A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital on Saturday (January 18, 2025), officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of ...

A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital on Saturday, officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988. No group ...

Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years. This is the first case of capital punishment under President Lai Ching-te, who took office last year. Rights groups and the European Union ...

ELKHART, Ind. -- The Tolson Community Center and the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary have joined forces for the upcoming celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. The theme for their first ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years late on Thursday, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de ...

is shown Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a vial of pentobarbital used in the executions of two inmates in July 2020, ...

FILE - The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) ...

The federal government will no longer use pentobarbital in executions due to concerns of "unnecessary pain and suffering," a decision made less than one month after Tennessee announced it would be ...

Drug Used in Federal Executions Under Trump May Cause 'Unnecessary Pain and Suffering,' Garland Says WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions ...

The execution chamber at the Indiana State Prison had gone unused for 15 years until the state resumed executions in December, carrying out the death penalty for Joseph Corcoran. (Photo courtesy of ...