Mother, daughter held for stoning woman to deathOctober 26th, 2009 RAIPUR - A village headwoman in Chattisgarh was arrested Monday with her daughter and son-in-law for allegedly stoning to death a woman who was branded a witch. The incident took place at Narkela village in Jashpur district, about 450 km from here.
Somali Islamists carry out amputations on 3 men accused of robberyOctober 10th, 2009 Somali Islamists carry out amputations on 3 menMOGADISHU, Somalia — Six masked men used machetes to carry out amputations on three men accused of robbery by a Somali Islamist court, a witness said Saturday. Abdulahi Hassan Afrah said the two of the men had both a hand and a foot cut off and a third had only a foot cut off after the Islamic court in the southern port city of Kismayo realized he was already disabled.
Militant: Kidnappers free 3 aid workers held in Somalia for more than 2 monthsOctober 3rd, 2009 Militant: 3 aid workers freed in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Kidnappers on Saturday released three foreign aid workers they had held in Somalia for more than two months, an Islamic militia commander said. Hizbul Islam commander Sheik Abdullahi Nor said he saw the three former hostages board a small plane Saturday in the southwestern Somali town of Luq.
Rahul Gandhi's train stoned, no one injuredSeptember 15th, 2009 PANIPAT - The Swarn Shatabdi Express by which Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is travelling from Ludhiana to New Delhi was stoned by miscreants Tuesday evening near Gharaunda town near Panipat, in Haryana. No one was injured, officials said.
Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province vote that adulterers can be stoned to deathSeptember 14th, 2009 Indonesia's Aceh to allow stoning for adulterersBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province voted unanimously that adulterers can be sentenced to death by stoning, just months after voters overwhelmingly chose to throw conservative Islamic parties out of power. With only weeks to go before a new government led by a moderate party takes over in Aceh province, hard-liners still in control of the regional parliament pushed through legislation Monday to impose steep punishments for adultery and homosexuality.
New law in Indonesia's Aceh province makes adultery punishable by 'stoning to death'September 14th, 2009 Indonesia's Aceh passes law on stoning to deathBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Adulterers can be stoned to death and homosexuality is punishable by steep prison terms under a new law passed unanimously by lawmakers in Indonesia's devoutly Muslim Aceh province Monday. Aceh's regional parliament adopted the bill despite strong objections from human rights groups and the province's deputy governor, who said the legislation needed more careful consideration because it imposes a new form of capital punishment.
UN says Somali insurgents, government troops committing torture, possibly war crimesJuly 10th, 2009 UN warns of possible war crimes in SomaliaGENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief says Somalia's insurgents and government troops are committing torture and other atrocities that might be war crimes.
Medical officials: 20 killed in explosion in western Somalia townJune 18th, 2009 20 killed in explosion in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — A medical official says 20 people have been killed in an explosion in a western Somali town. Dr. Abdirahin Omar Amin of Belet Weyne Hospital says some people died immediately and others died when they got to the hospital.
Brit woman jailed for adultery in Dubai releasedJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - A British mother jailed for adultery in Dubai has been freed and reunited with husband who turned her in. Sally Antia, the British mother-of-two, has reportedly flown to Australia with her husband, Vincent, after serving six weeks of a two-month jail sentence.
Two people stoned to death in HimachalJune 7th, 2009 SHIMLA - Police Sunday recovered two bodies in a Himachal Pradesh village and said that the victims were "probably" stoned to death. Om Parkash and his nephew Ganga Ram were probably stoned to death at Theog village near Shimla Saturday night, investigating officer Khajana Ram told IANS on phone.
British adultery couple sentenced to two months in Dubai jailJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British couple has been jailed in Dubai for committing adultery. Sally Antia and her lover Mark Hawkins were arrested May 2 after leaving the 5-star Radisson Creek Hotel in Dubai.
4 Somali police officers killed in roadside bomb attack in the capitalJune 1st, 2009 4 police officers killed in Somalia roadside bombMOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia say a roadside bomb in the capital has killed at least four police officers and several civilians. Somali police chief Abdi Hassan Awale said it was not immediately clear how many civilians died in Monday's attack in Mogadishu.
Brit woman shopped for adultery by hubby in DubaiMay 26th, 2009 LONDON - A husband has landed his wife in an Arab prison with a yearlong sentence for cheating on him with another man. Vincent tipped cops in Dubai about mum-of-two Sally Antia as she stepped out of five-star Radisson Dubai Deira Creek hotel with her lover in the early hours.
Brit mum jailed in Dubai for adultery to be freed by pardonApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - British mum Marnie Pearce, jailed in Dubai after being accused of adultery, has won a pardon and will be freed. The 40-year-old had been taken into custody after her former Egyptian husband Ihab El Labban falsely accused her of cheating on him.
Somalia politician executed for working with EthiopiansJanuary 16th, 2009 NAIROBI/MOGADISHU - Islamist insurgents have executed a Somali politician in the port town of Kismayo for working with Ethiopian forces occupying Somalia, reports said Friday. The Islamists seized control of Kismayo last August and implemented Sharia law.
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