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US Apologizes for Qur'an Burning

The US military is facing intense criticism in Afghanistan for burning copies of the Qur'an on an American airbase near Bagram. According to US sources, the copies of the Qur'an, along with other Islamic texts, were inadvertently sent for incineration after military officials discovered that prisoners were using them to pass extremist messages to one another. Afghan laborers on the base noticed the burning Qur'ans and tried to recover them. US and NATO officials have issued apologies and stated that steps will be taken to ensure that this sort of thing never happens again, but the incident has no doubt dealt a heavy blow to already strained US-Afghan relations. Discuss

Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:00 am

Sensational Story of Survival in Snow

A Swedish man trapped inside his snow-covered car since December 19, 2011, was found emaciated but alive last week and is now recovering at a hospital. He had been living in the vehicle in a wooded area when it became buried and claims to have survived the nearly two-month ordeal by eating handfuls of snow. Though he claims to have had no food since mid-December, food wrappers were found in his car, suggesting he may have had something to eat, at least at first. Either way, his survival for such a long period in such cold conditions with minimal sustenance, if any, is certainly extraordinary.

Posted on 21 February 2012 | 12:00 am

Who Was Charlie Chaplin?

One of the most iconic film stars of the early 20th century, Charlie Chaplin may not have been who he claimed. At the request of US authorities, who suspected Chaplin of being a communist sympathizer, British intelligence launched an investigation into the actor's background in the 1950s but came up empty-handed. Chaplin claimed to have been born in London on April 16, 1889, but newly declassified MI5 documents reveal that agents could find no record of his birth anywhere. The report concludes that Chaplin was either born outside the country or had a different name at birth.

Posted on 20 February 2012 | 12:00 am