The Swiss government has reaffirmed its commitment toward seeking the abolition of the
Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran from the ruling Congress party, was elected by national
Somalia's most powerful militant group publicly executed three of its members, saying
in Zimbabwe, the Select Committee of Parliament on the New Constitution (COPAC
Three prisoners were hanged in Isfahan prison (central Iran), reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in the Isfahan province.
the EU Missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah reiterated the EU's opposition "under all circumstances
a Tunisian military court sentenced ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life imprisonment
A man was sentenced to death in Pakistan on two counts for throwing acid on a woman
Two prisoners were hanged in two Iranian cities.
In Malaysia, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim has consented to grant full
The US state of Texas has executed its first death row inmate with a single lethal injection of the sedative pentobarbital. Yokamon Hearn, 33, was convicted for the carjacking and murder of a Dallas stockbroker in 1998.
In Indonesia, the Constitutional Court turned down a request by two death row
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
