Syrian presidency announces ceasefire after deadly sectarian clashes in south29 minutes agoJon DonnisonBBC Correspondent•@jondonnisonbbcReporting fromDamascus, SyriaJaroslav Lukiv & Amy...

Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes3 hours agoDavid GrittenBBC NewsReporting fromJerusalemReutersSyria's interim president has said it is his...

A convicted cold-blooded killer made sure to thank his executioners in the moments before he was killed by lethal injection, in a chilling moment after he had spent most of his life on Death...

Lawyers representing a Tennessee death row prisoner, Byron Black, are making a desperate bid to halt his impending execution.In Nashville's Chancery Court, they're pleading with a judge to mandate...

Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken 44 minutes agoLyse DoucetChief international correspondentReporting fromTehran, IranIn the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof...

Vial with pentobarbital used for euthanasia and lethal inyecion in a hospital, conceptual image (Image: Getty Images)Richard Gerald Jordan, one of America's longest-serving death row inmates, was...

Thomas Lee Gudinas, a man convicted of the brutal rape and murder of homecoming queen Michelle McGrath in May 1994, was executed on Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison. The state execution marks...

The first trial of its kind: A Russian soldier takes the stand for an execution1 hour agoJoel GunterReporting from Zaporizhzhia, UkraineBBCOn the frozen frontline in the east of Zaporizhzhia, a...

In a grim turn of events, Oklahoma saw the execution of John Hanson, 61, on Thursday morning for his heinous crimes committed in 1999, marking the end of a moratorium by the Biden administration that...

A man found guilty of brutally murdering a woman nearly 37 years ago was executed on Tuesday evening in Alabama, marking the country's sixth execution using nitrogen gas.Gregory Hunt was declared...

A man convicted of raping and murdering a young mother after kidnapping her from a supermarket car park has been executed in Florida, nearly 30 years after the horrifying crime.Anthony Wainwright,...