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North Korea's embassy to the United Kingdom in west London where Thae Yong-Ho was deputy ambassador before his defection to South Korean in August 2016.
Global Politics
North Korea’s highest ranking defector has no regrets
​Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and head of 'Fair Aid' fund Elizaveta Glinka attend a state awarding ceremony to acknowledge charity and human rights activists at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 8, 2016.
Culture
Remembering the Russian woman who traveled to war zones to save children’s lives
An overcrowded dinghy with migrants from different African countries is seen after members of the German NGO Jugend Rettet guided them towards the Iuventa vessel during a rescue operation, off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea September 21, 2016.
Conflict
You think you know the refugee story? This documentary might change your mind.
cappuccino at Curto Café in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Business
Rio’s best café lets you pay what you want
Celine Dion became a part owner of Schwartz's of Montreal in 2012.
Food
Celine Dion is an unlikely savior of Montreal’s classic Jewish deli
Audric de Campeau pours a glass of mead in the Paris catacombs with his dog, Filou.
Culture
A French beekeeper makes mead in the Paris catacombs
Paul Simon, front right, performed with members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo for the first time in several years during a tribute at the Warner Theater in Washington on May 23, 2007.
Music
Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ was born 30 years ago — and ‘world music’ grew with it