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Former Chinese Police Chief Sentenced to Death Over Crimes

Nov 11, 2016 10:37 AM EST

A court in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province has sentences a retired police chief to death after he was found guilty of bribery, possession of explosives, and first-degree murder.

Suspect In Grim Sleeper Serial Killings Arraigned

'Grim Sleeper': Serial Killer Gets Death Sentence for Murdering 10 people

Kat De Guzman |

Jun 07, 2016 04:39 AM EDT

The man dubbed as the "Grim Sleeper" for carrying out serial killings in Los Angeles more than two decades ago, was given the death sentence on Monday.

China Sentences Computer Technician to Death for Selling State Secrets to Foreign Spy Agencies

Desiree Sison |

Apr 20, 2016 07:07 AM EDT

China has sentenced a former computer technician to death for selling state secrets to foreign spies, the state media reported on Tuesday.

Former Egypt President Mohammed Morsy Receives Death Sentence

Cybelle Go |

May 17, 2015 11:40 PM EDT

Ex-Egypt President Mohammed Morsy, who was convicted for the prison break in 2011, was sentenced to death in a Cairo court last Saturday, according to CNN.

Drug Smuggling Suspect Peter Gardner Faces Possible Death Sentence In China

Bianca Ortega |

May 07, 2015 04:19 AM EDT

Peter Gardner, the Australian-Kiwi accused of drug smuggling in China, is facing a possible death sentence for allegedly trying to smuggle a record volume of methamphetamine, which is also known as "ice."

China Executes Two Cult Members For Killing A Woman Inside Restaurant

China Executes Two Cult Members For Killing Woman Inside McDonald's

Desiree Sison |

Feb 03, 2015 08:32 AM EST

China has executed two members of a religious sect after they were found guilty by a China court of murdering a woman inside a McDonald's restaurant

Former Texas Justice Of Peace Gets Death Sentence For Killing 3 People

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 18, 2014 05:33 AM EST

He was a former justice of peace in Texas, but 37-year-old Eric Williams found himself on the other end of the justice system as he was sentenced on Wednesday to death for killing Cynthia McLelland in 2013.

Scott Panetti Death Sentence Is In 'Trusted' Hands Of Criminal Justice System -Sen. Ted Cruz

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 04, 2014 12:36 AM EST

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has not commented on the death sentence over a severely mentally ill man in the state and chose not to be in the mix of those asking for the death sentence to be converted to the man spending life in prison.

Police Killings In Egypt Lead To Death Sentences For 188

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 03, 2014 12:24 AM EST

Police killings during a riot in Egypt last year led to a mass trial on Tuesday wherein an Egyptian court sentenced 188 people to death after proving that they took part in the deadly actions.

Saudi Shia Cleric Nimr al-Nimr Sentenced To Death Over Anti-Government Protests Role

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 16, 2014 05:35 AM EDT

The Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, was sentenced to death Wednesday by a Saudi Arabia court for taking leading anti-government protests, his brother shared on Twitter.

Chinese Court Sends 12 Terrorists to the Death Row

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 02:24 AM EDT

Chinese court sends 12 people to their deaths Monday for their involvement in terror attacks that left several people dead in southern China’s restive Xinjiang province.

Seven Afghan Men Sentenced to Death in Gang Rape Case

Jan Dizon |

Sep 08, 2014 04:03 AM EDT

Following a quick trial of just under three hours on September 7th, seven Afghan men were sentenced to death for taking part in a gang rape late last month.

China Executes Eight Xinjiang Terrorists

Des Cambaliza |

Aug 25, 2014 05:54 AM EDT

China executed eight people convicted terrorism believed to be from the Xinjiang region, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The death chamber where lethal injections are carried out

Lethal Injection Cocktails Inadequate Due to Low Dosages

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 15, 2014 11:08 AM EDT

Papers published in the recent years reported that inadequate dosages of the drugs used in the current execution procedure, the three-drug lethal injection method, used on death-row inmates across the United States lead to complications when the sentence is carried out.