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.
North Korea scored 1.5 measly points, putting the country dead last in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom.
It's one thing to come in last, but North Korea really came in last: there's a 27 point difference between the Hermit Kingdom and the second to last on the list Cuba. No other candidates in the list of 177 ranked countries have such a wide point margin.
Perhaps this is an accurate depiction of what was going through Throners' minds as they eagerly downloaded the Season 3 Premier of "Game of Thrones." (Memegenerator/GlobalPost)
Given its incredible popularity, it should come as no surprise that "Game of Thrones" set a record for modern-day piracy after its Sunday night premiere, as viewers around the globe compulsively scrambled to watch the season 3 debut episode that aired on the premium cable network.
6. Samoa, a group of islands once a part of New Zealand, is the world's sixth fattest nation. Also in the Pacific Islands, 83 percent of its population is obese. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
Touted as the fairest way to fly, Samoa Air has instituted a new policy whereby passengers are required to pay a fixed price per kilogram that they weigh, rather than paying a fixed price per seat.
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