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Szilard Demeter's tirade with Holocaust references sparked outrage from Hungary's Jewish community, who called them "tasteless" and "unforgivable."

Michael Covey believes his son deserves capital punishment

The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.

The U.S. Department of Justice opened the door this week to alternative methods of executing prisoners, including death by firing squad, to go into effect before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned what he called the "wrongful" convictions of six Citgo employees in Venezuela, describing the South American nation's justice system as a "kangaroo court."

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the United States and seeking to create chaos, vowing Tehran ...

ICE uses physical abuse, solitary confinement and false documents to force Black and African asylum seekers onto 'death planes,' The Times has found through interviews and legal documents.

Exceptions could be made for inmates convicted in states where methods besides lethal injection are allowed.

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) cast doubt on Joe Biden's election win in Georgia, citing the so-called "Kraken" lawsuits as proof, and called for Congress to reject the state's electoral votes. The Alabama Republican has already vowed not to ratify Biden's victory, urged his colleagues to do the same to ensure a second term for President […]

CAIRO - It was one of Egypt's most sensational murders: Deep in the desert, a bishop was allegedly bludgeoned with a metal pipe. Suspicion fell on two monks, turning a spotlight on a cloistered world of intrigue within the nation's Coptic Christian priesthood. Then, something more predictable happened. Egyptian security agents interrogated the two monks in connection with the 2018 crime, beating and electrocuting…

In canine-crazed Chevy Chase, Md., the frantic search for a newly adopted dog on the lam.

The South Korean leader of the "Nth room case," an online sexual blackmail ring, was sentenced to 40 years in jail on Thursday.

The rule, which would permit methods including firing squads and electrocution, comes as the administration rushes to execute five more prisoners before President Trump's term ends.

Biden steps into the White House leadership vacuum on the coronavirus, resetting the tone in a solemn Thanksgiving address aimed at an anxious nation.

Trump's defeat hasn't slowed down his scorched-earth attack on American policy

Catholic bishops appear divided over forming a working group to address the imminent administration of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, who would be the nation's second Catholic chief executive.

Dustin Broadbery | Are we reaching a point where a 'conspiracy theorist' who disagrees with the state is open to prosecution?

President Donald Trump insists the election was stolen from him in Michigan, but Republicans there haven't been willing to indulge his fantasy. The president has zeroed in on the state, which he narrowly won in 2016, in his effort to overturn his election loss to Joe Biden by claiming widespread fraud and pressuring legislators to […]