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Conflict in South Sudan Escalates With Return of Dry Season
The weather in South Sudan has dictated the intensity of fighting, and battles are raging now that the rainy season has ended.
It's Too Easy to Laugh at Kim Jong-un's Weight
It's been reported that the North Korean leader suffered injuries to both his ankles, as he is so overweight that his feet can no longer sustain his magisterial bulk. But there is nothing remotely funny about a leader who abuses his wealth, power, and...
South Sudan Risks Famine With Ban on Foreign Aid Workers
Humanitarian organizations say the ban could have devastating consequences for the war-ravaged country.
Patacon de Pernil Recipe
This Venezuelan sandwich replaces bread with fried green plantains, stuffed with pork and wasakaka sauce.
A North Korean Feast in Manhattan with Recent Defector Joo Yang
Joo Yang, a 23-year-old defector, has brought along some smuggled ingredients from her home country’s black market.
Tuareg Refugees from Mali Are Stuck Between Poverty and Violence
Fleeing war for poverty in Burkina Faso has left them in a horrible limbo.
'I Realized I'd Been Brainwashed': The North Korean Defector Living in London
"I grew up seeing many cases of people being taken to prison because they had said one wrong word. We have a saying: 'There is an ear, even on the wall.'"
The Man Who Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again Is Probably Going to Be a Billionaire Soon
Rob Rhinehart's hobby of eating nothing but a smoothie that looks like semen has become a career thanks to a crowd-funded campaign that gave him $800,000 to produce his product...
Germany's Blood-Drenched Debt Could Save Greece's Economy
Some Greeks are claiming Germany owes them $211.5 billion, including interest, for being complete assholes during WWII. Needless to say, that would put quite a dent in Greece's financial woes.
Can Britain Handle the Rapes, Killings, and Clans in Somalia?
There's a big meeting in London tomorrow to talk about all of Somalia's problems. Officials from the UN, the African Union, the IMF, and 50 countries will be there to impart their wisdom/spout platitudes in a bid to help Somalia rebuild itself after...
Would You Eat a Family Member to Survive?
With stories of starving rural families killing and eating their own children to survive coming out of North Korea over the last couple of weeks, we began to argue over whether it was OK to eat your parents. To answer the question definitely, we asked...