Zuma tiptoes around arms deal investigation
At a questioning session in Parliament, President Jacob Zuma would not commit to making public the outcome of the arms deal investigation.
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Zuma decries death penalty
At the opening of the revived Gallows Memorial at the Pretoria Central Prison, President Jacob Zuma said the death penalty would not reduce crime.
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Troy Davis: Vengeance dressed up as justice
We will never know if Troy Davis was innocent, but what I know is the US authorities have executed a different man from the one convicted in 1989.
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Georgia executes convict in high-profile US case
The US state of Georgia executed convicted murderer Troy Davis on Wednesday in a case that drew international attention.
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The tale of the accidental hangman
As a teenager, Babul Miah was sent to prison for a murder he says he never committed but the promise of an early release turned him into a hangman.
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Texas executes murderer with drug used on animals
Texas on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of a 2001 rape and murder by using a sedative that has often served to euthanise animals.
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China executes Filipinos despite Manila's pleas
China executed on Wednesday three Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite a flurry of public appeals for clemency.
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Global executions decline, says Amnesty report
Global use of the death penalty continues to decline even though China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen, the US and Saudi Arabia still execute thousands.
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Illinois poised to abolish death penalty
Illinois was poised to become the first US state since 2009 to abolish the death penalty after the state senate approved the ban on Tuesday.
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Amnesty issues call for US to drop death penalty
Rights group Amnesty International called on the United States on Friday to set an example to other nations by abolishing the death penalty.
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