Taiwan moved a step closer toward the reduced use of the death penalty as the Legislative
Gaza's Hamas rulers executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers, official sources reported.
Several important changes to China's laws came into effect today, addressing such things
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
A Bahraini military court sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
in the United Arab Emirates, the Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty of a man who
Sierra Leone feted its 50th anniversary of independence from Britain with a colourful parade and government pardon of 96 prisoners, five of whom were on death row.
a judge in Ajman, the United Arab Emirates, ordered the release of three brothers who
One man was hanged in the prison of kermanshah west of Iran, reported the official Iranian
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
