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 ...

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

Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon imprisoned in the country’s largest financial fraud case. The legal reforms in ...

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

The 15th National Assembly on June 25 adopted the Law on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Penal Code, in ...

June 26 (UPI) -- Ten Iranian and Lebanese suspects will be tried in absentia for killing 85 and injuring more than 300 at the ...

The Organization of American States is scheduled to elect new members of its Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on ...

A man guilty of murdering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, has been executed in Japan.

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 ...

William Bonin, dubbed the “Freeway Killer,” r*ped, tortured, and murdered at least fourteen boys and young men across Southern California between 1979 and 1980 before his arrest in a green Ford Econol ...

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