Some New Zealand parents were attempting to up the ante in unique names so far that the country's Department of Internal Affairs had to step in to stop the shenanigans.
Students in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/AFP/Getty Images)
After exhibiting behavior that can, at best, be described as shocking and vulgar, a 55-year-old teacher at a Seoul high school has been arrested for both causing bodily harm as well as indecent public exposure.
A pack of the new South African condoms 'sexy and fun', launched 14 June 2004 in Benoni in Johannesburg. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
Bringing a whole new meaning to fit and flare: South African soldiers are supplied with camouflage condoms.
Twitter's music app will be able to scan users’ Twitter feeds and use the listening habits of users’ friends and contacts to recommend music for them to listen to — essentially giving it's more than 200 million users even more to tweet about.
Complete with a vibrant pink fiesta dress, a pet Chihuahua and a passport, Mexico Barbie is coming to a toy shelf near you.
Critics argue that the Dolls of the World, and Mexico Barbie in particular serve as a way to reinforce, rather than dismantle, stereotypes about cultures throughout the world.
Jon Stewart speaks onstage at Comedy Central's night of too many stars: America comes together for autism programs at The Beacon Theater on October 13, 2012 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/AFP/Getty Images)
'The Daily Show' may not normally be a huge crowd pleaser in China, but when North Korea ends up being the butt of all the jokes, it would appear that even the Chinese have an appreciation for Jon Stewart's sarcastic shenanigans.
Marrying ancient tradition with brave modernity, a gay couple tied the knot in a traditional Zulu and Tswana wedding ceremony in KwaDukuza, South Africa.
Marrying ancient tradition with brave modernity, a gay couple tied the knot in a traditional Zulu and Tswana wedding ceremony in KwaDukuza, South Africa.
A fan holds a poster reading 'We love Meryl Streep' over a poster promoting the European premiere of the film 'The Iron Lady' at BFI Southbank in London on January 4, 2012. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)
Top three Thatcher gaffes: In the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death, we are reminded that it is better to get the story right than to get it first.
Even robots need to let loose every once in a while.
If we had it our way, the Mars Rovers would be taking on Cancun like a 21-year-old coed with the alcohol tolerance of a seasoned sailor — think MTV Spring Break in the late nineties.
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