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This undated file image made available by Amnesty International in London on Thursday, July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery.

A PROMINENT Afghan television news journalist and political activist has been stabbed to death near his Kabul home, police say.

TWILIGHT star KELLAN LUTZ was left outraged by an internet video of a girl throwing puppies into a river - and admits he's haunted by the "disturbing" footage.

Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki have both been found guilty of theft and trespass after intercepting a box of whale meat Two anti-whaling activists have been found guilty of theft and trespass after they intercepted a box of meat at a delivery depot.

Ann Lindholm paces the stage, her hands slicing the air as she addresses hundreds of people at a tea party rally.

The home secretary, Theresa May, launched a review of counter-terrorism powers in July.

Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: "These charges against me are ridiculous." Nasrin Sotoudeh has made a career fighting the good fight, defending numerous rights activists and others facing trumped-up charges by the Iranian regime.

Sometimes we feel like we're in an amusement park funhouse as we participate in the present conservative movement's battle to confront our culture: The mirrors are distorted; the corners are dark; and a new shock is waiting around every corner.

Iran appears to have backed down over the stoning of a woman for adultery amid an international outcry, putting the whole issue of stoning as a punishment under the spotlight once again.

Edison International last spring allowed its shareholders for the first time to vote on the compensation of the utility giant's executives.