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Teenager executed two decades ago for a crime he did not do.

27 Chinese Officials Face Punishment After Wrongfully Imprisoning Teenager

Charissa Echavez |

Feb 01, 2016 06:51 AM EST

Twenty seven Chinese officials have been "penalized" for illicitly executing a teenager two decades ago.

North Korea Lambasts South Korean Press Amid Top General's Execution

Cybelle Go |

May 18, 2015 12:59 PM EDT

The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea, speculated to execute a top general last April 30, lambasted the South Korean press for 'hurting its highest dignity' after news was released about a senior defense official executed due to treason, according to Xin Hua.

Indonesia Executes 8 Drug Smugglers By Firing Squad, Spares Filipina At Last Minute

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 29, 2015 12:47 AM EDT

Indonesia stood by its stand that drug smugglers don't deserve to live. At 12:25 a.m. of Wednesday, it executed by firing squad eight convicted drug smugglers, including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran of Australia.

Indonesia Set To Execute Foreign Death Row Inmates Despite World Appeals

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 26, 2015 04:30 AM EDT

Global appeals to stay the executions and commute the sentences to life term would likely be ignored by Indonesia for the 10 people on death row even if it would cause diplomatic tensions. It has gone through the same route a few months ago.

China Executes Assailants In Train Station Terror Attack

Desiree Sison |

Mar 25, 2015 04:58 AM EDT

China has executed three men found guilty of mass stabbing at a train station in the city of Kunming last year that killed 31 people and injured 141 others.

Pakistan Hangs 12 Convicts In Biggest Single-Day Executions

Geann Pineda |

Mar 17, 2015 12:20 PM EDT

Pakistan has hanged 12 convicts in several jails across the country Tuesday, in what was the country's largest number of executions in one day since the ban on death penalty was lifted.

'Jihadi John' Apologizes To Family After Identity Was Revealed

Kat De Guzman |

Mar 09, 2015 02:53 AM EDT

The notorious executioner from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) known as "Jihadi John" apologized to his family shortly after his real identity was revealed, which is Mohammed Emwazi.

Video Shows Iraqi Soldiers Killing Boy Believed To Have Fought With ISIS In Tikrit

Kat De Guzman |

Mar 05, 2015 09:02 PM EST

A video of Iraqi soldiers killing a child believed to be 11 years old was posted online on Wednesday as the kid was allegedly part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and was fighting with the jihadists when taking over Tikrit earlier this week.

Georgia's Only Female Convict Execution Delayed Due To Storm Warning

Marlon Espina |

Feb 26, 2015 11:34 PM EST

Georgia's only female death-row convict execution, which was scheduled on Wednesday at 7:00 in the afternoon at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson has been postponed due to winter storm warning.

Utah Lower House Approves Death by Firing Squad

Vittorio Hernandez |

Feb 14, 2015 12:46 AM EST

Utah wants to make sure it has a back-up method to execute prisoners on death row with the approval on Friday by the state's House of Representatives of a bill that would bring back the firing squad.

Chinese Mining Magnate Linked to ‘Mafia’ Crimes Executed

Raymond Legaspi |

Feb 09, 2015 03:08 PM EST

China carried out on Monday the death sentence on Liu Han, the former chairman of unlisted mining company Hanlong Group, state news outlet Xinhua reported.

Russia Considers ISIS Execution Video Staged to Provoke Moscow

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 14, 2015 11:46 PM EST

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukasevich said on Wednesday that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) video showing two alleged Russian spies gunned to death by a boy seems to be a staged event designed to provoke Moscow.

Teen Exonerated 70 Years After Execution Over Murder Charges

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 18, 2014 01:38 AM EST

George Stinney was exonerated 70 years after he was wrongfully convicted for murderer when he was 14 years. He was the youngest person ever executed in North Carolina.

China Executes Man For Killing Toddler During Parking Dispute

Dan Weisman |

Nov 04, 2014 01:09 AM EST

Less than two months after being convicted of killing a two-year-old-girl during a dispute over a parking space, Han was executed for murder.

Kim Jong Un Orders Execution Of 10 Officials For Graft, Watching South Korean Soaps

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 29, 2014 02:07 AM EDT

Kim Jong Un, the leader of reclusive nation North Korea, executed 10 government officials charged of graft and watching South Korean television shows, a South Korean official's aide revealed.

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