Former escapee asks to hasten execution
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One of the notorious Texas Seven, who escaped from prison and killed a police officer during more than a month on the run, has told court officials he wants to drop all appeals to speed up his execution.
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An accused Equatorial Guinea coup ringleader who is facing a possible death penalty sought today to clear his imprisoned co-defendants in the alleged plot to overthrow the oil-flush African regime.
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The family of a Japanese man being held hostage in Iraq begged for his life on Friday after the expiry of a deadline set by his captors, who have threatened to behead him unless Japan withdrew its troops.
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Police widen their call for help to find a prisoner who escaped ten days ago still wearing handcuffs.
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A Rwandan accused of inciting murder, extermination and genocide pleaded for the right to stay in Canada on Wednesday lest he be killed or tortured if the Supreme Court of Canada sent him back.
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Detained family members of an accused torturer poisoned days before he was to appear in court appealed for their freedom Tuesday amid suspicions the man was killed to keep him from talking about dictatorship-era abuses.
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Published: 27/11/2006 - 08:16:22 AM Send to a friend Mirza Tahir Hussain A Briton who spent 18 years in a Pakistani prison facing the possibility of execution today spoke of the dramatic events which landed him ...Comment
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BAGHDAD -- A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain yesterday to save his life by ordering the release of all women held in Iraqi prisons.
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An overweight inmate was executed by injection Thursday after a delay of more than an hour while prison medical staff struggled to find suitable veins in his arms.
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The execution of three Indonesian Christians on death row for inciting violence against Muslims six years ago is looming, with security forces on alert amid fears of religious strife.
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A US marine who had pleaded guilty to the murder of an Iraqi civilian asks to change his plea at the last minute.
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The flight of a convicted killer enjoying  asylum in France has frustrated Italy's efforts to bring  ex-guerrillas to justice and reopened wounds from an era when  the Red Brigades terrorized the country.
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War crimes prosecutors demand life in prison for a former Bosnian Serb politician accused of genocide.
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Prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former Italian left-wing militant and convicted murderer who found refuge in France after escaping from prison in the 1980s, the French Justice Ministry said Sunday.
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A sickening video of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley being beheaded by his captors is circulating on the internet. In his last desperate moments, Mr Bigley is seen pleading &quot;to live a simple life&quot; before being executed.
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A sheriff calls for the way prisoners are monitored by police to be improved after a death in custody.
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A man sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting at age 13 asked the state's high court for a new trial Tuesday, saying he was too young to be found competent for trial.