In Medieval times, they sought out ways to cut back on crime. Instead of letting the criminals sit in a jail cell, like today, they would use different torture devices. These devices came in all shapes and sizes and were meant to scare other would be criminals into not doing the crimes committed by the person being tortured. Let’s check these weird torture methods . 10.The Brazen Bull This […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Mira Sorvino takes a behind the scenes look at Cambodia’s child sex trade Karaoke bars are often fronts for prostitution in Phnom Penh, the country’s capital When a club hostess is asked to bring in younger girls, she obliges Girls are shown messages from others who escaped life from these covert brothels Late one night, after dark, we met up with Don Brewster — head of Agape International […]
A woman reveals her bizarre obsession with dressing up as a pony and galloping around a field in the upcoming season of My Strange Addiction. Nicole, 31, is addicted to Pony Play, a form of role play that sees her putting on a mask, hooves and a bit and pretending she is a horse as she rolls around in hay. She is just one of the stars who offer a […]
Growing Louisiana Sinkhole Swallowing Trees, Blamed On Industrial Activity New video filmed in Bayou Corne, Louisiana by the Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness shows the latest “slough in” at an ongoing sinkhole sucking in whole trees. The toxic sinkhole was discovered by a resident on August 3rd, 2012. At that time, it was three acres but it’s since grown to over 24 acres in size. According to OEP Director John Boudreaux, […]
The water surrounding me had the soupy texture of liquid glass. Drifting through the halocline – where cold and warm water converge in layers, their collision blurring the field of vision – was a deliciously disorienting feeling. Only my limbs were clearly visible. I could vaguely make out the limestone walls as we dove deeper inside the cavern, our bubbles reverberating off the ceiling. Each Darth Vader-like exhale mutated into […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A Connecticut school shooting killed six women and 20 children, ages 6 or 7, a year ago Federal gun reform proposals fail, but some states now have tougher gun laws Mental health problems are now being cast as “brain health” issues in a public campaign A town’s compassion is tested when deciding to build a new school on the same site Horror struck Newtown, Connecticut, in such a […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Winter storm “Alexa” has brought snow and rain to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley Region is home to thousands of people who have fled the civil war in Syria One out of every four people living in Lebanon is now a Syrian refugee Many are living in makeshift camps, with little but flimsy tents to keep out the cold Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley thought life couldn’t get much […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS New Zealand government threw $50 million into the construction of the Nga Haerenga cycle trails Nosara in Costa Rica recently awarded a Blue Flag — a certification awarded to world’s best beaches First few months of 2014 best period for Northern Lights for years, as NASA scientists predict a peak in solar activity Wondering where to go for your next holiday? Experts explain which destinations we should be […]
Mira’s Cambodia Journal – Day One: Arrival in Cambodia Editor’s note: Mira Sorvino, a human rights activist and Academy Award winning actress, went to Cambodia with the CNN Freedom Project to expose child sexual exploitation. This is an edited journal from her week in the country. We have just landed in Phnom Penh, to begin one of the most important journeys I have ever embarked upon. I have been an […]
