Chinese Court sentences former banker to death for accepting $151 million bribe: Report
Beijing: A Chinese court has sentenced Bai Tianhui, the former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings (CHIH), to death for accepting bribes amounting to USD 151 million, media reported.
Iran court pronounces ex-official guilty of 'spying for Britain'; sentences to death
Tehran: Iran's judiciary handed down a death sentence to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country.
Pakistan court commutes death sentence of main accused in Daniel Pearl murder case to 7 years
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistan court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of militant Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted 18 years ago for abducting and murdering the South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, to seven years, media reports said.