Men in stilettos race through the streets of the Spanish capital in an event held during Madrid’s Gay Pride festival.
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Hong Kong police pepper spray protesters
Police in Hong Kong use pepper spray and batons against anti-government protesters who had seized highways early Monday.
Italy demolishes remains of Genoa bridge
The remaining towers of the bridge in Genoa that collapsed nearly a year ago killing 43 people were demolished.
India’s Mount Everest of garbage set to outgrow the Taj Mahal
India’s highest dump is on course to outstrip the Taj Mahal in terms of height over the course of the next 12 months.
Stinky seaweed threatens Mexico’s pristine beaches
An invasion of a thick and stinky seaweed, Sargassum, is covering the beaches of the Caribbean paradise of Mexico’s Tulum.
Italy’s Mount Etna erupts, clouding up Sicily’s skies
Mount Etna is once more in eruption, due to the opening of two eruptive fractures according to the volcanologists of the Ingv Etna Observatory.
Thailand marijuana festival has visitors on a high
As Thailand became the first in Southeast Asia to legalise marijuana for medical use last year, many Thais are drawn to a northeastern town for its debut weed festival.
Suicide blast rips through Pakistani fruit market, killing 20
At least 20 people were killed and 48 wounded by a powerful suicide blast targeting the Shia Hazara in a crowded market in Pakistan’s Quetta city.
Eye’ll bee damned: Taiwanese woman finds insects in eye
Four “sweat bees” that had been living in a Taiwanese woman’s eye were removed by a doctor who described his surprise.
British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
British police have arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London after his asylum was withdrawn.
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