North Korean authorities routinely commit sexual violence against women with impunity, according to the report, which was based on interviews with 54 North Koreans who fled the country and 8 former officials.
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Uninvited runway cat struts catwalk at fashion show
A cat who wandered onto the runway during a fashion show in Turkey managed to upstage the models themselves.
75 million Americans say their finances are a ‘horror show’
Holiday season is here, meaning debt is near. Americans rack up hundreds during this time of year and the debt they’re compiling is becoming really scary, even described as a “horror show” according to WalletHub.
These are the foods dinosaurs ate
All scary dinosaur movies show us one thing: dinosaurs eat people! It turns out that’s not exactly true. Many of them were vegetarians!
Historic flooding in Italy: What role has climate change played in the destruction?
At least 11 people have diedin Italy this week due to historic flooding throughout the country that has resulted in falling trees, landslides and high winds.
Trump wants up to 15,000 troops at border to deal with migrant caravan. Political stunt or national emergency?
President Trump says he may deploy 15,000 troops to southern border, but military experts and congressional leaders say it’s a “political stunt.”
Fall of the wild: Earth’s wilderness areas rapidly vanishing
The world’s last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, a report warns.
Ferry crashes into crane and causes fire
A fire broke out after a ferry crashed into a crane at a harbor in Barcelona, Spain.
Giant 10-foot-tall ‘elephant birds’ were probably blind and nocturnal
No one suspected it, but after a brain reconstruction study, scientists found the largest bird known to science was possibly blind and roamed Madagascar at night.
Jamal Khashoggi was strangled, body dismembered, Turkish prosecutor says
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled to death and dismembered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said.