Murder in punishable by death in Papua New Guinea, a poor tribal nation of 7 million people who are mostly subsistence farmers.

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Offences against the person - includes murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, causing death by reckless driving, grievous bodily harm, and common assault.

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Rape in Indonesia carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, while several other crimes, including murder, drug trafficking and terrorism, can be punished by death.

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Simpson lost a motion Tuesday to delay the former football star's deposition in a wrongful death suit filed by the family of murder victim Ronald Goldman.

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On November 8th, 15 former army officers were sentenced to death by firing squad for plotting the murder, in 1975, of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the man who won Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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Amy was willing to plead guilty to capital murder in exchange for a commitment by prosecutors that they would not seek the death penalty.

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Originally acquitted of the murder by Pakistan's High Court, an Islamic court sentenced Mr Hussain to death in 1998.

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His "Death by Hollywood, " about a failing screenwriter who witnesses a murder, has sold 13, 000 copies since its publication in 2003, according to Nielsen BookScan.

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They said they wanted to come "face to face" with the man accused of her murder and wanted to banish memories that had been "shrouded by the brutality of her death".

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When Emmert took the reins at the NCAA, he was confronted with tough questions about the recent murder of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, who had been beaten to death by her estranged boyfriend, then a star lacrosse player at the school.

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