It's shocking that this Pakistani official would defend this practice.

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Note: The original post blew up plime this morning. Props to 2many for fixing it.This is a different link, but the original story link is embedded in the detailed article. picked by suebe 1 month ago

Ignorance of the risks of transmission mean that people with HIV and AIDS are being buried alive by their relatives in Papua New Guinea. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Like most construction workers in China, he had little in the way of protective equipment except for his tough plastic safety helmet. It was to be enough to save his life. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

Two South African women were burnt to death by a group of students who suspected the victims had bewitched their high school with evil spirits. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Turns up what may be the earliest case of cancer ever found there.

/Side note: I visited the museum where that Viking burial ship is exhibited. Awesome. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Men living in the northwestern Italian town of Varallo will receive 50 euros ($70) for losing 4 kg (9 pounds) in a month, Mayor Gianluca Buonanno said. Women will get the same amount for shedding 3 kg (7 pounds). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Police found more than 8,000 pieces of women's clothing and lingerie in the home of a Japanese man who stole the items so he could sleep buried in them. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A two-day-old baby girl was found alive in a grave in southern India on Thursday, after she had been buried by her grandfather who did not want to bear the cost of bringing up a girl, authorities said. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A woman revered as a snake goddess who could cure the ill was rescued by police after villagers agreed to her request to be buried alive in a north Indian village, police said on Monday. picked by DemureArt 11 months ago

Just as he's being shoved into a mortuary box, he comes to life. I think his aunt said it best... "when I die I want to be buried with a mobile phone.” picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

In Britain, a survey was done using thin models and larger models. More women chose the thinner models stating they gave a better impression than the larger models. No survey of cocaine use was included. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Using his bare hands, Michael Keller knew he didn’t have much time to rescue a teenage girl who had been buried nearly up to her neck when tons of dirt and sand came crashing down from a Pacifica cliff to the beach below. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

An Italian woman whose family kept her locked in a room for almost two decades after she was accused of becoming pregnant out of wedlock has been freed by police, authorities and media reports said. picked by aclister 4 months ago

The power of positive thinking and Buddhist meditation techniques saved the life of a Chinese construction worker. picked by lostsoul135 6 months ago

A leaked Italian government report concludes "aliens testing secret weapons" are responsible for a series of strange, spontaneous fires that erupted from appliances and other home furnishings all over the village of Canneto di Caronia three years ago. picked by Proverb 11 months ago

A father and three children who vanished on a Christmas tree-cutting trip in the Northern California mountains were found alive after huddling in a culvert for warmth during three days of heavy snow. picked by wags273 10 months ago

Investigators think a Vancouver man may have been accidentally buried and killed while he was digging for treasure in Clark County. picked by muppet 7 months ago

A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition at Children's Hospital in Seattle after being buried in a backyard sandbox by his playmates. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

For a thousand years they have lain side by side in a rough earth grave, one throwing a skeletal arm across the other. Believed to be Saxon warriors, they are thought to have died together and been buried together as brothers in arms. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

A 58-year-old mother believed she had cremated her missing son - only for him to turn up alive and well a day later. picked by Proverb 11 months ago