Bad people are not to blame for our problems and better people can't make everything right. We need to create the social conditions that bring out the best in everyone. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

It was an act of Taliban justice for the crime of shaming her husband's family. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

"family name" should be used instead. “My dear” or “love”, must not be used when addressing women. Officers should not comfort people by “putting their arm around them” as it could be seen as “unprofessional”. The term “mixed race” should be replaced by “mixed cultural heritage”. picked by Bernardblack 4 months ago

–40 °C, the Finnish sniper undertook a killing spree that saw him single-handedly take the lives of at least 700 men in less than 100 days. Over 500 of these he shot using a standard, bolt-action rifle with non-telescopic sights. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Rape is rife in the sprawling tent cities that have become home for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and men are demanding sexual favours in return for food and shelter, according to a report published today. picked by NoPantsMan 4 months ago

A 50-year mystery over the 'cursed bread' of Pont-Saint-Esprit, which left residents suffering hallucinations, has been solved after a writer discovered the US had spiked the bread with LSD as part of an experiment. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

The message is clear: Native people are like pests or vermin, and can be disposed of by simply calling a free service to have them “extracted.” picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

The baby had been on life support since he suffered severe brain damage when he was born. Though doctors at the Children's Hospital recommended he be taken off life support months ago, his parents took the hospital to court while an independent study was conducted on the boy's situation. He died naturally today. picked by chinook 5 months ago

Azucena Diaz, the Peruvian 9-year-old who remade Britney’s “Toxic” video shot into terrifying soft-porn (and was then applauded for it, when she wasn’t being enthusiastically slut-shamed, slash, threatened with sexual assault). picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

An investigation has been launched into the death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl amid claims she hanged herself after being bullied because she was pretty. picked by alpha2kilo 5 months ago

Killed, aborted or neglected, at least 100m girls have disappeared—and the number is rising. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Every once in a while, you're outside, and you find a huge crowd of people in suits and ties. They take up all of the sidewalk. They're all drunk. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

Two years after her husband's death, Amanda Bennett's cover story examines the costs of keeping one man alive. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

That's what you get when you have 4,6 million Euros cash lying around at the Berlin Hyatt over the weekend.

EPT livestream footage picked by suckersklub 5 months ago

What does a metre sea level rise actually mean? This is how we visualised some of the data confusion picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the latest instalment of our series "Dynamic Earth" following on earlier dramatic episodes from Haiti, Chile and Uganda.
(No doubt, further episodes are being worked on as I write...)
Image not from Taiwan. picked by rambler 5 months ago

A Swedish impostor has been flying passenger airplanes without a license for 13 years. picked by suckersklub 5 months ago

Two people have been killed and six injured as giant waves slammed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean, Greek and Spanish officials say. picked by alpha2kilo 5 months ago

"...the task is overwhelming because none of us was prepared for this, including the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness," Wanzusi Wasieba, the Bududa Resident District Commissioner, said. picked by rambler 5 months ago

Pittsburg, Ca. police have unraveled the mystery of how some Contra Costa County fifth graders ended up eating marijuana-laced treats on campus. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

A BABY girl survived three days with a bullet in her chest as she lay alone beside the dead bodies of her parents and toddler brother in Argentina. picked by alpha2kilo 5 months ago

The large-billed reed warbler is rarely seen. Nice to know they have time for other things then survival there now. Hopefully its a good sign over all.

Alt story:here picked by tgkprog 5 months ago

With a mother in labor, two doctors started throwing punches over which one would perform the delivery. picked by suebe 5 months ago