A man convicted of abducting 22 children has been executed, China's top court said.

Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware's pending death penalty cases while Delaware's Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the state's death penalty law.

A 14-year-old boy was beheaded in a brutal execution by Islamic State militants because he missed Friday

Saudi authorities executed a Saudi national for the murder of a compatriot, bringing the number

A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced two men to death in a sectarian killing case.

Iraqi President Fouad Massoum signed execution orders for offenders convicted of terrorist offenses, his spokesman announced.

Tajik Foreign Ministry officials told RFE/RL that Hasan Yusufov, 51, was executed early in the morning.

A court of appeals in Ras Al Khaimah sentenced an Arab man to death after he was convicted of killing his wife, despite a pardon by his children.

Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens for murder, bringing to 55 the number of convicts put to death this year.

A death row convict was hanged in Mianwali Central Jail. According to details, Mumrez had been

The Delhi High Court commuted to life capital punishment awarded to serial killer Chandrakant Jha in two

Saudi Arabia beheaded an Egyptian national after sentencing him to death on charges related to robbery