the moratorium on the death penalty adopted last week by the United Nations

the death sentence of a boy accused of killing an eight year old child was upheld

twelve people were sentenced to death in Madagascar over deadly

the death penalty is a measure that cannot be dispensed with now, especially in

The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of convicted child killer Mark Dean Schwab, hours before h

the Third Commission of the United Nations passed apassed a resolution calling for a moratorium on executions with the ultimate goal of eventually abolishing the practice despite fierce opposition from several members.

Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in a western Kurdish province, a news agency

the impending death sentence of Makvan Mouloodzadeh, a 21 year old Iranian citizen found guilty of

the Malaysian High Court found M. Balamurali guilty of murdering two women at his home in Lot 10352 Jalan

a former Chinese diplomat who served in Japan until 2001 was sentenced to death in China on charges h

a Pakistani man was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after he was convicted of drug smuggling, th

a 16 year old boy is among a group of people facing the death sentence in Sudan for their alleged role in the