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Woman arrested for burning down 3,500-year-old tree

The fifth oldest individual tree in the world, as well as the largest Pond Cypress in America, ended up being burned from the inside out on January 16.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 6 comments

Video: Italy museum burns art to protest deadly cuts

Naples - In the latest drastic example of protests against austerity measures, an art museum director has promised to burn 3 pieces of art per week until the Italian government listens to him.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 11 comments

Roswell's 'Chicken Man' avoids foreclosure by burning down home

Roswell - A Georgia man has set his house on fire while still inside to avoid foreclosure and is now dead. After years of battling with the City of Roswell, he has taken a final step.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

Father admits he beat, burned son before pushing him into an oven

New York - The Staten Island District Attorney calls the acts of brutality that 53-year old James Moss is accused of committing against his son one of the most shocking and sadistic cases of child abuse he has ever prosecuted.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg - 5 comments

Man says he won't pay £50 fine for burning poppy on Armistice Day

London - A Muslim extremist who was convicted of public disorder for burning poppies and shouting hate slogans on Armistice Day says he will not pay the £50 fine imposed by the court.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 16 comments

'Koran-burning' pastor Terry Jones may be banned from UK

London - Terry Jones, the US preacher who made headlines when he talked about burning the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks may be banned from entering the UK.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments

South African court stops Bible burning by Muslim businessman

Johannesburg - The Johannesburg High Court has stopped a plan to publicly burn the Bible at Library Gardens in the city. The Bible burning was to have been a protest against the planned burning of Korans by a US pastor.

In the Media by Christopher Szabo

Op-Ed: Is it Christian to burn the Qu'ran?

New York - Terry Jones, "pastor" of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida plans to burn Qu'rans in front of his congregation on Saturday, the nine-year anniversary of 9/11.

In the Media by Frank Kaufmann

Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie slam Pastor over Qu'ran burning

Washington - United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned a Florida Pastor over his planned burning of the Qu'ran on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 3 comments