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Indonesian Police Under Fire For Virginity Tests

Police officials in Indonesia have come under fire for conducting virginity tests on female applicants, as the Human Rights Watch says the practice harms and humiliates women.

U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Wants Full Review Of U.S.Hostage Policy

United States President Barack Obama ordered his people to conduct a full review of the government's policy regarding U.S. hostages who are being held captive overseas, the White House confirmed on Monday.

North Korea

UN Panel Backs Move To Refer North Korea's Human Rights 'Horror' To ICC

The United Nations (UN) panel on Tuesday voted to address North Korea's crimes against humanity by backing the push of more than 100 countries to send Kim Jong Un to the International Criminal Court.

Parents of Peter Ksssig

Peter Kassig's Family 'Damaged' About His Death

American Peter Kassig was the most recent victim of the brutal beheadings of the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants and his family has released a statement about his death and they pressed that they are damaged about the situation they are in now.

Eyeronman

'Seeing-Eye Vest' will Help Blind People Move Around Better

A visually impaired person might be eventually helped by technology as it has been announced that a device called Eyeronman has been developed, which is said to be a vest that would sense things and relay information to the user via the sense of touch.

Republicans Might Have Violated Election Laws During 2014 Midterms, Twitter Used To Announce Clues

Republicans may have violated election laws during the recent 2014 midterm elections by sharing internal polling data ahead of the actual voting, a CNN report said.

Twitter Co-founder Launches Super App That's for 'Just Fun' Stuff

Another feature of the app is that people can choose to be anonymous.

Arizona Woman Claims She Has 90 Orgasms In Just One Hour, Says It's Destroying Her Life

A woman from Arizona named Cara Anaya-Carlisi claimed that she can have up to 90 orgasms in an hour. She also shared that such is already ruining her life and she wants to find a cure for her condition.

Modern Day Slavery

Modern Slavery Is Affecting 35.8 Million People, Report Says

A new report released on Monday claims that there are 35.8 million people worldwide who are stuck in modern-day slavery as they are forced to pick cotton, prostitute themselves, clean up for the wealthy, fight wars, and even grow cannabis in order to survive.

Satanic Children's Book

Satanic Group To Hand Out Coloring Books In School, Florida Schools Re-Think Policy

A satanic group's request to distribute coloring books at a school in Florida has the school administrators consider a ban on all religious materials in district high school.

Man Blows Self Up AfterFamily Feud

A man from Berlin, Germany was so angry after an argument with his family that he blew himself outside their family home, killing himself and injuring several others.

Martin Salia, a Sierra Leonean doctor sick with Ebola, is pictured in this handout photo taken February 2013 and provided by the United Brethren (UB).

Surgeon With Ebola Virus In Extremely Critical Condition

A surgeon who was infected with Ebola virus while working at Sierra Leone is still at the Nebraska hospital and doctors handling his case pressed, that he is in extremely critical condition.

G-20 Summit 2014

China Reverses Decision, Now Supports G-20 Anticorruption Plan

China first opposed the anti-corruption plan of the Group of 20 (G-20) but in a meeting over the weekend, the country reversed its stand and supported the transparency measures that would reveal the beneficial owners of companies all over the world.

Guinness World Records Day

World's Tallest And Shortest Men Meet In London

The most extreme pair, the world's tallest and shortest men, have met in London during an event organized by the Guinness World Records to celebrate a day called "Guinness World Records Day".

Smoking

CDC: 1 In 5 High School Students In U.S. Uses Tobacco

The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) released a study showing one-fifth of the high school students in the United States have smoked in the past thirty days.

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