A man from southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been sentenced to death for child

A court in Gaza City sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was found guilty of premeditated

the growing secrecy adopted by death penalty states to hide the source of their lethal injection drugs used in executions was challenged in a new lawsuit in Missouri, which argues that the American people have a right to know how the ultimate punishment is being carried out in their name.

at least five prisoners have been hanged in Iran in recent days.

A Thai divorcee was sentenced to death by the Alor Setar High Court in Malaysia for trafficking 23,123

a Sudanese judge confirmed the death sentence of Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, the pregnant woman who was

With its 1st attempt stalled in the Senate, the House has voted for the 2nd time this year to repeal New Hampshire's death penalty.

The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of a man, convicted for raping and killing a 9-year-old

Media reports in Belarus say a convicted murderer has been executed.

Late in the afternoon, al Shabaab militants executed a man by firing squad in public in Baardheere district in

The case against a family accused of the brutal death of late Ms Ruqiya Saeed has been concluded.

Four men have been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over a “get rich quick” robbery plan, it was