The National Assembly has passed amendments to the Penal Code, eliminating the death penalty for eight criminal offenses and ...

Catholics in Vietnam have welcomed the lifting of the death penalty for eight crimes in the communist-ruled nation, saying emphasis must be placed on protecting life and aiding the reintegration of ...

Those executed included Thomas Gudinas, whose mental illness was shaped by his abusive upbringing and neglect, and Richard Jordan, who suffered from PTSD after three combat tours in Vietnam.

In a significant shift that is garnering attention both domestically and internationally, the Vietnamese government has abolished the death penalty ...

Federal officials have charged four people from California with what they call the largest COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme ...

Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, received an execution by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Parchman.

The seven important laws adopted at the NA meeting covers science and technology, atomic energy, rail transport, banking ...

National Assembly deputies on Friday wrapped up a successful mid-year session marked by historic milestones. This crucial ...

HANOI -- Disgraced Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan has proposed a restructuring plan for her troubled bank, Saigon Commercial ...

Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence agencies, in the wake of the recent war between the two countries.

The family of Edwina Marter issued two statements Wednesday following the execution of Richard Jordan, who was convicted of ...

A woman was injured in a hit-and-run Friday morning on Thurston Road. Around midnight, according to Rochester police, the 56-year-old victim was on the road inspecting a ...