Eiffel Tower in Paris.
by Niloufar Dohni | Apr 16, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
On April 9, 1951, Sadegh Hedayat entered his rented apartment in Paris, plugged all the doors and windows with cotton, and then turned on the gas valve to liberate himself from all the wounds that had been gnawing on him in seclusion. Two days later, his body was...
Police stand guard at one of the gates of the Tihar Jail in New Delhi March 11, 2013. (REUTERS)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 11, 2013 | World
New Delhi, Reuters—The man police say was the ringleader in a gang rape on a New Delhi bus in December that outraged India hanged himself in his cell on Monday, prison authorities said, raising questions about jail monitoring and security. Ram Singh made a noose from...
