BEITUNIYA, WEST BANK Israel releases more than 80 Palestinian prisoners
SHANGHAI Germany defeats Brazil in Women's World Cup
KAMPUNG Doctors work to contain Congo's Ebola outbreak
LOS CRISTIANOS Immigrants are rescued off the Canary Islands
HEFEI, CHINA Pigs race for national holiday
JAKARTA Muslims travel home to celebrate the end of Ramadan
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
On Sept. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Texas execution two days after agreeing to hear arguments about whether lethal injection falls under the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The toxic serum is meant to be pain-free, but there is...
