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Soldiers from the 35th US Volunteer Infantry subject a Filipino to the ‘water cure,’ a common ‘enhanced interrogation’ technique employed during the war to pacify the Philippines between 1899 and 1902.

America has used water to torture people for more than a century

You may not be surprised to hear that simulated drowning as a torture was first documented during the Middle Ages. But did you know it was once a common technique in US law enforcement in the early 20th century?

America has used water to torture people for more than a century
A musician strums the pin, the Cambodian harp, during a rehearsal in Phnom Penh.

Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

Cambodia works to revive an ancient harp, plucked from a temple wall

Tech entrepreneur starts online service to connect travelers with home-cooked meal

Tech entrepreneur starts online service to connect travelers with home-cooked meal

Mealsharing: Finding a Home Cooked Meal Around the World

Mealsharing: Finding a Home Cooked Meal Around the World

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Lucy?

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Lucy?

Dengue Fever and Cambodian Psychedelic Rock

This six-person outfit plays a style of music associated with 1970s psychedelic rock from Cambodia.

Dengue Fever and Cambodian Psychedelic Rock