June 13
PENNSYLVANIA:
Death penalty sought for man charged in murder of ex-Stroud teacher--'I only
dumped the body' defendent says
A man charged with murdering a beloved former school teacher from Stroud
Township says someone else killed the victim and that he only dumped the body.
June 13
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
Saudi beheads trio for drug trafficking
Saudi authorities beheaded 2 of its nationals and a Syrian on Tuesday after
convicting them of drug trafficking, the interior ministry said.
Massud al-Dossari, Daij al-Dossari and Syrian Ahmed Balji Oghlu were
June 13
MISSISSIPPIimpending execution
AG's office says court shouldn't stop execution
The Mississippi attorney general's office argued in a court filing Wednesday
that an inmate's recent request for mental health testing is a tactic to delay
his execution, scheduled for Tuesday.
June 13
USA:
Episcopal leaders push to abolish death penalty across the country
When Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill in April making Connecticut the 5th state
in 5 years to abolish the death penalty, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
Bishop Suffragan James Curry’s attendance at the