December 16 Delhi gang-rape: Can death sentence act as a deterrent?

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:13

Nearly nine months after six men outraged her modesty, tortured her and threw her on the road naked with her companion; justice was finally delivered to the 23-year-old Nirbhaya.

Two get death for killing man who fought for sister`s honour

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 19:23

Two brothers were on Tuesday awarded death penalty by a Delhi court for brutally killing a man who had objected to their teasing his sister.

Pakistani court sets aside appeal against death sentence

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 18:26

Pakistani court set aside appeal against of a man convicted for attack on army`s General Headquarters, saying matter could be taken up after the government decides whether to go ahead with executions.

Gujarat HC commutes death sentence in rape, murder case

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 00:52

Gujarat High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence awarded to two convicts in the 2007 Chandni rape and murder case, to life imprisonment.

Gujarat HC commutes death sentence in rape and murder case

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 23:45

The Gujarat High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to two convicts in the 2007 Chandni rape and murder case, to life imprisonment.

Death sentence upheld for baby killer in China

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 17:25

A Chinese court on Wednesday upheld a lower court`s verdict to sentence a man to death for killing a two-month-old baby girl after stealing a car in which the infant was in.

Death sentence upheld for baby killer in China

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 16:51

A Chinese court on Wednesday upheld a lower court`s verdict to sentence a man to death for killing a two-month-old baby girl after stealing a car in which the infant was in.

Chinese man sentenced to death for child molestation

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 20:35

A man dubbed as `sex offender` in China was today sentenced to death for raping and molesting minor girls between 2008 and 2012.

Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for 1971 war crimes

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 13:02

A Bangladesh war crimes tribunal convicted and sentenced a top Islamic party leader to death on Wednesday as his supporters clashed with security forces in different parts of the country.

Suspended death sentence to China`s ex-minister draws flak

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 15:08

Chinese netizens and experts on Tuesday voiced their discontent over punishment given to top officials guilty of graft, after a relatively lenient suspended death sentence was handed down to a former high-profile minister.