Idi Amin, Mobutu Sese Seko, and others in Africa whose rise defied logic or merit. These are not endorsements of wickedness, ...

A brutal form of torture has appalled historians for centuries - and is one of the most terrifying forms of execution ever conceived. Scaphism involved ensnaring a victim between two wooden boats, ...

A barbaric form of torture has horrified historians for centuries and is one of the most chilling forms of execution ever devised.