North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother, Kim Jong Nam has been reported to be killed at the Malaysian airport on Tuesday. Two different versions of the murder report that either he was suffocated to death by a woman carrying a cloth laced with some form of lethal liquid or that he was pricked by poisoned needles.
The Genghis Khan monument in Mongolia features the world's tallest equestrian statue. A lift takes visitors to the horse's head.
"You hang your clothes and before you know it, they become black. You step on your floor, everywhere is black."
If you have hypochondriac tendencies, you should stop reading right now. If you're still reading, think back to the last time you had a bad headache.
Doctor Strange is landing on Blu-ray soon, and per the Marvel usual, that means plenty of fun bonus features are already popping up online. We exclusively debuted a video chronicling the studio's quest to cast Benedict Cumberbatch , and we've also seen a deleted scene featuring Mads Mikkelsen 's big bad Kaecilius.
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.
... 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? ...
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.
Filipinos in Germany may be far from home, but their loved ones are near to their hearts on Valentine's Day. Money transfer company WorldRemit analyzed internal data of who sends money to its top 10 recipient countries.
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.
When Australians flocked to beaches on the record-breaking scorcher of a weekend, many felt a burn of another kind, from a strange sea creature taking over the water. As bushfires raged in New South Wales, Queensland residents packed the sand and surf to soak up the late summer heatwave.
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.
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.
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.
But, while there are new legal changes introduced each year, there are still a fair few out-of-date and obsolete laws which are still in force. Knocking on someone's door and running away is actually illegal under a 1839 law.
But, while there are new legal changes introduced each year, there are still a fair few out-of-date and obsolete laws which are still in force. Knocking on someone's door and running away is actually illegal under a 1839 law.
Check out video from a recent stunt at a New York car dealership. Shemika limbos UNDER an SUV while holding two trays of drinks.
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.
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.
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.
Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth - all of them look like naturals when it comes to playing superheroes. Benedict Cumberbatch? Not as much.
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.
The journalist was asking locals in Lima, Peru, how their business had been affected by floods. One woman, a farmer who sold pigs, was explaining how her animals have been evacuated from their fields.
The woman knew after waking up suddenly in the middle of the night that the pain in her head -- which had an itchy, scratchy feel to it -- couldn't be normal. Boy was she ever right.
For working journalists putting together "Full Measure" each week, a chance to sit down and have a meal can be a rare treat. That's even tougher when you're on the road.
... Instead, the purpose of this bizarre wrapping fad is to soothe and calm stressed and injured adults. Officially, this weird therapy trend is called "Otonamaki." This translates to "art of adult wrapping." To participate, a person sits down and ...
The Bega District News has put its feelers out to try and identify an unusual-looking shrimp found on the Far South Coast. The Bega District News has put its feelers out to try and identify an unusual-looking shrimp found on the Far South Coast.
A migrant worker was allowed to take 30lbs of pancakes on his flight from Nanjing, China, as they were a gift from his mum. Staff at an airport were left stunned and speechless after he tried to check the pancakes in with his luggage.
'Jailed for protesting' read one of the posters at the Vigil as we gathered in outrage at the arrest of Pastor Evan Mawarire, leader of #ThisFlag movement who was pounced on by a gaggle of CIO people at Harare airport when he arrived back on Tuesday. BIZARRE seems to be the headline of choice for some websites to grab your attention.
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.
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.
Zimbabwe is set to introduce a 15% value added tax on several basic foodstuffs with effect from February 1 2017, following the publication of new legislation. Harare - A Zimbabwe gospel musician and church pastor committed suicide on video, telling his lover he'd show her the empty bottle of pesticide after he'd drunk it.
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.
Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim poses with a Coleraine police officer who was on duty during his gig at Kelly's nightclub. INLT-05-700-con Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim thrilled a Coleraine police officer who was 'right here, right now' during his appearance at Portrush nightclub Kelly's at the weekend.
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.
... a researcher to exclaim, "That is the craziest-looking thing!" Another voice on the video declared, "This is a weird one; this is very cool," about an isopod - a type of crustacean - with a number of long, spindly legs. Meanwhile, a gracefully ...
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."
A jilted woman in India cut off her lover's penis with a gardening tool before running down the street with it after he told her he was marrying someone else. She hatched a plan to stop him sleeping with the other woman by luring him to her home for sex, but after blindfolding the 23-year-old, she grabbed a sickle and slashed off his privates.
An elderly spiritual healer claims she can cure blindness by licking patients' eyeballs - and now charges them for the privilege. Her powers are so revered that she believes locals will cut out her tongue when she dies so they continue to harness its alleged powers.
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.
When Aileen Cynthia Maggay-Amurao discovered the secret her nephew had kept under his bed for a decade, she could not believe her eyes. Unlike most people who toss junk or large collections of porn under their mattress, Aileen's nephew stored his good luck charm.
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.
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.
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..
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.
Every so often, we hear about a strange radio signal winging its way Earthward from the cold, lifeless depths of outer space. Suddenly, bored news personnel around the world come alive and begin churning out sensational stories with lurid headlines promising that this is really it - our first contact with alien minds.
A retired builder has incredibly knocked up a completely 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.
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.
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.
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.
McDonald's is known for being a cheap and cheerful fast food company - but one woman's meal cost her hundreds of pounds and a day in court. Far from its usual price tag of well under 10, Katie Ritchie, from Redcar in North Yorkshire, ended up spending 395.
FLASHING lights and strange objects have been spotted in the air by residents across the area, prompting speculation about UFOs. On the four-minute clip, three lights can be seen moving around and forming a triangle in the sky.
Choosing a Trainspotting postcode in the year the film was released may have been a solid property investment, according to new analysis. Choosing a Trainspotting postcode in the year the film was released may have been a solid property investment, according to new analysis.
Geoff Hann and his company Hinterland Travel takes tourists around what is officially the most dangerous country not at war There's just one small problem. At 3,500 for three weeks, it comes with some added extras which won't be to everyone's taste: possible roadside bombs, Kalashnikov-toting bandits and Taliban attacks.
South Africa went 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a 19-run win in the first rain-marred T20I at Supersport Park, Centurion. South Africa batting first had put on 126 for 5 in 10 overs, after Sri Lanka had invited them to bat first.
Van der Merwe & Associates, lawyers for Oakbay Investments , submitted an affidavit to the High Court in Pretoria in response to the application by Pravin Gordhan, the Minister of Finance. The Minister's superfluous application is riddled with factual and legal errors.
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.
It arrived under a cascade of 10,000 balloons in a delirious blaze of 1980s optimism. 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.
Ballpoint pens. They seem like a weird thing for the most populous country on Earth to focus on, especially with so much else happening in the world.
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.
'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'.
Thursday 4 May this year sees elections for all of Scotland's 32 councils. The outcome will confirm the massive turnaround in fortunes for both the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Labour Party.
Naked female cleaners are being sought to clean houses in Northern Ireland for 45 an hour - on condition they do it in the nude. The requirements are laid out in a job ad from a naturist cleaning firm that wants people to clean houses of naturists up and down the country totally starkers.
Pawel Zawodny, formerly the COO of Call of Juarez, Dead Island and Dying Light developer Techland, has founded a new studio in Wroclaw, Poland. Zawodny is joined at Strange New Things by former members of IO Interactive, CD Projekt Red and Techland itself.
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.
Photo issued by the University of Brighton of a beach in Gambia as Thomas Cook is implementing contingency plans to return nearly 1,000 UK customers from the west African country following a change in Foreign Office advice due to political unrest.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Truly, Charles Dickens could not have written a more perfectly strange story than that of Saroo Brierley, the little Indian boy lost on a train who has to find his way home again, 25 years later.
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, '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.
"I must admit I'd get a bit of a shock if I was unloading some stock and a huge Huntsman spider crawled out!" The spider was confined in the container by the workers, collected by the RSPCA and taken to a local exotic animal specialist who will keep it.
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.
Ma Van Nhat looked at his car. He felt a little dizzy, but overall his body didn't hurt.
Solent Coastguards then sent a team from Berry Head to investigate the area around Sharkham in Brixham, Devon, just after 1am on Sunday. But after a thorough search of the area, all the team could find were two 'amorous' owls who were busy twit-twooing.
Solent Coastguards then sent a team from Berry Head to investigate the area around Sharkham in Brixham, Devon, just after 1am on Sunday. But after a thorough search of the area, all the team could find were two 'amorous' owls who were busy twit-twooing.
In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, Kenyan artist Evans Yegon displays one of his paintings of Donald Trump, as a painting of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall, left, at his studio in Nairobi, Kenya. Yegon is sad to see President Barack Obama leave office.
In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, Kenyan artist Evans Yegon displays one of his paintings of Donald Trump, as a painting of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall, left, at his studio in Nairobi, Kenya. Yegon is sad to see President Barack Obama leave office.
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)
People protest for a free Tibet and against the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. People protest for a free Tibet and against the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
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.
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.
... manual transmission. Thanks to its size, it's exceptionally light, wafting in at a dainty 1,100 pounds. It looks weird, doesn't it? As far as we can tell, the second-generation of C/K wasn't available from the factory in crew-cab guise, so if you ...
In this Thursday, Jn. 12, 2017 photo, a Chinese police officer and security personnel bearing shields walk past a portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong displayed at a photo printing shop in Beijing, China.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
A masala dosa is a staple of south Indian cuisine. It's a thin pancake of fermented rice and lentils, traditionally served with spiced potatoes.
This is the bizarre moment a car ended up getting a piggyback from another vehicle in a train station car park. It seems that one driver was a bit too eager to make the train to work yesterday after one car seemingly parked on top of another.
Judith Haaland, 98, sits next to her decades-old radio set in Stavanger, Norway. Now blind and living alone, her radio has been her tether to the outside world.
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.
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.
Conspiracy theorists accused the airline of being involved with chemtrails, a claim dismissed by the Bureau of Meteorology. Picture: Instagram/@theonlyilya A spectacular cloud formation captured during a flight over the Great Australian Bight has delighted weather enthusiasts and enraged conspiracy theorists.
Maybe death isn't such a scary proposition after all. At least that's what people may think based on the funeral procession for a former Taiwanese government official.
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.
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.