24 page report to Independent Newspapers. More and more of Smyth's victims have come forward to tell their stories about the beatings and humiliation and sexual confusion they endured at his hands when they were vulnerable teenagers, all of which were in some way linked to his bizarre sexual behaviour.

Palestinian ‘Spider-Man’ enters record books

A young Palestinian contortionist known in Gaza as "Spider-Man" has entered the Guinness book of records, his trainer said Thursday. The 13-year-old, Mohammad al-Sheikh, broke the record for the most full body revolutions maintaining a chest stand in one minute, Mohammed Loubbad told AFP.

Bros before floes for Humboldt penguin Dippy

At 21 years old he is the senior bird in the flock, and most of his feathered friends have already paired up. But Dippy proved to be more of a people-penguin, and he has grown particularly fond of aquarist Dave Warriner, who readily admits that tending to Dippy and his penguin entourage is his favourite daily duty.

Elephant habitats shrink in India as encroachments increase

In this Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, wild elephants stand amid grass as Indian villagers try to chase them away from their Misamari village on the outskirts of Gauhati, Assam state, India. Wildlife activists say human encroachment in the forests of northeast India have forced elephants out of their natural habitats, triggering conflicts with locals.

Chinese officials punished for dozing in motivation meeting

Six officials in central China's Hubei province have been punished for dozing off in a meeting on how to motivate lazy bureaucrats, state media and the local government said. Pictures of the sleeping officials have received widespread coverage in Chinese media over the past two days, amid President Xi Jinping's sweeping crackdown on corruption, extravagance and dereliction of duty.

Sales Soar for Underground Bunker Maker on Doomsday Fears

Texan man who makes underground bunkers said since the inauguration of President Trump, he has seen a large increase in business and interest. Cylde Scott, owner of the Rising S Company in Murchison, Texas, makes his living by making underground bunkers for those who want to be prepared for anything that may come.

The strange adventures of a little stone

Why does the Polish president's visit to Yoni's grave prove that Netanyahu is incapable of doing his job? Several days ago Polish President Andrzej Duda visited the State of Israel. During his visit to Mount Herzl Duda paid his respects at the grave of Lt.-Col.

Sri Lanka arrest astrologer who predicted president’s death

An astrologer who made several predictions that Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena would die has been arrested and released on bail, police said Wednesday. Most Sri Lankans follow astrologers' advice, and the suspect, Vijitha Rohana Wijemuni, is a former navy sailor convicted of attempting to assassinate India's then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1987.

Scott shines on hit BBC music show

A Newtownabbey man looks set to sparkle in this week's episode of BBC reality television music competition, 'Let it Shine', having wowed judges in the live auditions. Scott Macaulay from Mallusk impressed Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue, Martin Kemp and Amber Riley in the audition which was screened on Saturday, January 28. The former Belfast Royal Academy student received a rapturous response from the audience after singing the Scissor Sisters' classic, Laura.

Special agent who once helped capture El Chapo has book deal

This Jan. 8, 2016 file photo shows Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as he is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican soldiers and marines at a federal hangar in Mexico City, Mexico. HarperCollins said, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, that the Drug Enforcement Administration official who once helped capture Guzman, was collaborating with author Douglas Century on "Hunting El Chapo."

Autistic woman’s family notifies P.E.I. government of lawsuit in bizarre case

A group home operated by Queens County Residential Services is shown in Charlottetown in an April, 2016 photo.The family of an autistic woman whose father was wrongly accused of sexually assaulting has served notice it will sue the P.E.I. government for how it handled the bizarre case. In a notice of litigation addressed to the provincial Justice Department, the parents say they intend to file a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island after 90 days.

Autistic woman’s family notifies P.E.I. government of lawsuit in bizarre case

A group home operated by Queens County Residential Services is shown in Charlottetown in an April, 2016 photo.The family of an autistic woman whose father was wrongly accused of sexually assaulting has served notice it will sue the P.E.I. government for how it handled the bizarre case. In a notice of litigation addressed to the provincial Justice Department, the parents say they intend to file a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island after 90 days.

Autistic woman’s family notifies P.E.I. government of lawsuit in bizarre case

A group home operated by Queens County Residential Services is shown in Charlottetown in an April, 2016 photo.The family of an autistic woman whose father was wrongly accused of sexually assaulting has served notice it will sue the P.E.I. government for how it handled the bizarre case. In a notice of litigation addressed to the provincial Justice Department, the parents say they intend to file a statement of claim in the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island after 90 days.

The Russian-Turkish-Iranian axis: Strange bedfellows

Russia has fulfilled a long-held dream of reaching the warm water of the Mediterranean and is casting itself as the hegemon in the region. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a joint news conference following their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, last year..

Identical twins who spent A 150k on cosmetic surgery say they ‘regret it all’

Anna and Lucy DeCinque say they both plan to tie the knot with boyfriend Ben, saying: "He's twinning and he's winning" Anna and Lucy DeCinque, from Perth, Australia, told New Idea they are now working towards a "more natural and healthy" look. The 30-year-old sisters say they plan to both plan to tie the knot with boyfriend Ben Byrne in Tucson, Arizona having met him on Facebook five years ago.

‘the Black House’: The bizarre history of Trump Tower

Donald Trump's pink-marble fantasy, home to the world's most glamorous boutiques, wrapped in gleaming, dark-bronze glass, opened on Fifth Avenue when empty store windows and "Going Out of Business" signs abounded. For a few golden years after its opening on Feb. 14, 1983, Trump Tower audaciously screamed that New York, beset by soaring crime and crumbling streets, might once again live up to its self-proclaimed "world's greatest city" image.

Pregnancy dreams, decoded

During pregnancy, it's common to have vivid, strange dreams and frightening nightmares that wake you up in a cold sweat. Although pregnant women don't have more dreams than those who are not, they do report more nightmares, according to a study in the journal Sleep Medicine.

Retired builder, 65, knocks up a bizarre Upside Down house

His long-suffering wife Maria said initially: 'I told him not to do it because it sounded like such a crazy idea' But she came round to the idea and the house in Sao Mateus, Brazil, is popular with people taking selfies A bonkers builder in Brazil has knocked up a totally upside down house - with the roof at the bottom and the garden at the top. Windows and doors at the property in Sao Mateus, south east Brazil, are all topsy-turvy with the front door at the top and potted plants either side, installed just for show.

‘Relaxed’ checkout aisle being piloted by Tesco in Moray store

Supermarket giant Tesco is piloting a relaxed checkout aisle at a Scottish store to allow people to take longer with their purchases. A relaxed checkout scheme being trialled by Tesco hopes to aid customers who need to take a little extra time at the till Supermarket giant Tesco is piloting a relaxed checkout aisle at a Scottish store to allow people to take longer with their purchases.

Facebook CEO trying to buy out land near his Hawaii estate

In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, waves at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru. Zuckerberg is going to court to gain ownership of isolated pockets of land tucked away within his sprawling estate in Hawaii.

Bizarre rules enforced at fruitpicking farm in rural NSW

'This is not a job for the weak, unfit, cry babies or depressed': One farmer's VERY blunt rules for backpackers trying to earn a visa extension by picking his tomatoes A backpacker who worked at a fruitpicking farm has revealed some of the bizarre rules she had to live by at the rural farm. The rules at a tomato picking farm in the Riverina region of south-west New South Wales included a warning to 'whingers'.

Bosnian Serb nationalist leader rejects US sanctions on him

This is a Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 file photo of Bosnian Serb Milorad Dodik, President of the Bosnian Serb region of Republic of Srpska, as he addresses supporters at a pre- election rally of the "Alliance of Independent Social Democrats" party in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka, 240 kms northwest of Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Ex-UK foreign secretary faces legal action in rendition case

In this Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, Britain's former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gestures as he speaks in a press conference at the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran. Jack Straw is facing legal action in a suit brought by a former Libyan dissident who alleges he and his wife were abducted and sent to Tripoli a decade ago to be interrogated by the regime of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Boy, 12, allegedly went on groping spree

Boy, 12, 'forces woman, 23, to touch his genitals before pushing a 13-year-old girl into bushes and groping her' A boy, 12, has allegedly forced a woman to touch his penis and then pushed a 13-year-old girl into bushes in broad daylight. Police will allege the boy grabbed the 23-year-old woman's arm and forced her to grab his penis on Saturday at Riverway, Queensland, Townsville Bulletin reported.

The Latest: MH370 victims’ group protests search suspension

In this March 31, 2014 file photo, HMAS Success scans the southern Indian Ocean, near the coast of Western Australia, as a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion flies over, while searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, as crews completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean without finding a single trace of the plane.

Nicole Kidman’s ‘bizarre behaviour’ at the Golden Globes revealed

You're hired: Two soldiers do their best Donald Trump and Melania impressions at spectacular inauguration dress rehearsal - but will Hillary and Bill look so delighted to be there on the day? CIA chief fires a new salvo in spies' feud with Trump: John Brennan accuses Donald' of risking national security with 'outrageous' tweets and says he doesn't have a 'full understanding' of the Russian threat 'He wants to be emperor': How Mark Zuckerberg 'quotes Greek legend' to Facebook staff as friends say he is primed to run for president in 2024 'I'm sleeping with your wife': Red-faced parents reveal the incredibly awkward things their children have blurted out Four dead, roads closed and the Chiefs-Steelers NFL playoff game is postponed: Deadly ice storm threatens 44million people as it puts a freeze on the Midwest 'I was in a bathrobe NAKED underneath and they pushed me onto the bed': Kim ... (more)

This selfie-taking panda certainly knows how to grin and bear it

A panda cub meets a wide-eyed tourist, shoots a selfie and leaves her with a stunning set of snaps. The pictures, which have been liked and shared tens of thousands of times on Chinese social media site Sina Weibo, were shared by one female tourist at the Dujiangyang panda base in Chengdu, capital of south-western Chin's Sichuan Province.

Russia-US ties hard to mend, interests differ sharply

U.S. Army soldiers hold an American flag as they attend the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment - the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO's eastern flank.

Chinese factory makes giant inflatable ‘Trump-like’ roosters

A Chinese factory has been doing a brisk business selling giant inflatable roosters, some as tall as 16 feet, based on a design widely perceived in China to resemble President-elect Donald Trump . Yifang Inflatables, a factory in the city of Jiaxing, near Shanghai, began selling the inflatables after images of a large sculpture of a similar design outside a shopping center in the northern city of Taiyuan went viral on social media last month.

Bizarre row between Lindsay Lohan and small English town over snubbing of Christmas lights revealed

Lindsay Lohan's team were told sending a Christmas video might be a "way forward" - as it appeared the Mean Girls actress would not honour a pledge to turn on Kettering's Christmas lights. Lindsay Lohan's team were told sending a Christmas video might be a "way forward" - as it appeared the Mean Girls actress would not honour a pledge to turn on Kettering's Christmas lights.

Western Australia police make appeal to find lost ‘cute and furry’ quokka

A runaway quokka, who escaped its island home off Australia's west coast on a garbage barge, is in danger with police issuing an appeal to save the "cute" marsupial. Authorities are concerned for the safety of the small animal, named Steve, who was last seen on Jan. 4 fleeing a garbage bin on the mainland where he was mistaken for a large rat, local media reported.

Western Australia police make appeal to find lost ‘cute and furry’ quokka

A runaway quokka, who escaped its island home off Australia's west coast on a garbage barge, is in danger with police issuing an appeal to save the "cute" marsupial. Authorities are concerned for the safety of the small animal, named Steve, who was last seen on Jan. 4 fleeing a garbage bin on the mainland where he was mistaken for a large rat, local media reported.

US military: November fight with Taliban killed 33 civilians

In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Afghan villagers gather around several victims' bodies who were killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in the Taliban-controlled, Buz-e Kandahari village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In a statement released Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, the U.S. military in Afghanistan said the results of its investigation into the November firefight with the Taliban in Kunduz province show that American troops had fired on Afghan homes, killing 33 civilians.

.com | BIZARRE! Man, 52 buried with $5 700 to ‘bribe God’

Kampala A deceased Ugandan man was reportedly buried with at least $5 700 which he said he wanted to offer as an "offertory" for God to "forgive him" of his sins and "save him from hell fire". Reverend Joel Agel Awio was quoted saying that there was no amount of money that could buy eternal life, adding that God could not accept such "a golden handshake".

The strange case of the rubber duck tattoos

One of the rubber ducks damaged by a man who drew a tattoo pattern on it at Nong Prachak Park in Udon Thani. Who illegally painted tattos on Udon Thani's famous rubber ducks? Udon officials want to know and they have a video to help you find the man.

Mosul could be liberated in 3 months, top Iraqi commander says

Iraqi security forces flash the victory sign outside Mosul's al-Salam hospital, which was badly damaged in the battle to retake it from Islamic State militants. Iraqi security forces flash the victory sign outside Mosul's al-Salam hospital, which was badly damaged in the battle to retake it from Islamic State militants.

Mosul could be liberated in 3 months, top Iraqi commander says

Iraqi security forces flash the victory sign outside Mosul's al-Salam hospital, which was badly damaged in the battle to retake it from Islamic State militants. Iraqi security forces flash the victory sign outside Mosul's al-Salam hospital, which was badly damaged in the battle to retake it from Islamic State militants.

China pledges further cuts in excess steel, coal production

In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, an excavator past by smoke spewing from the sprawling complex that is a part of the Jiujiang steel and rolling mills in Qianan in northern China's Hebei province. China's top economic planner pledged Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 to continue cutting steel and coal production that have been a source of trade friction with many countries.

Rights groups urge Pakistan to probe abductions of activists

Activists of Pakistan civil society rally to condemn the missing human rights activist Salman Haider, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. A Pakistani university professor, poet and rights activist who has been critical of the Taliban and also of the government's efforts against militants, has been missing since last week, his family said.

AP Exclusive: Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch

In this file photo dated Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answers questions from lawmakers in an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, explaining the nuclear deal with world powers. Iran is to receive a huge shipment of natural uranium from Russia to compensate it for exporting tons of reactor coolant, according to unidentified Iranian diplomats Monday Jan. 9, 2017, in a move approved to keep Tehran committed to a landmark nuclear pact.

Raunchy couple ride naked down street on horseback as passers-by film antics

The video has gone viral after the two were filmed riding the horse while naked down a quiet residential street But it wasn't exactly Lady Godiva reborn - as the pair looked more than a little worse for wear in their birthday suits. The video, taken in Urrao, Antioquia, in Colombia, has gone viral after the two were filmed riding the horse while naked down a quiet residential street one evening.