The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...

Iran carried out an execution on Sunday. Amer Ramesh was convicted of belonging to the Jaish al-Adl group. He was also found guilty of atta...

Iran has executed two more members of the People's Mujahedin group. Authorities state they were hanged for spying for Israel. These hanging...

Chan Thao Phoumy, a national from France, has been executed in China after a lengthy 15-year sentence on death row for drug trafficking off...

During an appearance at the Detroit Economic Club, US President Donald Trump was asked about his approach to parenting, but he shifted the ...

China threatens death penalty for extreme cases of Taiwan independence separatists, despite lack of jurisdiction. China plans to punish sep...

There are over 50 countries that still allow capital punishment and gruesome crimes such as the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case serve as...

"China's horrifying use of the death penalty remains one of the country's deadly secrets, as the authorities continue to execute thousands ...

According to the report, India did not register a single execution in 2016 but it had more than 400 prisoners who were to be executed at th...

The Indian Law Commission issued its report, concluding that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent and recommended its abolition.

The figures from India mirror worldwide data, which shows a 22 per cent decrease in executions in 2014 compared with the previous year.

According to the draft amendment being piloted in China's parliament, National People's Congress, the nine crimes to be removed from death ...

The draft amendment to the Criminal Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the Chinese Parliament, ...

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said 'genuine' friendship between China and India on the basis of mutual trust is 'essential' and China...

India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty.

BJP and SAD today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government to bring a legislation.

India voted along with Iran, Saudi Arabia and China in opposing a resolution in the United Nations for a moratorium on the death penalty, b...