The Divine Comedy, the poet’s tour of the Christian afterlife, is filled with strikingly modern touches—and a poetic energy ...

We’re all familiar with restomods, the idea of updating an old car to give it the handling, performance and luxury amenities of a new one. But some cars, like this Chevelle pretender, flip the script ...

Salem, where the Salem Museum of Torture is located, is a popular Halloween season destination. The Salem Museum of Torture first opened in the summer of 2023 to a receptive audience., but it received ...

There’s a fascinating new podcast series from CNN’s Omar Jimenez about systemic torture carried out by the Chicago police department over many years starting in the 1980s. There were startling ...

Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, formally ending an international commitment to maintain human rights that has in any case ...

The “pear of anguish” is a gruesome invention from centuries past that FoodTok has gleefully adopted as shorthand for the worst possible culinary crime. There are no food crimes heinous enough to ...

KYIV, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine criticised Russia on Wednesday for setting out plans to withdraw from the Council of Europe's treaty for the prevention of torture, saying the proposal was a tacit ...

According to the report, the torture was highly sexualised, involving rape, threats of rape, forced nudity, and other degrading acts. The systematic use of torture is seen as a tool to intimidate, ...

Firefighters combat an inferno in the Dotombori district in Osaka, Japan, August 17, 2025. On Monday, August 18, a devastating fire broke out in the bustling Dotonbori district of Osaka, claiming the ...

The article features a 1969 Cessna 310P as "Today's Top Pick," highlighting its versatility and proven multiengine performance as a compelling choice for various missions. This twin-engine aircraft ...

Dr. Edwards is the United Nations special rapporteur on torture. She has gathered testimonies from victims and their advocates, and has carried out her own fact-finding in Ukraine. One of the few ...