Katrine DermodyJune 12, 2013 11:33

In Australia, a misogynist menu makes headlines (VIDEO)

At a political fundraiser held for for Mal Brough, the menu featured a dish called the 'Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail: Small Breasts and Huge Thighs and A Big Red Box.'

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. (Cameron Spencer/AFP/Getty Images News) (Cameron Spencer/AFP/Getty Images)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday accused the Conservative Liberal opposition party of misogynist behavior after they featured a "grossly sexist and offensive" menu for a party fundraiser held for Mal Brough, a former government minister under prime minister John Howard and now an opposition candidate for the September national elections.

Katrine DermodyJune 6, 2013 11:29

Ahead of the G8, N. Ireland gives its shop fronts a superficial facelift

Northern Ireland spends $3M putting glorified stickers on the front of derelict buildings.

Ahead of G8, N. Ireland gives its rundown shopfronts a superficial facelift

Katrine DermodyJune 5, 2013 11:14

Return to sender: Small Spanish town Brunete hands dog poop back to owners

In a bid to stamp out its canine excrement problem, officials in the small Spanish town of Brunete have blurred the line between sass and innovation — and the results are hilarious.

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A more direct, but less hilarious way of encouraging pet owners to pick up after their pups. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/AFP/Getty Images)

Officials in Brunete, a small town of roughly 10,100 inhabitants located on the outskirts of Madrid, have come up with a brilliant idea to address the issue of excessive dog poop that has come to speckle its otherwise picturesque Spanish streets.

Germany drops its longest word

Katrine DermodyJune 3, 2013 11:44

Famous for making new, freewheeling words by sticking several existing ones together, the German language has lost its longest word.

Katrine DermodyMay 30, 2013 10:24

The French finally embrace the term 'French kiss'

After years of tacit resistance, the French have finally added "French kiss" to the dictionary.

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Lips covered with red lipstick forming a kiss. On July 6, 2011 is international kissing day. (ROLF VENNENBERND/AFP/Getty Images) (ROLF VENNENBERND/AFP/Getty Images)

The French are no longer being tightlipped regarding their iconic kissing method and are finally embracing the term, "French kiss."

Katrine DermodyMay 22, 2013 11:26

Ai Weiwei's new music video, 'Dumbass,' is a little dark, and a lot awesome

The heavy metal track comes from Ai Weiwei's forthcoming album, Divine Comedy.

The famous (or infamous?) Chinese artist and activist has released a new song and music video called "Dumbass."

Katrine DermodyMay 21, 2013 10:55

UK Driver Emma Way apparently knocks down cyclist, jokingly tweets offense

Norwich Police have launched an investigation after a young woman admitted on Twitter to having knocked down a cyclist with her car.

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 17: A controversial bike lane next to Prospect Park on August 17, 2011 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)

Norwich Police have launched an investigation after a young woman admitted on Twitter to having knocked down a cyclist with her car.

Katrine DermodyMay 20, 2013 11:37

In Croatia, honeybees are trained to find landmines

Sugar-craving honeybees are all the buzz when it comes to the most innovative way to seek out unexploded land mines.

Katrine DermodyMay 16, 2013 13:43

Venezuela has run out of toilet paper. Cue the hysteria.

Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.

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A tree makes for a toilet paper holder as anti nuclear protestor against the transport and storage of nuclear waste wake up at their blockade after sleeping on the road leading to the storage facility in Gorleben, November 8, 2010. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Venezuela's government has ordered 50 million rolls of toilet paper after a widespread shortage has left the nation — hanging out to dry.

Katrine DermodyMay 15, 2013 12:06

In Gaza, an 'original recipe' for happiness

Kentucky Fried Chicken is making its way to Gaza through underground smuggling tunnels beneath the Gaza-Egypt border.

Gazans have a fever, and the only prescription, is more KFC.