In contrast, this is the year the FBI in the US has reclassified animal abuse to be prosecuted with a seriousness at par with arson, kidnapping and homicide.
Although star appeal is a cinematic virtue that politics eagerly and readily encashes, acumen for holding public office and dedication to take its responsibilities seriously is not a given.
In a special segment, a make up artist showed how to adeptly camouflage scars from a beating, in a special for International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.
After Britain and the United States, France could be the third major power to experience a once-inconceivable shock election stoked over grievances over economy, culture and ethnoracial identity.
A woman in her reproductive prime has long been under fire of religion and culture for her inherent physical 'impurity' and capacity to distract and 'pollute' men, just by the virtue of her existence.
Even when President Obama made his highly publicised visit to Cuba this year Castro belittled his overtures, insisting that Cuba did not need anything that the US had to offer.
Donald Trump attributed his reconsideration of use of torture and waterboarding on terrorist suspects to a conversation that he had just had with General James Mattis.
Known for her toughness and dogged pursuance of tricky political situations, Merkel's bid for re-election is being perceived to be a vote towards reliability and predictability.
