The Chadian government adopted on September 5 a penal code aimed at abolishing the death penalty, Minister of Communication and government spokesman Hassan Sylla Bakari announced after an inter-ministerial meeting held in N’Djamena.

Willie Tyrone Trottie, 45, Black, was executed.

Two men were hanged in public in the city of Hamedan (Western Iran) early in the morning, reported the

A higher court in central China's Hunan Province overturned a death sentence for 2 men convicted of raping

United Nations officials said Sri Lanka has begun sending Pakistani asylum seekers, including Christians,

The Tehran-based court has been reportedly sentenced to death and 3 years in prison Souhail Arabi, a 30-

Earl Ringo Jr., 40, Black, was put to death today.

Saudi authorities beheaded three prisoners in the latest two days.

New procedures to improve Oklahoma's execution process must be implemented before the state resumes

The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence given to a woman convicted of robbing and murdering a

A Dhaka court awarded death sentence to one person and life term to five people for killing a student in

Seven Afghan men were sentenced to death following a gang rape case that has sparked national outrage.