In the wake of ongoing violence and unrest in Syria, Barbara Walters hurls some tough questions at Syrian President Bashar Assad, who claims only “crazy” leaders murder their own citizens.

The emotional impact of enforcing new austerity measures on all but the lowest pension bands hit Italian Welfare Minister Elsa Fornero, who broke into tears at a press conference shortly after a cabinet meeting.

An absolutely charming little four-minute film about Marcel the Shell. Marcel’s a shell with shoes, googly eyes and a huge personality. Yes it sounds confusing, but we promise that you should watch it.

With Labor’s conscience vote on gay marriage looming on the horizon, now’s a good time to recap on Julia Gillard’s position on the issue in the lead-up to the 2010 election.

For a peaceful trip to the shops in America, there’s always Black Friday to look forward to. And by “peaceful” we mean chaotic, violent and soul-crushing.

Here’s one way to try and block legislation: throw tear gas powder at your political opponents. That was the tactic used by South Korean opposition MP Kim Sung-dong, depicted in this video throwing a powdered substance at the deputy speaker in a bid to block a (subsequently ratified) free trade agreement with the US.

Over the weekend thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where outnumbered police set fire to tents and attacked protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets.

In this moving four minute mini doco, Human Rights Watch investigators talk to families in Mexico who, without support from police or authorities, become their own investigators in order to gather information about lost loved ones killed in the War on Drugs.

Ear biter-turned-actor Mike Tyson stars as Hermain Cain in this mock presidential ad. Why should Cain win? “Because the Tea Party loves crazy more than they hate black,” zings Tyson.