A Clackamas County jury sentenced Dayton Leroy Rogers to death for the 4th time. Rogers, 62, White, a

Four prisoners were reportedly hanged in the morning at Karaj Central Prison on drug related charges.

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced militant Adel Habara to death, alongside six others in a retrial for

Al-Shabaab militants killed prominent Muslim Cleric in an area between Jowhar and Beledweyn towns. The

In a rare public comment on the death penalty since he took office in June 2013, President Hassan Rouhani claimed Iran has hanged hundreds of drug offenders to prevent drug trafficking into Europe.

Two Somali National Army officers have been sentenced to death by a court martial in Mogadishu after

Authorities in Bahrain say an appeal by two men sentenced to death over the bombing that killed a police officer in 2014 has been rejected.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld California's death penalty system Thursday, reversing

A prisoner identified as "A.S." was hanged by crane in public on rape charges. The hanging was reportedly

Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens convicted of murder.

In an op-ed for USA Today, three retired generals call for systemic review of the status of veterans on death row nationwide and urge decision-makers in capital cases to seriously consider the mental health effects of service-related PTSD in determining whether to pursue or to impose the death penalty against military veterans.

A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the New Central Jail Bahawalpur early in the morning,