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Japan ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for nine murders

15 Dec 2020

A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court on Tuesday for murdering and dismembering nine people he met online. Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, admitted...

Pakistani man sentenced to death over 'blasphemous' texts

09 Sep 2020

A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death after convicting him of sending text messages containing "blasphemous content". Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in...

Australian sentenced to death in China

13 Jun 2020

An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra. The...

President rejects Nirbhaya rape-murder convict's mercy plea

17 Jan 2020

The mercy petition of 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case convict Mukesh Singh, was on Friday rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind, officials said. President's decision came a...

Musharraf is a free man after court annuls 'unconstitutional' death sentence

13 Jan 2020

In a big relief and a legal victory for Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf, a court on Monday annulled the death sentence handed to him. The court ruled...

Musharraf challenges death sentence given in high treason case

27 Dec 2019

Tariq Butt General retired Pervez Musharraf filed a petition with the Lahore High Court on Friday challenging the verdict by a special court which awarded him death penalty in the...

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

23 Dec 2019

A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul...

Professor sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan

21 Dec 2019

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists. Junaid Hafeez,...

VIDEO: Hang Musharraf for three days even if he dies before execution, orders court

19 Dec 2019

Pakistan's former army general and president Pervez Musharraf, who has been awarded death sentence by a special court for high treason, has broken his silence and expressed his gratitude to...

Bangladesh sentences 7 militants to death in café attack

27 Nov 2019

A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death on Wednesday for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed...

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