“Technical Sergeant, Lawrence J Gettings, of Ottumwa, Iowa, heats a can of rations and takes time out for a rest during the fighting southeast of Bastogne, Belgium on January 7, 1945. Technical Sergeant Gettings served with the 320th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Division, E Company” – US Signal…

Cut of a thousand Knives, or Lingchi The slow process, the lingering death, or slow slicing, and also known as death by a thousand cuts, was a form of torture and execution used in China from roughly 900 until it was banned in 1905. It was also used in Vietnam…

On August 14th six prisoners were hanged in Karoun Prison in Ahwaz (southwestern Iran) for kidnapping and raping ten women in Shushter (a city in the province of Khuzestan).Four of the prisoners were identified as Ali Naz, Ali Hossein, Mohammad, and Nobar.   Unusually, although the hanging was within the prison,…

There was a fatal accident in Onitsha this afternoon. A Tanker laden with fuel which was coming from Awka and moving towards Asaba failed brake at the ever busy Asaba Park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha and exploded upon crashing into the park, burning more than 20 people beyond recognition and…

A striking image of a soldier kneeling over a comrade at Omaha Beach, Normandy, on 7 June 1944.   The drenched soldier stares despairingly into the distance, while his hand rests tenderly on his comrade’s body.   The dead soldier’s boots protruding from the blanket adds to the image’s poignancy.   For me,…