DYLANN ROOF SAYS IT'S 'NOT FAIR' HE HAS TO HEAR SO MUCH FROM THE LOVED ONES OF HIS VICTIMS

Dylann Roof says it's 'not fair' he has to hear so much from the loved ones of his victims... READ MORE›

'I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR, I DO NOT REGRET WHAT I DID'

The Justice Department has executed only three inmates in the modern death penalty era, and the last such execution was in 2003... READ MORE›

'TERRIFYING FOR ALL CANADIANS': TRAVIS VADER GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR KILLING ELDERLY ALBERTA COUPLE

Travis Vader was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing two Alberta seniors who were last seen alive in 2010... READ MORE›

EGYPT COURT OVERTURNS MOHAMED MORSI'S LIFE SENTENCE

PROFILE Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi He was also accused of sharing state secrets with foreign powers, including Qatar... READ MORE›

DYLANN ROOF SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING

Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death by a jury in South Carolina for the murder of nine black people in a Charleston church... READ MORE›

JAMES HOLMES SPARED DEATH PENALTY FOR US CINEMA KILLINGS

Profile Aurora gunman James Holmes In July, Holmes was convicted on 165 counts of murder, attempted murder and an explosives charge over the shootings in Aurora, Colorado... READ MORE›

DEATH ROW: THE LAWYER WHO KEEPS LOSING

Leading his defence was Frederick Duchardt, a Kansas City attorney appointed by the judge... READ MORE›

EGYPT PRESIDENT SISI URGED TO FREE AL-JAZEERA REPORTER

Related Stories The two brothers of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste have said that they will push for the Egyptian president to release him by decree... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›

FAMILY BRACES FOR RETRIAL OF MAN ACCUSED OF HER MURDER

Remembering Candace Derksen Family braces for retrial of man accused of her murder... READ MORE›

KUWAIT HANGS SEVEN, INCLUDING ROYAL, IN MASS EXECUTION

Kuwait has hanged seven prisoners, including a royal family member, according to a statement carried by the state-run KUNA news agency... READ MORE›

STAY OF EXECUTION GRANTED FOR DAD WHO MURDERED KIDS

John Battaglia was scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the 2001 murders of his daughters -- ages 6 and 9... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTER SENTENCED TO DEATH

Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for killing nine black church members in Charleston, S.C... READ MORE›

VA. COP, SWORN IN DAY BEFORE, KILLED; 2 OTHERS INJURED

Guindon had been sworn in to the Prince William County Police Department on Friday and began her first shift this weekend... READ MORE›

FOREIGN OFFICE WILL NO LONGER EXPLICITLY CAMPAIGN FOR AN END TO USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY WORLDWIDE

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office FCO has alarmed campaigners after dropping explicit references to abolishing the death penalty from its global human right work... READ MORE›

JOHN MCDONNELL LEADS CALLS FOR UK TO CANCEL EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTS VISIT

In 2014, he also ordered a review of the UK activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned by Egypt and Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

Her ruling represented a victory for South African prosecutors who had suffered setbacks in two high-profile trials... READ MORE›

GRESTE FAMILY APPEAL TO EGYPT'S SISI

Related Stories The parents of jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste have made a direct appeal to Egypt's president for his release by Christmas... READ MORE›

OSCAR PISTORIUS: JUDGE ALLOWS STATE TO APPEAL AGAINST MURDER ACQUITTAL

30am GMT to hear Judge Thokozile Masipa rule whether prosecutors can take their challenge to Oscar Pistorius's conviction and sentence to the supreme court of appeal... READ MORE›

QLD 'GAY PANIC' DEFENCE TO BE SCRAPPED

Under current Queensland legislation, accused murderers can use unwanted sexual advances as a partial defence... READ MORE›

QUEBEC CITY FUNERAL FOR MOSQUE SHOOTING VICTIMS TODAY

Funeral being held at quebec city convention centre, doors open to the public at 11 a.m... READ MORE›

JESSICA WONGSO GETS 20 YEARS FOR CYANIDE MURDER

An Australian resident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering her friend with a cyanide laced coffee... READ MORE›

MELBOURNE MOTHER PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDERING HER THREE CHILDREN IN LAKE CRASH

She also pleaded guilty to the attempted to murder of her six-year-old daughter on the same day, April 8, 2015... READ MORE›

JUDGE THROWS OUT CASE BECAUSE OF UNRELIABLE EVIDENCE

Judge Traverso told the court It is crucial for the state to prove that Mr Dewani entered into an agreement with Zola Tongo the taxi driver... READ MORE›

NEBRASKA POISED TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, WOULD BE FIRST STATE SINCE 2013

If that vote holds in a veto override, Nebraska would become the first conservative state to repeal the death penalty since 1973... READ MORE›

'BLACK WIDOW' INVESTIGATED AFTER DEATHS OF SEVEN PARTNERS

In April 2012, another black widow killer, 39-year-old Kanae Kijima, was given the death penalty for the murders of three men she met through Internet dating sites... READ MORE›

JILTED LOVER WHO ALLEGEDLY PLOTTED RIVAL'S DEATH CAUGHT

Brenda Delgado orchestrated the murder-for-hire of a Dallas dentist who was dating her former boyfriend, authorities said... READ MORE›

EGYPT GIVES LIFE SENTENCES TO BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS FOR 2013 RIOT

The Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest opposition movement dating back decades, says it remains committed to peaceful activism... READ MORE›

AMNESTY DEMANDS INQUIRY INTO ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE OF SUSPECTS

Richard Bennett, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Programme Director, said: "The Thai authorities must initiate an independent, effective and transparent investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by police... READ MORE›

EGYPT SENTENCES AL-JAZEERA REPORTERS TO PRISON TIME

Greste earlier deported in February spoke to Al-Jazeera from Sydney and said he believed an Egyptian appeals court would overturn the verdict... READ MORE›