Death Penalty

Australian drug smugglers being taken to Indonesian island for execution: media

Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were removed from a prison in Bali on Wednesday to be taken ...

Mar 03, 2015 06:26 PM EST

Final stage of jury selection set for Boston bombing trial

The long-running process of choosing a jury to hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzho...

Mar 03, 2015 08:05 AM EST

Life and death at the heart of Boston bombing trial

From the moment U.S. prosecutors stand up on Wednesday and begin their case against accused Boston M...

Mar 01, 2015 08:13 AM EST

U.S. appeals court says Boston bomber trial can stay in city

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled the trial for the accused Boston Marathon bomber can go ahead i...

Feb 28, 2015 06:47 AM EST

Accused Boston bomber's lawyers challenge jury-selection process

Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber filed on Thursday a last-gasp request to dismiss the ...

Feb 26, 2015 07:29 PM EST

Tributes to Saudi King spark rights criticism in Britain

As world leaders flew to Saudi Arabia to mark the death of King Abdullah, several prominent British ...

Jan 24, 2015 10:07 PM EST

Texas executes man for 1993 triple murder in San Antonio home

Texas on Wednesday executed a 41-year-old man convicted of stabbing three people to death with a scr...

Jan 22, 2015 12:54 AM EST

Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber

Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of the man accused of carrying out the 2013 Bo...

Jan 05, 2015 09:14 AM EST

Mauritania condemns man to death for 'insulting the prophet'

Mauritania on Thursday condemned a man to death for "insulting the prophet", a human rights group sa...

Dec 26, 2014 08:26 AM EST

Judge denies Boston bomb suspect request for triple murder evidence

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar T...

Nov 25, 2014 11:31 PM EST

Suspect in Pennsylvania police ambush denied bail

A bruised and gaunt Eric Frein, captured after a seven-week manhunt and wearing the handcuffs of the...

Oct 31, 2014 07:25 PM EDT

China considers abolishing death penalty for nine crimes

China is considering trimming nine crimes from the list of offences punishable by death, state media...

Oct 27, 2014 01:59 AM EDT

Saudi Arabia steps up beheadings; some see political message

Immediately after his sword falls, the Saudi Arabian executioner steps backwards to avoid soiling hi...

Oct 20, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

Texas Execution: Death Penalty for Kimberly McCarthy is State's 500th Case Since 1982 (Video)

The state of Texas executed its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 198...

Jun 27, 2013 02:09 PM EDT

Jodi Arias Trial: Defendant's Lawyers Wanted To Withdraw From Case But Judge Denied Them; Travis Alexander's Siblings Describe Their Pain to Jury (Video)

Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first ...

May 16, 2013 07:44 PM EDT

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