worldbrief

British graffiti artist Banksy is bringing attention to the situation in Syria by recreating his iconic balloon girl in a video ending with the hashtag #withsyria.
In Australia, dogs are getting addicted to the hallucinogenic sweat that oozes off the backs of cane toads.
Russian artist Svetlanta Petrova joins Ahmed to discuss her work, re- imagining classic paintings to feature her fat cat, which have made her (and the cat) an internet sensation.
Chinese authorities are trying to find a couple who filmed themselves having sex in a Uniqlo fitting room after the x-rated video went viral overnight.
Over one million devotees attended a mass animal sacrifice in honor of the Gadhimai festival that occurs every five years in Nepal.
Kim Jong-Un hasn't been seen in three weeks, prompting suspicions over his whereabouts.
In Malaysia, there were plenty of balls on display, and not just on the court, when a group of Nudists were arrested for organized their own sports festival.
An Indian woman who had been raped got the ultimate revenge for her suffering when she cut off her attacker's penis.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un takes a tour of a lube factory, in order to highlight the country's industrial competitiveness.
An U.S. Army Major General has been shot point blank and killed in Afghanistan, reportedly by an Afghan soldier.