a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword in the southern province of Jazan after being convicted of
an Indonesian court rejected a request by the three convicted 'Bali bombers' to be executed by traditional
An Afghan appeal court overturned the death sentence of a young reporter accused of insulting Islam
two men convicted of murder were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said.
Texas executed its 12th inmate so far this year, when Joseph Ray Ries, 29, was given a lethal injection as
Iran hanged four men convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan, state
two Pakistani citizens convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia were beheaded by the sword in the
a Yemen court of appeal confirmed a death sentence on espionage charges against a Saudi who had been
The state of Pennsylvania has asked the US Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision to overturn
A new Iranian judicial directive bans the execution of juvenile offenders for drug crimes but keeps capital
Beijing's former vice mayor Liu Zhihua was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes,
a total of 40 Filipinos overseas are facing the death penalty in various countries, a government official of the
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
