Not only does the NBA have a tanking problem this season, league commissioner Adam Silver thinks it might be worse than it's been in recent memory.

Hanging was a common medieval execution, but for certain criminals, punishment did not end with death. After execution, ...

A new trial is perhaps most extreme example to date of a movement to hold parents responsible after their children are accused of gun violence.

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In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Stressing the need for “extraordinary” and deterrent punishment in acid attack cases, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Centre to consider amending the law to deal more sternly with such crimes, ...

The national debate over corporal punishment in schools has resurfaced after the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) defended the use of physical discipline, pushing back against the Fijian Teachers ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that legislative intervention by the Union Government may be necessary to introduce more stringent punishment and a reversal of the burden of proof in acid ...

On the 8th May last, 92-year-old Greek singer, Nana Mouskouri, sang Je chante avec toi, Liberté (I sing with you, Freedom). It was inspired by, and set to, the air of Va Pensiero from Verdi’s Nabucco, ...