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2:07pm, 31st July, 2019

U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny

Plans by President Donald Trump's administration to resume executions of inmates sentenced to death for federal crimes is set to face a stiff court challenge, but a judge's decision on the legality of its new protocol for lethal injections...

Death penalty tensions flare again on divided U.S. Supreme Court

11:42am, 13th May, 2019

US

Death penalty tensions flare again on divided U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court's internal divisions over the death penalty were on full display again on Monday in fresh wrangling over how the justices handled recent attempts by two convicted murderers in Alabama and Texas to put off their executions.

Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

4:23am, 20th April, 2019

World

Thai navy boards cabin of fugitive 'seasteaders' facing death penalty

The Thai navy on Saturday boarded the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. bitcoin trader and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the "seasteading" movement who possibly face the death sentence for setting up their offshore home.

Bitter divisions on death penalty in U.S. top court exposed in Alabama showdown

10:47am, 12th April, 2019

US

Bitter divisions on death penalty in U.S. top court exposed in Alabama showdown

The U.S. Supreme Court exposed its bitter divisions over the death penalty yet again early Friday as the justices voted on ideological lines to reject an Alabama inmate's bid to delay his execution.

California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders

8:56pm, 10th April, 2019

US

California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders

Four California district attorneys have jointly agreed to seek the death penalty if they win a conviction of an ex-policeman charged with 13 counts of murder attributed to a serial predator dubbed the "Golden State Killer," prosecutors said on Wednes...

Trump touts rising U.S. border 'wall,' proposes economic penalty on Mexico

7:59pm, 5th April, 2019

Politics

Trump touts rising U.S. border 'wall,' proposes economic penalty on Mexico

President Donald Trump on Friday promised approximately 450 miles (725 km) of new "wall" along the southern U.S. border, after threatening to slap Mexico with an unspecified economic penalty to crack down on what he describes as a crisis of undocumen...

In latest shot at Mexico, Trump proposes U.S. penalty for drugs

11:36am, 5th April, 2019

Politics

In latest shot at Mexico, Trump proposes U.S. penalty for drugs

President Donald Trump, hammering on a favorite theme, proposed another idea on Friday for cracking down on what he describes as a crisis of undocumented immigration and drug trafficking on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump says he's looking at economic penalty for drugs coming from Mexico

9:31am, 5th April, 2019

Politics

Trump says he's looking at economic penalty for drugs coming from Mexico

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is considering an economic penalty apart from tariffs to counter the smuggling of drugs from Mexico across the southern U.S. border.

Supreme Court rules against Missouri murderer in death penalty case

9:46am, 1st April, 2019

US

Supreme Court rules against Missouri murderer in death penalty case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a Missouri murderer a chance to avoid execution by lethal injection after his lawyers argued that the procedure might inflict undue agony because of a rare medical condition in an unusual case concerning which...

U.N.'s Bachelet urges Brunei not to apply death penalty for gay sex, adultery

4:47am, 1st April, 2019

World

U.N.'s Bachelet urges Brunei not to apply death penalty for gay sex, adultery

Brunei will deal a serious setback to human rights if it applies laws allowing death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, marking an end to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.

Two California Supreme Court justices decry death penalty as 'dysfunctional'

8:53pm, 28th March, 2019

US

Two California Supreme Court justices decry death penalty as 'dysfunctional'

Two members of California's highest court issued a scathing critique of capital punishment on Thursday, branding it an "expensive and dysfunctional system" that fails to deliver timely justice.

California governor to put moratorium on death penalty: source

10:41pm, 12th March, 2019

Politics

California governor to put moratorium on death penalty: source

California Governor Gavin Newsom will impose a moratorium on the state's death penalty on Wednesday, granting reprieves to all 737 inmates on death row and closing the state's execution chamber, an administration source said.

U.S. top court backs killer who forgot crime in death penalty case

1:56pm, 27th February, 2019

US

U.S. top court backs killer who forgot crime in death penalty case

States cannot execute prisoners who are incapable of rationally understanding the reasons for their punishment, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, siding with an Alabama man who has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his memory of m...

U.S. imposes sanctions for Khashoggi killing, Saudis seek death penalty

8:02pm, 15th November, 2018

World

U.S. imposes sanctions for Khashoggi killing, Saudis seek death penalty

The United States imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for their role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor sought the death penalty for five suspects in the murder.

Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder case

9:44am, 15th November, 2018

World

Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder case

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for five out of 11 suspects charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his office said on Thursday, as the kingdom tries to overcome its biggest political crisis in a genera...

U.S. top court weighs death penalty for killer who forgot crime

1:00pm, 2nd October, 2018

US

U.S. top court weighs death penalty for killer who forgot crime

U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of aging prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime.

Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

6:44am, 2nd August, 2018

World

Catholic Church changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

The Roman Catholic Church formally changed its teaching on Thursday to declare the death penalty inadmissible in all circumstances.

Britain would not block death penalty for IS suspects

11:19am, 23rd July, 2018

World

Britain would not block death penalty for IS suspects

The British government would not object to Washington seeking the death penalty for two British Islamic State militants if they are extradited to the United States, a Home Office minister said on Monday.

5:30am, 23rd July, 2018

UK

Britain would not block death penalty for IS suspects - Daily Telegraph

The Home Secretary has indicated London would not object to Washington seeking the death penalty against two British Islamic State militants if they are extradited to the United States, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.

Exclusive: U.S. may soon claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE - sources

3:30pm, 1st June, 2018

Business

Exclusive: U.S. may soon claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE - sources

(Reuters) - The Trump administration may soon claim as much as $1.7 billion penalty from ZTE Corp , as it looks to punish and tighten control over the Chinese telecommunications company before allowing it back into business, according to people famil...