the former mayor of Chifeng, in northern China, was sentenced to death and fined 100,000 yuan for taking bribes from developers.

at a tribunal in Sirajganj, Bangladesh, Special Tribunal Judge Biplob Goswami convicted a man and

in Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced Chau Hung Son, 49, to death for killing his

a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in the southwestern town of Abha by the sword for shooting dead a compatriot and stealing his car, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency

a man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.

two people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.

two men, were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, the Iranian state run news agency Iscanews reported.

four men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the government newspaper "Iran".

one man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.

one woman and one man were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the Iranian daily Etemad.

two people were hanged in the prison of Boroujed, (Lorestan province, western Iran), reported the Iranian daily Kayhan.

a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for shooting dead a Yemeni man in a fight over the sale of hashish, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.