Trump doubles down on executing drug dealers

Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster President Donald Trump in a speech on Saturday called for executing drug dealers, praising other countries that adopt the practice. Trump said he recently spoke with leaders in China and Singapore, who told him they’d eliminated their drug problems by giving dealers the death penalty. It’s not the first time Trump has […]

Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas from executing 2nd inmate after attorneys questioned whether the first execution went properly

Arkansas Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS VARNER, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked Arkansas from executing a second inmate Monday night after attorneys questioned whether the first execution had gone properly. Jack Jones received a lethal injection earlier Monday evening that lasted 14 minutes. The state was set to execute Marcel Williams about […]

ISIS executing civilians for trying to flee Mosul – eyewitnesses

Islamic State militants have been killing scores of civilians attempting to flee the war-torn city of Mosul in Iraq, according to eyewitness reports, with as many as 50 people being put to death in the latest mass execution. Fighting in western Mosul has been intensifying in recent weeks as Iraqi troops, backed by Shia and […]

Syrian refugee on trial in Austria accused of executing 20 Assad soldiers

Published time: 23 Feb, 2017 10:49 A Syrian refugee is on trial in western Austria for allegedly murdering at least 20 unarmed or wounded Syrian government soldiers during the Syrian civil war, local media reported. The trial for the 27-year-old man began in the city of Innsbruck in Tyrol state on Wednesday. He was arrested […]