Woman accused of witchcraft slain in Colombia
September 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) A woman was slain and her body burned after being accused of casting spells against other women in the northwestern Colombian province of Antioquia.The victim was ... Read more...
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Reliance on the supernatural grows with age
August 31st, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Reliance on supernatural explanations for death and illness grows rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study."As children assimilate cultural concepts into their ... Read more...
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Witches set world record for largest gathering
August 19th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) A total of 482 people wearing black pointed hats, black cloaks and carrying a broom have set a new world record for the biggest group of ... Read more...
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Woman forced to eat human excreta on witchcraft charge
April 28th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 28 (IANS) A woman in a village in Bihar's Sitamarhi district was forced by some people to eat human excreta and drink urine after being branded a witch, ... Read more...
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British police to be trained to spot sorcery
April 28th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) British policemen are all set to receive special training following a rise in witchcraft murders and attacks on children by their families and loved-ones across the ... Read more...
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7,563 rapes in Jharkhand in 10 years: Report
April 13th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, April 13 (IANS) As many as 7,563 rape cases were reported in Jharkhand during the ten-year period since the formation of the state in November 2000, a local NGO ... Read more...
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Couple gets life term for killing ‘witch’ teenager
March 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 6 (IANS) A Congolese couple who tortured and drowned a teenage boy, accusing him of witchcraft, have been imprisoned for life in Britain.Magalie Bamu and her fiance Eric ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Husband beheads wife in human sacrifice in Jharkhand
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) In a gory incident of human sacrifice in Jharkhand, a husband allegedly beheaded his wife and offered her severed head to appease a deity in the ... Read more...
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Two men arrested for sacrificing minor girl
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 2 (IANS) Police in Chhattisgarh have arrested two men for killing a girl to appease their god for a better harvest, an officer said Monday.The arrest was made ... Read more...
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Ghana: Missing toddler found dead after ‘witchcraft murder’
December 14th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by BNO News
KUMASI, GHANA (BNO NEWS) -- Police in south-central Ghana have discovered the body of a toddler who went missing late last week while visiting a hairdresser, local media reported on Wednesday. She ... Read more...
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Official accuses attendant of sorcery
November 18th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a woman district magistrate in Uttar Pradesh has accused one of her attendants - a woman homeguard - of staging some kind ... Read more...
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Man kills brother over land tensions, witchcraft
November 1st, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 1 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh villager was arrested Tuesday after he confessed to burning to death his elder brother who he suspected was involved in witchcraft, police said.Police believe ... Read more...
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Brother kills family for practising witchcraft
October 28th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 28 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a couple was Friday killed by their relatives in Jharkhand's Gumla district on the suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said.The victims were ... Read more...
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Man stabs his sister on suspicion of witchcraft
October 1st, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 1 (IANS) A man in Rajasthan's Ajmer city Saturday stabbed his sister repeatedly on suspicion that she was conducting witchcraft on him, said police. She is struggling for ... Read more...
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Elderly man beaten to death in Rajasthan
August 11th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) A 75-year-old man was beaten to death in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district after being accused of being an 'evil spirit', police said Thursday. Three men have been ... Read more...
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Teenager held in Chhattisgarh for killing woman
June 20th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 20 (IANS) A teenager was held in Chhattisgar Monday, a day after he axed a woman to death allegedly for practising witchcraft, police said.The killing was reported Sunday ... Read more...
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Woman attacked for ‘witchcraft’
March 5th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dungarpur (Rajasthan), March 5 (IANS) Rajasthan police Saturday began probing an alleged attack on a woman by villagers who labelled her as a witch. Five villagers, including two women, have ... Read more...
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17th century notebook reveals how women were punished for witchcraft
March 4th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A 17th Century notebook revealing how women were tried, tortured, convicted and hanged for witchcraft has been published online.Experts from University of Manchester photographed the notebook, kept at ... Read more...
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Romanian witches could be fined or jailed for wrong predictions
February 9th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): A new bill has been proposed by Romanian authorities that could see witches being fined or even jailed if their predictions do not come true.The new bill emerged ... Read more...
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Papua New Guinea man eats son during sorcery initiation ceremony
February 5th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Feb 5 (ANI): A man in a Papua New Guinea mining town was caught by residents allegedly eating his screaming, newborn son during a sorcery initiation ceremony.Police said locals on the ... Read more...
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Romanian witches to use ‘cat poo, dead dog’ curse on country’s taxmen
January 7th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): It's bizarre way of protesting against taxes, and a bit scary too - Romanian witches are threatening to use cat excrement and dead dogs to cast spells on ... Read more...
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Two killed for practising witchcraft
January 2nd, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 2 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were killed for practising witchcraft in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said Sunday. No one has yet been arrested.According to police, the two dead ... Read more...
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45 voodoo priests lynched in Haiti for cholera deaths
December 24th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Port Au Prince (Haiti), Dec 24 (IANS) At least 45 people - most of them voodoo priests - have been lynched by angry mobs blaming them for the spread of the cholera ... Read more...
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Vampire Brands Teen’s Forehead With a ‘V’
December 11th, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Twenty year old Evan Francis Brown believes he is a vampire. He also maintains that his religion is Satanism, and is a member of a group who lives ... Read more...
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Vampire brands teen with letter ‘V’ on the head
December 10th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Evan Francis Brown believes that he is a vampire and he used a heated fork/spoon to brand the letter ‘V’ on the head of a ... Read more...
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Will Harry Potter Be Able To Defeat The So-Called Immortal Lord Voldemort?
November 20th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The scene takes place at the well known Pinewood Studios in London and present on sets are director David Yates, Daniel Radcliffe and Ralph Fiennes. Media reports claim that this is ... Read more...
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Fiona Shaw all set to join the cast of True Blood
November 9th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fiona Shaw is set to join the season four of the series “True Blood”. Fiona is popularly known as Aunt Petunia in the “Harry Potter” franchise. ... Read more...
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Site reveals ‘Christine O’Donnell’s sordid Halloween romp with 25-year-old’
October 29th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 29 (ANI): Christine O'Donnell has had to face many sticky situations, over her dabbling in witchcraft and falsifying her educational resume, but this time the Delaware Republican Senate may ... Read more...
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Harry Potter ‘encourages witchcraft’
October 25th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Harry Potter series encourage witchcraft, claim Christian fundamentalists.The books, which are beloved by millions of children and adults alike, have attracted widespread censure from fundamentalists, reports the ... Read more...
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Love of meat stopped me from joining Hare Krishna sect, says O’Donnell
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): In a previous interview, the Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell had said that before becoming Christian she tried her hands on various religions, but skipped becoming a ... Read more...
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“Saturday Night Live” Parodies Christine O’Donnell’s Witchcraft Video
September 26th, 2010 - 11:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Saturday Night Live",which often parodies the contemporary culture of the United States not only saw the jokes hurled at Governor David Paterson but also the show ... Read more...
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Christine O’Donnell Lands In Controversy Again By Saying “Evolution Is A Myth”
September 26th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Tea Party favorite and the Republican nominee of Delaware, Christine O'Donnell seems to have landed herself another controversy this week. The former political commentator hogged ... Read more...
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Tea Party star Christine O’Donnell thinks evolution is a myth?
September 26th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Christine O'Donnell, Republican Senatorial nominee from Delaware, has been shown saying, "Evolution is a myth" in a clip from the Oct. 15, 1998 episode of Bill Maher's old ... Read more...
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O’Donnell wanted to stop ‘whole country from having premarital sex’
September 25th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell said during a 2003 television appearance that she wanted to stop "the whole country from having sex."In the video, O'Donnell is shown ... Read more...
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