The death penalty and life imprisonment, often described as shrouded in secrecy when it comes to the details of executions, continue to provoke debate in Japan, where roughly 1,700 inmates are serving life sentences and many live with the knowledge that they were once candidates for execution. (News On Japan)

Celebrities including Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Jessica Alba joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time show.

The IOM says that almost 500 people have been reported dead or missing off Libya so far this year.

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will invoke her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow.

Millions of files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the DOJ but many have redactions.

Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.

BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.

Ethiopia had alleged that Eritrean soldiers were on its territory and supporting rebels in the north.

Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested "importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka" for young rural men.

The Seattle team produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots.

Police say the "transnational" criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado says political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas.

The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

The Seattle Seahawks produce a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory.

The Seattle Seahawks produce a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots and claim their second Super Bowl victory.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas.

Japanese stocked jumped as markets opened on Monday morning, after prime minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory.

Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.