Seven stories you may have missed while the general election dominated the news today

North Korea threatened a nuclear attack, Saudi Arabia beheaded five people and Texas came one step closer to legalising cannabis

A picture released by the Rodong Sinmun on 14 April shows North Korean first lady Ri Sol-ju , with her husband Kim Jong-un and top officials at a men's football match (EPA)

The general election has unsurprisingly dominated the media's agenda today, making it a good day to bury bad news all round. The nationwide frenzy has effectively ensured blanket coverage of the campaign, so here are a few stories from around the world that you - and everyone else - probably missed.

Saudi Arabia executed five men for murder and robbery

Saudi Arabia beheaded five migrants on Monday, bringing the total number of executions carried out in the Kingdom within the last nine months to 153.

Kylie Jenner, 17, admitted to having lip fillers

Kylie Jenner, 17, finally admitted to having the non-surgical procedure (Broadimage/REX)

The youngest Keeping up With the Kardashians star admitted to having injectable fillers at just 17-years-old, prompting a host of medical and ethical concerns.

Her admission came after an internet craze saw people putting their lips into shot glasses and sucking in order to create a swollen mouth resembling Jenner’s.

North Korea threatened to attack the US Government with nuclear weapons

In another escalation of Pyongyang’s fiery rhetoric, a North Korean official told CNN the secretive state has nuclear weapons and will use them against the US “if we are forced to do so”.

A Texas House panel approved cannabis legislation

A man smokes a joint in an Amsterdam cannabis coffeeshop, where small amounts of cannabis can be bought for personal use (Getty)

The Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved the legalisation of cannabis for recreational purposes, meaning it could now go before the House. One Republican said he backed the bill because he believes nothing that comes from God should be banned.

There was another earthquake in Papua New Guinea

An magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the third to hit the region this week. One triggered a tsunami warning stretching almost 200 miles from the epicentre.

Scientists made another discovery suggesting there could be hope for life on other planets

An artist's view of a watery asteroid in a white dwarf star system. (NASA, ESA, M.A. Garlick (space-art.co.uk), University of Warwick, and University of Cambridge)

Asteroids rich in water are flying around the universe and could have already kicked off life on other worlds, according to new research.

Moldovan officials launched an investigation into the disappearance of $1 billion

Around 10,000 protesters urged Moldova's government to launch an investigation after $1 billion mysteriously disappeared from the state-owned Savings Bank and private banks Unibank and the Social Bank.