Hundreds of people across the world have been preparing for what they believe will be the end of the world on 21 December.The date is the apparent end of the "long count" calendar of the ancient Mayan civilisation.
Last year, experts said a new reading of the calendar revealed that it did not in fact predict the apocalypse. Many believe the date in fact marks the start of a new era in the calendar. However, among some the date is still being taken as heralding the end of the world. Magical sitesHundreds of spiritualists gathered in the city of Merida in Mexico, about an hour and a half from the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza.
"I do not really believe that the end of the world is coming, but it is nice to be here in case something unusual happens," Darko, a 28-year-old designer visiting from Belgrade, told AFP.
In China, police have arrested almost 1,000 members of a Christian group which has predicted that Friday will usher in three days of darkness.The group, called Almighty God, apparently urged its members to overthrow communism. State media terms Almighty God an "evil cult", the same description it applies to the banned Falun Gong group.
A farmer in Hebei province, Liu Qiyuan - not a follower of Almighty God - has built seven survival pods which can contain 14 people each.The pods, made of fibreglass, float on water and can survive storms. Mr Liu told the AFP news agency: "If there really is some kind of apocalypse then you could say I've made a contribution to the survival of humanity."
They are insane people
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