In a dark turn of events, reports suggest that the Russian army has resorted to extreme measures to discipline its own troops during the conflict in Ukraine. Allegedly, soldiers who refuse to fight or are found guilty of heavy drinking are being subjected to a brutal form of punishment – confinement in makeshift dungeons known as ‘Zindan’ cells. These Zindans, reminiscent of Imperial... 

Tight squeeze: A Tokyo local shows a Japanese news crew around her tiny ‘coffin apartment’ In one of the most densely populated Asian cities, Tokyo, real estate prices are so undemocratic that a part of the population of the city is forced to live in most bizarre and unusual “apartments.” So-called Internet refugees permanently live in the booths and cubicles of Internet cafe....