in Chandpur, Bangladesh, a man was sentenced to death in absentia for killing his young wife

a Saudi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot

the Criminal Court of Appeal in Qatar acquitted a resident of charges of murder and setting

four Shi'ite rebels were sentenced to death after a Yemeni court

in Saudi Arabia, the death sentence of Bahraini national Maki Ali Abbas, 46, was commuted

two Thai businessmen were sentenced to death by a High Court in Malaysia for trafficking

Iran hanged five men convicted of burning a young woman alive after raping her, at a prison in the central city of Qom, the government newspaper Iran reported.

a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of killing a compatriot

Chinese courts handed down about 30 percent fewer death penalties last year compared with 2006, sources from a forum revealed.

a man sentenced to death in Kenya was set free after a High Court accused police

the European Parliament in Brussels approved the Report by Marco Cappato (Italian Radicals

human rights groups in Liberia expressed concern over a law approved