A dig at St Georg church in Freising, Bavaria, revealed a surprising find (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Archaeologists have uncovered a 400-year-old body with an iron hand in an impressive example of ...

Iran's medieval barbarity is not limited to executions, it includes lashings, amputations and even the blinding of people convicted of crimes deemed relatively minor by the civilized world, according ...

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