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Vietnam: Real Estate Tycoon Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death for 44BN Fraud

Truong My Lan, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer, was sentenced to death on April 11 for looting one of the…

7 months ago

Mohamed Morsi Death Sentence Overturned by Egypt’s Court of Cassation

The death sentences against Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and five other Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been overturned by the…

8 years ago

Ohio Suspends Executions until 2017

Ohio state has suspended executions until at least 2017 as it struggles to acquire the lethal drugs needed to carry…

9 years ago

Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Blasphemy

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has suspended the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has…

9 years ago

Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas executed in Texas

Mexican immigrant Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas, who escaped from prison while serving a murder sentence in Mexico, has been executed in Texas…

11 years ago

Egypt: 529 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood members were convicted…

11 years ago

Jodi Arias sports prison stripes in court appearance as she is behind bars as convicted murderer of Travis Alexander

Jodi Arias swapped the prim collared shirts and business-like attire that she sported throughout her lengthy murder trial for the…

11 years ago

Jodi Arias trial: Jurors sent home as they still couldn’t agree on whether to sentence her to death

Members of jury for the Jodi Arias court case were sent home at 4.30 p.m. local time after spending the…

11 years ago

Mumbai attacker Mohammad Qasab’s death penalty upheld by India’s Supreme Court

India's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Pakistani national Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the sole surviving gunman of…

12 years ago

Did Gu Kailai use a body double in court?

When Gu Kailai was given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, speculation began that…

12 years ago