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An insidious practice has taken root in Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria. The horrific custom of branding children as witches has resulted in the abuse of numerous children.

The embattled Gambian government recently shocked the world by sanctioning mass kidnappings disguised as witch hunting.

Popular ideas about witches arise in England between 1500-1800. These ideas, and the subsequent witch trials, shape literary portrayals of witches for centuries to come.

13/09/07 - The World Motor Sport Council has stripped McLaren of all Constructors' Points upon investigating the 'new evidence' of the Spy/Espionage saga.

An underestimated weapon by many, skilled players with a strategic team can unlock the Hunting Rifle's destructive power with practice and precision.

The "Witches' Hammer" or "Hexenhammer" was written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger. Montague Summers, friend of Aleister Crowley, endorsed it centuries later.

The first novel by Kathleen Kent is a piece of historical fiction inspired by the story of the author's ancestress during the dark episode of the Salem witch-hunt frenzy.

Witch hunts swept across Scotland and Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The most notorious trial was that of the North Berwick Witches.

In Medieval times, belief was that witches had these powers, granted by the devil. The Malleus Maleficarum, most widely used witch hunting manual, provided a remedy.

We might rarely think of witches, magic and sorcery outside of Halloween, but they are part of a harsh and brutal reality in other parts of the world.

Popular beliefs of the Early Modern era solidify the witch's presence in history for centuries. Yet, despite her malevolence, some find an appeal that belies the horror.