Florida to seek death penalty against man accused of murdering Lyft driver
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing
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Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube
Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube
A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality, and faces the death penalty
Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death sentence
Ex-wife charged in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
The ex-wife of a Microsoft executive who was gunned down in front of his young daughter has been charged with first-degree murder
Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as U
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death
The 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter has been sentenced to death for killing 11 people. CNN's Danny Freeman reports.
Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday — the first in 19 years
Singapore has executed a man for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman on Friday
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
Thailand’s de facto legalization of marijuana last year has brought a wave of tourists from around Asia intrigued by the lure of the forbidden leaf
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official Twitter page said Monday.
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
Thailand’s de facto legalization of marijuana last year has brought a wave of tourists from around Asia intrigued by the lure of the forbidden leaf
Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen's car. Law allows the death penalty
A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020
Outrage erupts after man accused of blasphemy is stoned to death in Nigeria
Officials say a man has been stoned to death after being accused of blasphemy in northwest Nigera, sparking outrage from activists worried about growing threats to religious freedom
Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in the East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad
Iran condemned after executing three men over recent protests
Iran has been condemned by international watchdogs after it executed three more men over recent protests that rocked the country.
Zimbabwe releases prisoners in amnesty, reducing overcrowding
Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty
Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions
Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the death penalty despite global calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions
Amnesty: Executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022, rose in Iran, Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International says executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022 from a year earlier, with a significant rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia
Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
Iran has hanged two men convicted of blasphemy
Report: Iran executes leader of deadly 2018 parade attack
Iran has hanged a man who was allegedly behind an attack that killed dozens of people at a military parade in the southern province of Khuzestan in 2018