Members of the Democratic Union Against Dictatorship, or Red Shirts, light candles in memory of the victims of the May uprisings in Bangkok. Anti-government protesters defied the country's state of emergency to stage their first major mobilization since street demonstrations that ended tragically in May this year. (AP Photo/San Jitawin)

Strong winds push water onto the highway leading to Wade International Airport during Hurricane Igor in Bermuda. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Young people throw empty pumpkins into a lake near Ludwigsburg Castle in Germany. During the annual Pumpkin Festival, traditional pumpkin races take place on the grounds of Ludwigsburg Castle, marking the start of the pumpkin picking season. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

Children in traditional costumes take part in a costume parade to mark the opening of the famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich last Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Anna Kournikova undressed for the October issue of the American Maxim. Now fans of the star will be able to see her almost alive: the magazine comes with a 3D disk on which Anya appears in a bikini. Despite the fact that Anna will soon turn 30 years old, her figure is in perfect condition.

Representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies confidently link the attempt on the life of the influential crime boss Aslan Usoyan, nicknamed Ded Khasan, with his conflict with another thief in law Tariel Oniani (Taro), writes Kommersant. The newspaper learned about the latest confrontation between two criminal clans related to the lands of the former Cherkizovsky market.

The conflict surrounding Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov continues to remain main theme V Russian politics. The mayor of the capital himself went on a week-long vacation to Austria, and the media and political scientists are discussing the possible resignation of the mayor and new developments in his conflict with the Kremlin.

Beer and girls, that's what Oktoberfest is.

This sad day has come for the Discovery shuttle. Early in the morning, the doors of the assembly shop at the cosmodrome opened and the veteran went to launch pad 39A, from where on November 1 he will make his thirty-ninth and last flight into space. Several thousand people came from all over Cape Canaveral to conduct Discovery.

Traditional Nepalese masked dancers perform during the opening of the week-long Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

A model shows off a Manish Malhotra outfit on day four of Mumbai Fashion Week. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Philippe Croizon swims the English Channel. A Frenchman who lost his arms and legs swam across the English Channel using only prosthetic legs and flippers. 42-year-old Philippe Croizon thought it would take him a day, but everything turned out much faster - he swam across the English Channel in 13.5 hours. (AP Photo/Jeremy Croizon)

The second annual dog surfing competition took place in the United States on September 19. Dogs and their owners participated in a variety of activities, and all funds raised through the event benefited animal rescue organizations and dog shelters. There were several categories in the competition - small, medium, large and very large dogs. The judges assessed the length of their performance, the size of the wave and the "degree of confidence" they had on the board.

The resource “OneStopPlus.com” believes that there should be many good women. This year the project decided to hold a show of the “Spring 2011” collection for overweight women as part of New York Fashion Week. Designers demonstrated 36 outfits - from lace and jeans to draped dresses. Among the audience were actresses such as Nikki Blonsky, Gabourey Sidibe and KC Straw. On: Actresses Nikki Blonsky and Gabby Sidibe are sitting in the front row. (InStyle.com)

A Hong Kong woman walks through the illumination of popular Victoria Park during the Chinese Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. Like ancient Chinese poets, Hong Kong residents admire the beauty of the full moon during the festival, which fell on September 22 this year. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

An exhibition visitor examines the work of photographer Manuel Pandalis at the Photokina fair in Cologne. The world's main photo fair will be held until September 26. It features 1,250 works from 45 countries, covering all aspects of photography. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Dancer Camilla Regnentl from the Asphalt troupe performs on stage against a red background during a photo shoot in Sydney opera house. French choreographer Pierre Rigal works with street children to create incredible, illuminated performances. background. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

The first gameplay clip of the game “Bioshock Infinite” has appeared online.

The exact release date of the game is still unknown; the shooter is expected to be released in 2012.

Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli takes part in a vote during a meeting in Strasbourg.

Eva Mendes at the premiere of the film “Last Night” in Toronto.

Two salmon of the same age: the one in the back is genetically modified, the one in the front is normal. The Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve genetically modified salmon to hit markets or not. (AP Photo/AquaBounty Technologies)

The sun rises over the Ortiz Mountains in northeast Rio Rancha, New Mexico. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

A member of a truck drivers' union waves a Greek flag hanging from a crane during a protest on a highway on the outskirts of the port city of Thessaloniki. Truck drivers want to stop government plans to reform their sector and introduce stricter licensing measures. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

A soldier carries marijuana leaves in a cloud of smoke to burn at an illegal plantation in the Sierra de Juarez in Tecate, Mexico. Authorities found illegal marijuana grows during an aerial patrol in the area. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

The Norwegian press continues to write about the history of the appearance in the country of the Russian neo-Nazi Vyacheslav Datsik, who escaped from St. Petersburg psychiatric clinic and moved to Norway in the hope of obtaining political asylum. Dagbladet reports that the Norwegian National Security Agency (PST) has received information that Datsik has escaped from a mental hospital and is heading to Norway from his Russian colleagues.

X-ray chest Marilyn Monroe, taken on November 10, 1954 in a Los Angeles clinic. Three of these photographs were sold for $45,000 during the Hollywood Legends event in Las Vegas.

This year, the autumn equinox did not occur on September 22, as usual, but on the 25th. Already on September 26, the day will become shorter than the night by three hours, and astronomical autumn will begin, which will last this year until December 25. After this, the day will begin to grow.

Learning was not at all easy for Dutch children in the 17th century. And for Russians in the 21st century it is even more difficult. The statement that there are 200 thousand “surplus” teachers in the country, made recently by the Minister of Education and Science, caused a great resonance among both teachers and parents of schoolchildren. According to Andrei Fursenko, we need to follow Europe, where there are 15 students per teacher. In Russia, this proportion is one to 9-10. The reason for this is the demographic hole from which our country has not been able to get out for many years in a row. To immediate reduction school teachers The minister did not call, but emphasized that one million teachers is quite enough for Russia (now there are 1.2 million). Well, for those who will be left without work, he suggested moving to preschool institutions, where there is an acute shortage of teachers.

Gary Twohig, general manager of the Irish division of Samsung Mobile, in a conversation with reporters about the availability of the 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet, also said that his company is preparing a 10-inch model of the device in the first half of 2011.

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and many other resources reported Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's intention to donate $100 million to the school system of Newark, the largest city in New Jersey.

Peugeot will present its new EX1 concept at the Paris Motor Show. Company representatives said that “this car will combine 200 years of history, 200 years of requests and emotions.” The Peugeot EX1 will combine design elements from the BB1 ​​unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show and the SR1 shown at the Geneva Motor Show.

Women officers of the Afghan National Army on graduation party in Kabul. (Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press)

A worker packs bags of rice in Hanoi. Vietnam was able to export a record amount of rice this year - 7.2 million tons. (Xinhua/ZUMA Press)

A girl waits at an empty check-in counter at the Gare de Lyon in Paris during the strike. Many city workers are on strike against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)

Government workers demolish slums along a highway in Quezon City, Philippines. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)

Whatever happens and whatever the guests are interested in, the main treasure of Oktoberfest is beer! The festival will last a record 18 days and will close only on October 4.

The United States is recalling diplomats from Cuba and suspending the issuance of American visas. Thus, only emergency personnel will remain at the American diplomatic mission in Cuba. All other employees, together with their families, will soon leave the territory of the island state and return home. 17:44

The number of cholera cases in Yemen will reach 1 million by the end of the year - Red Cross Mortality from cholera in the country has been reduced to 0.1%, however, according to the head of the Red Cross mission, Yemen's healthcare is "on its knees" and doctors are not paid. Doctors survive by receiving food parcels from the Red Cross. 17:41

The Ukrainian authorities made statements on the day of the 76th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy. Petro Poroshenko called it a common tragedy of the “Jewish and Ukrainian peoples,” and Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman called for “preserving the memory of Babyn Yar and passing it on to future generations,” because “only memory protects against repeating the mistakes of the past." 17:21

Barcelona intends to secede from Spain: the finale is close, but the outcome of the independence referendum is unpredictable Spain is faced with the largest political crisis in its entire democratic history. The Catalan authorities are holding a referendum on the independence of the autonomy on October 1. There is only one question on it: “Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state in the form of a republic?” Madrid is doing everything possible to prevent a referendum. 16:41

2315 polling stations are ready for a referendum on the independence of Catalonia, Madrid is mobilizing the guard and police: ballots, ballot boxes have been confiscated, searches are underway. The head of the Catalan government is confident that the referendum will take place without violence. He called on the National Police and Civil Guard, mobilized by Madrid, to be guided not by “political standards and political orders”, but by the same standards as the Catalan police." 15:38

In India, more than 20 people died due to a stampede at a railway station (VIDEO) The incident occurred during the morning rush hour on the bridge leading to the Elphinstone railway station. A lot of people gathered on the bridge, trying to hide from the heavy rain. According to preliminary data, it was likely that due to a short circuit that occurred near the bridge and the loud bang it caused, panic arose at 10:40 local time. 13:45

The leader of Iraqi Kurdistan promised Baghdad to freeze the secession process for two years 11:53

The White House has begun checking the use of personal email by advisers to the US President for official purposes. Previously, the press wrote that six people from Trump’s team used personal email accounts for work correspondence, including his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner. Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief administration strategist Stephen Bannon, Stephen Miller and Gary Cohn were convicted of violations. 10:20

Ex-Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra asked for political asylum in the UK Police searched the residence of the ex-Prime Minister and the house of her closest aide in Bangkok. 25 police and military personnel took part in the search. They seized DNA samples to compare them with samples from the car that was previously reported to have been used to smuggle the ex-premier across the Cambodian border. 10:02

“Why is she always pushing me?”: the EU Ambassador to the Russian Federation spoke about Putin’s question about the President of Lithuania. The EU Ambassador to the Russian Federation, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Vygaudas Ušackas spoke about how, after one of the international events, he accidentally collided with the President in an elevator Vladimir Putin. The conversation turned to Russian-Lithuanian relations and Dalia Grybauskaite, the diplomat said. 09:05

CBS News reported on US plans to recall most diplomats from Cuba. According to the channel's interlocutors, only essential personnel will remain at the US Embassy in Cuba, whose employees, according to Washington, suffered from mysterious "acoustic attacks". According to sources, an internal memorandum sent to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson proposes to significantly reduce the staff of the diplomatic mission. 07:46

Russian sappers have begun clearing mines in Syrian Deir ez-Zor. According to the Ministry of Defense, in total more than 170 military personnel from the center, 40 units of special and engineering equipment, as well as 10 crews of the mine-detecting service were deployed to Syria. In the first days, Russian sappers checked 8 km of roads, eight buildings and about 3 hectares of territory, discovered and destroyed about 1.5 thousand explosive objects. 06:34

The editor-in-chief of RT announced the possible cessation of the channel's work in the United States. “We are required to register as a foreign agent. This may entail such restrictions that we simply will not be allowed to work in the country. This is the price of that vaunted freedom of speech,” complained Margarita Simonyan . 01:42

Twitter reported blocking two hundred accounts related to the “Russian investigation” 00:39

China announced the expulsion of all North Korean companies from the country by the end of 2017. Beijing explained that by the end of 2017 all legal entities from North Korea, including joint ventures involving Chinese capital in the country and abroad, must be closed. This decision was made in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution on the imposition of sanctions against the regime of Kim Jong-un.

Another edition of cool news from last week
for those who are tired of everyday events happening in the world.

A girl from Honolulu, Ocean Ramsay, rode on a man-eating shark.
The brave diver went underwater without scuba gear,
only wearing a mask and fins. She managed to get close to a dangerous white shark and
grab her fin. The feat was timed to coincide with Valentine's Day.
Ramsay is a rescue activist environment, and swim with
giant predatory shark was a way to draw attention to the problem
extermination of white sharks.

A pensioner from England, Susan Ruth, spent three years almost without sleep.
A woman hears a haunting song in her head day and night,
popular in the 50s, “How much is that Doggie in the Window?”
Doctors helplessly shrug their shoulders, so rare form musical
They cannot overcome hallucinations.

Oklahoma's craziest drug lab uncovered.
Unknown dealers produced methamphetamine in a mobile phone booth
toilet installed on a golf course. Police have already identified one suspect, but they believe
that an organized group is involved here.

Australian billionaire Cleve Palmer wanted to make his childhood dream come true
- build a copy of the famous transatlantic liner Titanic.
The construction will be carried out by the Chinese at the Jinlin shipyard. Chinese Titanic 2
will be ready to make its first flight in 2016.
There are already people willing to pay more than a million dollars for a ticket.

The triumph of democracy in Mississippi. Slavery was finally abolished there this week.
Mississippi became the last state
ratified the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution. The amendment was adopted 148 years ago (in 1865),
but not all states ratified it at once.
For example, in Kentucky they did this only in 1976. And this week, Mississippi authorities decided it was time.
Until now, formally, slavery continued to exist in the state.

On February 18, a naked swim took place in Australia for the first time in the world.
Almost a thousand people took to the start of the 900-meter race.

American scientists managed to create a “zombie particle”.
It is a cell that remains alive after death.
In this case, the cell becomes able to withstand much higher temperatures and pressures.
What nonsense?

In early February, the media vied with each other to report on a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris living in Kansas City.
This man became an overnight celebrity when Sarah Darling spoke about his actions.
A woman accidentally gave an expensive ring to a homeless man.
without noticing it. Only the next day she began to look for the loss and returned
to the place where I met the homeless man to find out if he had it.
Harris returned the ring to her. And he became famous. Having learned about this story,
Touched Internet users decided to thank the honest homeless man
and organized a fundraiser for him. The collection will end in May and then the entire amount will be transferred to Harris.
This week the collections exceeded 60 thousand dollars.

Six-year-old boy Zak Tahir, living in the suburbs of Manchester, suffers
a rare disorder of the digestive system - Pike's syndrome.
This disease forces the boy to eat inedible objects. Literally everything
whatever comes to hand: furniture, wallpaper, plaster, stones, paper,
drywall. For his birthday, his mother gave him a new room, in which
he won't be able to eat the furniture or anything else - the room is finished
special durable material. In this way, mom hopes to save him from harm.
It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

The fortune teller otter is training in the Sochi aquarium.
Trainers hope that within a year, an otter named Ashley will be able to predict
results of competitions at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

A lot of interesting things happened this week. The third one was born small child in the world. Residents of the capital of the Urals were unable to eat the longest roll in the world. US authorities cannot calm down a hyperactive sperm donor. Muscovites will see themselves through the eyes of a reindeer. Read about this and much more in our selection today.

ABC radio presenter Richard Glover set a new world record with a 24-hour interview. The unique conversation was officially certified and will now be considered the longest conversation between a journalist and a respondent. The “victim” of the talkative journalist was the no less talkative Australian writer Peter Fitzsimons. The radio marathon started at 10 am on Sunday and ended on Monday. Fitzsimons was ready for conversation; he considers himself a first-class talker.

The longest roll in the world was prepared in Yekaterinburg. The length of the rice “sausage” with cucumber was more than 2.5 kilometers. The organizers of the event have already submitted an application to the Guinness Book of Records. The guests of the holiday, who were given the opportunity to taste the giant, were not able to eat everything, so the impressive remains of the food were transferred to the Yekaterinburg Zoo, the Regional Newspaper adds.

The giant roll was prepared on the territory of the Mega shopping center. The organizer of the action was the Japanese restaurant "Sushkof", reports the publication "66.ru". To make the mega-roll, 60 chefs needed about 1.5 tons of rice, 500 kilograms of fresh cucumbers, 14 thousand pieces of nori seaweed and 25 kilograms of sesame seeds.

The passenger spent 50 thousand euros in duty-free at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Asian bought 6 bottles of French wine with them. The man purchased one bottle of Romanée Conti wine from the 1995 vintage and Chateau Margaux from the 2003 vintage, two bottles of Chateau Lafitte from the 1982 vintage and two bottles of Petrus from the 1980 vintage. As Ukranews clarifies, the purchase price was 49 thousand 905 euros.

A reindeer named Sakha Hotoy from the Yakut village of Oymyakon will go to new year holidays to Moscow. A video camera will be installed between his horns, which will show Internet users online what is happening around him.

The American Food and Drug Administration declared war on a sperm donor who managed to become the father of 14 children, reports Zdravoe.com. "Human Cell Manufacturer" is the name given to Trent Arsenault from California. According to the authorities, the young man was too keen on sperm donation. The problem is that the man engages in this activity without the assistance of official sperm banks. And the guy offers his genetic material via the Internet.

The award ceremony for the winners of the Mrs. Russia 2011 contest was held in Moscow. The competition of married beauties marked the end of the “My Beautiful Mother” festival, which started back in September. Of the 30 titled beauties from all over Russia, only one received the title "Mrs. Russia 2011" and the crown from the hands of "Mrs. Globe 2011" - Alisa Krylova. Herself beautiful mother and his wife is Yulia Zavazhanskaya, who is raising three daughters.

Many women fall victim to the wrong shoes, or, more precisely, the wrong heel height. Everyone knows that high, unstable heels add not only beauty and grace to women, but also considerable health problems. American scientists have found that the ideal heel height is 2.5 centimeters. According to experts, complete refusal of heels can lead to deformation knee joints, to pain in the legs and back, to curvature of the spine and even to the development of arthritis. According to statistics from American orthopedists, over the past three years the number of women who come to them wearing flat-soled shoes has increased several times.

A California resident stole a Hummer limousine in Irvine. To detain the attacker, the police had to use a sniffer dog and a helicopter. For some reason, at the time of his capture, the criminal was completely naked. The man tried to resist the dog, but ultimately failed to fight off the animal.

The most popular in the world social network Facebook, which has more than 800 million registered users, announced the launch of a new service to help people at risk of suicide. Now, every network user who finds himself in a difficult situation will be found by the staff of the psychological support center with the help of his friends, writes Novye Izvestia. Friends of potential suicides will be able to send an alarm signal to Facebook management using a special link. Thus, if social network users notice a suspicious post on Facebook on a friend’s wall indicating suicidal tendencies, they should click on the special “report” link to inform the social network administration about the friend’s intentions.