What am I seeing?
Pictures don't lie, but sometimes they do muddle the mind. Here is a look at some of this week's most confounding news photos. Can you guess what is going on?
Is this man wrestling a robot? Or perhaps he has constructed his own version of Iron Man?
Siberian sculptor
This metallic monster, and the one on the previous slide, are the creations of mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin, 32.
Kulagin, who works at an automobile repair workshop outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, created about 20 sculptures made of used car parts and components during his non-working hours.
Water works
At worst it seems like some kind of hazing ritual and at best, a bizarre new spa treatment - but what is really going on here?
Secret baptism
A Chinese man sits in a small tub of water as he is baptized by a Pastor during a ceremony at an underground independent Protestant Church in Beijing, Oct. 12, 2014.
China, an officially atheist country, places a number of restrictions on Christians and allows legal practice of the faith only at state-approved churches. The policy has driven an increasing number of Christians and Christian converts "underground" to secret congregations in private homes and other venues.
Modern Trojan Horse?
Where is this huge mechanical monster headed?
Parade
A 5-foot-high mechanical dragon horse rehearses near Beijing's National Stadium, Oct. 16, 2014
A parade of French "Mechanical Monsters" was held at Olympic Park from October 17th to 19th during the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China.
Mysterious
Resembling a giant chess piece, or perhaps an object of modernist decor from the home of the Jolly Green Giant, this odd obelisk seems out of place either way.
American "Tree" in Paris
People walk near U.S. Artist Paul McCarthy's "Tree" creation which is displayed on the Place Vendome in Paris, Oct. 16, 2014.
"Tree" is an 82-foot-high inflatable sculpture displayed as part of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) in the French capital.
Underwear on the go?
Underwear seems an unlikely deterrent for car theft, and certainly won't last long on the road, so what is really going on here?
Mobile market
Street vendors display underwear on their car for sale as they wait for customers in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, Oct. 10, 2014.
Kidnapper on the run?
Where is this man going with a woman on his back?
It's a race!
Not to worry, these husband and wife pairs are just competing in The North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine, Oct. 11, 2014.