Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in 2010, with the latest occurring ...

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Friday upholding the legality of the death penalty, which is still imposed ...

The already dying capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting ...

An unconstitutional ruling, effective immediately upon its issuance, corresponds to abolishing the death penalty. As there is ...

It will be a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-affiliated groups yesterday urged the Constitutional Court to uphold the ...

Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of ...

Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has arrested a Singaporean national wanted for drug trafficking who ...

A ceremony will cap a history marked by legal tussles, a secret training, resignations, a deal with a serial killer and raw ...

The epic comeback follows a summer of scandal for the broadcasting giant and is set to be a huge boost for the corporation.

Washington state is closing its death chamber this week, but South Carolina is scheduled to carry out its first execution ...