Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Muhammad Rehan sits chained by his ankle to a wall in the compounds of the Abdullah Shah Ashabi Sufi shrine in Thatta district, in Pakistan's Sindh province, November 24, 2011. Rehan, 18, suffers from violent fits and was brought to the compound so that he can be close to the spirit of the saint, according to his mother Jamila Bibi. He is kept chained to prevent him from hitting other people. Many Pakistanis think their sufferings are inflicted by evil spirits intent on destroying marriage prospects, businesses and health, and that only Sufi saints can help. It is a risky belief in Pakistan as militants, including the al Qaeda-linked Taliban, have over the years bombed Sufi shrines which they consider heretical. But fears of possession, and life's many challenges, keep driving people back to the shrines. Picture taken November 24, 2011. To match feature PAKISTAN-EXORCISM/ REUTERS/Rebecca Conway (PAKISTAN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A man photographs the raging sea as it pounds the devastated ...
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A man photographs the raging sea as it pounds the devastated coastline between Nice and Antibes in southern France, November 6, 2011. Torrential rains have caused heavy flooding and damage to property throughout the southern coastal region of France. REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet (FRANCE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
A Scottish businessman flushed hundreds of pounds in supposedly ...
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:40:08 +0200 (AFP/File) - A Scottish businessman flushed hundreds of pounds in supposedly fake notes down the toilet, only to be told days later that they were genuine, a news report said on Monday. The man, who asked not to be named, said he had obtained around £200 (226 euros, $373) in £20 notes from an ATM on the Isle of Lewis off the north coast of Scotland, the Daily Telegraph reported.(AFP/File/SHAUN CURRY)
A member of the Kenana Arab tribe, with Sudanese pounds attached ...
Thu, 05 May 2011 01:00:03 +0200 (Reuters) - A member of the Kenana Arab tribe, with Sudanese pounds attached to her head gear, takes part in a tribal dance performance after ballot boxes were sealed on the last day of voting, at Galayat locality in South Kordofan State May 4, 2011. Sudanese voted on Monday in delayed elections in the north's main oil state, a poll that analysts fear could provoke violence in the countdown to the secession of the country's south in July. The governorship vote in Southern Kordofan has also grabbed world attention because the candidate for the north's ruling party is Ahmed Haroun, a man wanted by the International Criminal Court over charges of war crimes in Darfur. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Researchers have identified compounds in maple syrup with similar ...
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:30:22 +0200 (AFP/File) - Researchers have identified compounds in maple syrup with similar anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant properties as blueberries, green tea and other "superfoods."(AFP/File/Tauseef Mustafa)
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