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Indonesia has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home ...

A man accused in the explosives attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign denied his murder intent Tuesday as his trial opened at a court in western Japan ...

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The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government to pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was quashed, his lawyer said on Thursday.

The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than US$1.3 million in ...

The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in ...