Logger amputates own leg with pocket knife after being trapped under tree A man used pocket knives to amputate his own leg in order to free himself after being pinned under a tree for almost 11 hours.

Iranian authorities have amputated fingers from the hands of two men convicted of theft, rights groups have said, in a relatively rare use of a Sharia law punishment. The brutal punishment is ...

Iranian authorities amputated fingers of two men convicted of theft, rights groups said Wednesday, in a relatively rare use of a punishment allowed under the Islamic republic's penal code but ...

Iranian authorities have amputated the fingers of two men convicted of theft, human rights groups have said. The brothers of Kurdish origin were subjected to the rare punishment under the Islamic ...

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region -Two Kurdish citizens convicted of theft in Iran had their fingers amputated at Urmia’s central prison on Tuesday, according to a report by a human rights organization ...