Death Penalty News

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks during a joint news conference with Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday pledged support for Afghanistan's newly sworn-in president and the country's new unity government, saying during a surprise visit to Kabul that Britain is committed to helping Afghans build a more secure and prosperous future.

David Cameron hails Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah after death aged 90
London Evening Standard David Cameron today paid tribute to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah after his death at the age of 90. The Prime Minister praised the king's "commitment to peace" after it was announced he would... (photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini)

The Bayside Bridge crosses over the northwesternmost end of Tampa Bay, connecting Clearwater, Florida and Largo, Florida.

Father Throws Five-Year-Old Daughter To Her Death From Tampa Bridge
The Inquisitr Five-year-old Phoebe Jonchuck was found dead this morning after her father threw her into Tampa Bay waters just after midnight. According to St. Petersburg police, an officer heading home from work... (photo: Creative Commons / AbeEzekowitz)

File - The cargo ship Ezadeen, carrying hundreds of migrants, arrives at the southern Italian port of Corigliano, Italy, late Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.

Worse Than Ghost Ships: Real Living and Breathing Ones
WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Just the mention of the Flying Dutchman still sends chills and terror down the spines of seafarers. One legend says the "ghost ship," or a ship with its... (photo: AP / Antonino D'Urso)

File - This undated image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria.

ISIS threatens to behead Obama and 'transform America into Muslim province'
The Times of India An ISIS fighter has threatened to behead Barack Obama "in the White House and transform America into a Muslim province" before murdering a Kurdish soldier in a gruesome propaganda video. The footage,... (photo: AP / Militant Website)

Top Stories

more Headlines »

President Barack Obama delivers a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2011 on his plan to drawdown U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Obama’s nominee defends legality of immigration orders
The Irish Times Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general has defended the legality of the president’s executive orders bypassing Congress to protect illegal immigrants from... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

File - Guards from the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion escort a detainee to the medical facility in Camp Four, Guantanamo, Nov. 23, 2007.

Obama renews attempt to close Guantanamo
Canberra Times A guard tower at Guantanamo Bay. Photo: Nick O'Malley Los Angeles: US President Barack Obama has recharged his campaign for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison with a... (photo: US Navy / PO2 Michael Billings)

File - An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site.

The Chilcot inquiry: September 11 and the road to the Iraq War
The Independent After six years and nearly £9m, the report of Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war remains unpublished – and, we were told this week,... (photo: USAF / SSgt. Michelle Leonard)

West urged to seek release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
BBC News The wife of a liberal blogger sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia has urged Western governments to demand his release. Raif Badawi, 31, was... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)

Paris investigator kills self after meeting victims
Kashmir Observer PARIS: A senior policeman in the Charlie Hebdo investigation reportedly killed himself hours after meeting relatives of one of the victims. Helric Fredou used his rifle... (photo: WN)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Pakistani National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz and under a portrait of national founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, addresses reporters during a news conference amid the annual Strategic Dialogue between their two nations in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 13, 2015.

Kerry praises Pakistan operation, more work to be done
Khaleej Times "The operation is not yet complete but already the results are significant. Pakistani soldiers and their commanders deserve enormous credit," Kerry said. US Secretary of... (photo: US DoS)

We’re Not All Charlie
CounterPunch L’affaire Charlie Hebdo has reached its denouement, leaving a score of people dead and many controversies in its wake. First, off the bat, let’s establish that we believe... (photo: AP / Dolores Ochoa)

Boston Marathon bomb suspect death penalty deal rejected
The Irish Times The trial of a man suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013 has begun with jury selection as it emerged that prosecutors rejected a deal that would have spared... (photo: Creative Commons)

FILE - This file photo provided Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jury selection for Tsarnaev's trial is scheduled to begin on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in federal court in Boston.

Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing trial
Springfield News-Sun Potential jurors stared intently at Boston Marathon bombing defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as jury selection began under tight security Monday in one of the nation's most... (photo: AP)