Qatar court confirms death penalty for 2 from Tamil Nadu, India

The highest court of Qatar on Monday upheld death penalties awarded to 2 labourers from Tamil Nadu and commuted the life sentence of a third...

The Growing Gap Between the U.S. and the International Anti-Death-Penalty Consensus

Disused gallows in Smyrna prison, Delaware, 1991 In employing the death penalty, the U.S. insists it abides by international law. But it dec...

Issue of Indian facing death sentence in Indonesia to be raised during President Widodo's visit

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (left), Joko Widodo, PM Narendra Modi The fate of an Indian facing death sentence in Indonesia will be dis...

Heat Wave Forecast For Russia Early June 2015

Following heat waves in Alaska and the north of Canada, the Arctic looks set to be hit by heat waves along the north coast of Russia in earl...