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The 13 Most Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today

The 13 Most Brutal and Inhumane Judicial Punishments Still Used Today

Public StoningIranian courts still order public stonings, and those sentenced are often severely whipped before they are stoned. Women are buried up to their necks before a stoning. If convicted of adultery, Iranian law requires the stones not be too big or too small so that the probable death is...

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American Soldier Captured by Taliban in Afghanistan ( Video Included )

The U.S. Army has identified the man shown captured in a video filmed by the Taliban in Afghanistan as an American soldier. The military mentioned that his name was Pte Bowe Bergdahl. He is 23 years old and belongs to Ketchum, Idaho. He was captured by the Taliban from a U.S. military base near...

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Joshua Bernard Photo in AP 'Appalling'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates was unsuccessful in swaying the Associated Press from distributing a graphic photograph showing the final moments of Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard’s life after the marine had been mortally wounded in Afghanistan. The photo shows the 21-year-old being helped by...

10 Americans Dead in Taliban Aggression

10 Americans Dead in Taliban Aggression

Nato and US military leaders are worried after Taliban insurgents have mounted highly successful surprise attacks against US and Afghanistan troops. A recent poll shows Americans growing weary over the seemingly pointless front against the Taliban and would love to see their troops brought home....

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Afghan Hound Dog Breed

Often described as a “king of dogs,” the Afghan Hound is a noble, aristocratic and ancient breed originating from Sinai and mentioned in Egyptian papyruses as well as drawn on the caves of Afghanistan over 4,000 years ago. The breed is a sighthound which means it hunts by sight, used in the past...

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Who Is Osama Bin Laden?

Osama bin Laden is known today as a notorious terrorist who leads a group of fundamentalist and extremist Muslims that caused so much turmoil in the United States during the September 11 attacks. Osama bin Laden is a son of a multi-millionaire Saudi Arabian patriarch named Mohammed Awad bin Laden....

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Karakachan Dog Breed

Also known as Bulgarian Shepherd Dog, its ancestry can be traced to Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran. A flock guard dog, it is not actually recognized by any international organization so the physical standards are based on observations of the breed. It typically weighs from 88 to 125 pounds...

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Tony Blair to Give Autobiography Proceeds to Charity

UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair will give all the proceeds of his forthcoming autobiography to a charity that helps war veterans, his office announced on Monday.The book, which is entitled "A Journey", will be published on September 1. It will be Blair’s first personal account of...

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Daniel Patrick Boyd and 6 Alleged Recruits Arrested on Terrorism Charges

A North Carolina man named Daniel Patrick Boyd has been charged along with six of his alleged recruits with conspiring to support terrorism and traveling overseas to participate in "violent jihad." The indictment said Boyd, a U.S. citizen, trained in Afghanistan and fought there between 1989 and...