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The United Nations Is Spending 4/20 Talking About Drugs
The UN General Assembly will be holding a "special session," if you know what I mean, to talk about the drug trade around the world.
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Facebook In Dispute With Pro-Kurdish Activists Over Deleted Posts
Campaigners accused the social media giant of "censorship" and said it had been deleting posts on behalf of Turkey.
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Yanis Varoufakis Explains The EU Crisis Through Pictures Of Yanis Varoufakis
The former Greek finance minister was at the heart of last summer’s Eurozone crisis and has just released a book about the EU. BuzzFeed News asked him to explain what happened through pictures of himself.
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This Museum's Prank Went Wrong And Now They've Employed A Cat
His name is Maray and he is paid in fish and cutlets.
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More Boats Carrying Migrants Deported From Greece Have Arrived In Turkey
A second group of people deported as part of a controversial EU scheme arrived in Izmir, Turkey on a ferry Friday morning. The deportations were met by protesters, some of whom threw themselves into the harbour at Lesbos to try and stop the boat's departure.
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There Is Now A 12-Foot Michael Jackson Statue In Chennai, Because Why Not
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about facial proportion.
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David Attenborough Has An Incredibly Bleak Warning For The Great Barrier Reef
"If they continue to rise at the present rate, the reef will be gone in decades."
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Pope Francis Urges Leniency When It Comes To Matters Of Family And Marriage
Pope Francis asked the church not to judge members living in "irregular situations" but to reintegrate and welcome all members in his 256-page "The Joy of Love."
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"Sesame Street" Has A New Muppet In Afghanistan Who Promotes Girls' Rights
Zari is the first Afghan Muppet in the show's history.
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David Cameron Did Own Shares In His Late Father's Offshore Trust
The PM sold them for around £30,000 in 2010, he told ITV News. Labour said it was an “extraordinary admission”.
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This German Man Is China's Newest Internet Celebrity, Believe It Or Not
Thomas — or "Afu" as his Chinese fans call him — posts videos depicting scenes from everyday life in Shanghai.
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Afghan First Lady: Afghanistan Is A "Normal Country" When It Comes To Feminism
"Like in any country there are chauvinists and there are regular men," Rula Ghani told the Women in the World Summit.
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Colombia Just Affirmed That Same-Sex Couples Can Get Married
In a 6-3 decision, Colombia joined the ranks of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Argentina in approving same-sex marriage in the Western Hemisphere.
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Britain Is Making Millions Training Police In 21 Countries That Use The Death Penalty
The UK's national College of Policing has earned £6.2 million in the last three years through overseas training contracts, a freedom of information request has shown.
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Another Secular Blogger Has Been Hacked To Death In Bangladesh
Writer Nazimuddin Samad, who was also studying for a master's in law, was attacked by a machete-wielding mob on the streets of Dhaka, the capital.
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Canada Still Doesn't Know How Much Money It Loses To Tax Havens
Two government agencies are fighting over studying the so-called tax gap.
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Airport Staff Confiscated The Ashes Of A British Man's Husband Because He Wasn't Deemed Next Of Kin
Exclusive: In his first interview following the furore over his husband's death in Australia, Marco Bulmer-Rizzi told BuzzFeed News of the trauma of "losing him again" on his way back to Britain.
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This Heartbreaking Video Shows How Chinese Women Are Pressured To Get Married
"I don't want to get married just for the sake of marriage. I won't live happily that way."
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The Panama Papers May Help Unravel The Corruption “Deal Of The Century”
Anti-corruption investigators who have spent years probing a deal between an Israeli diamond dealer and the West African country of Guinea hope the Panama Papers will shed light on one of the most lucrative mining contracts in Africa’s history.
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British Tabloids Are Mad They Can't Write About An Alleged Celebrity Affair
The U.K. court of appeal blocked the story, which has been published in the United States, citing the privacy rights of the celebrity couple and their children.
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See Maps Showing Where FBI Planes Are Watching From Above
America is being watched from above. Government surveillance planes routinely circle over most major cities — but usually take the weekends off.
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You Can Now Play A Video Game That Lets You Live The Iranian Revolution
Playing as Reza, an Iranian photojournalist, the player makes choices that help determine the fate of Iran.
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A Bomb Scare In Germany Was Caused By A Vibrating Cock Ring
What a cock-up.
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Scotland Could Be An Independent Member Of The EU By 2018, Says Sturgeon
The first minister told BuzzFeed News that Scotland could hold a second independence vote and stay in the European Union if the rest of the UK votes to leave in June.
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More People Were Executed Worldwide Last Year Than In Any of The Previous 25 Years
More than 1,600 people were executed in 2015 as Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia drove a surge in the use of the death penalty, an Amnesty International review has found.
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Even The Father Of The Great Firewall Of China Dodges It All The Time
It's pretty embarrassing to show that you can get around censorship that you helped build.
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Nearly Every Latin American Country Is Using This Software To Spy On Their Citizens
Governments in Latin America are ignoring their own laws that would prevent them from using the types of surveillance software offered by Hacking Team, according to a new report.
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So It Looks Like The Israelis And Palestinians Have Taken Their Beef To Twitter
Because that's the place for rational discussion about serious issues.
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