An Iraqi national was put to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering a man from the United Arab Emirates, the

A report released by the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) reported that a record 149 defendants

A Bangladesh court upheld death sentences for three members of an outlawed Islamist militant group in

Extremists of the Islamic State (ISIS) executed an Iraqi journalist in Mosul city of the northwestern Nineveh

A death row prisoner was hanged at the Central Jail in Faisalabad in the morning. Ghafoor Masih had

North Korea has executed its army chief of staff, Ri Yong Gil, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, which, if true, would be the latest in a series of executions, purges and disappearances under its young leader.

Seven persons have been sentenced to death by the Tangalle High Court over a murder reported in 1989.

One death row convict was executed in the Central Jail Multan on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead body was handed over to legal heirs after completing medico-legal formalities.

After Hillary Clinton said during the MSNBC Democratic debate that she reluctantly supports capital punishment, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) drew a contrast. "I just don't want to see government be part of killing, that's all," he said.

The armed wing of Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, said it had executed one of its members, with

Iraqi authorities executed in Baghdad a Saudi prisoner, Abdullah Azam Al-Qahtani, 35, on charges

A death row prisoner was sent to the gallows at the New Central Jail Bahawalpur on early morning, Dunya