Thirteen people were sentenced to death in separate murder cases in Chittagong, Rangpur, Gazipur and

An Egyptian criminal court in Upper Egypt's Menoufiya sentenced 11 to death on charges of abducting a

Coy Wayne Wesbrook, 58, White, was executed. The execution was delayed about 90 minutes due to a last minute appeal. Wesbrook was convicted of murdering five people on Nov. 13, 1997.

As many as 1,398 people were awarded capital punishment and three were executed in the country during

One death row convict was executed in the District Jail, Toba Tek Singh on early morning.

Jefferson County, Alabama Circuit Judge Tracie Todd ruled that Alabama's capital sentencing procedure violates the U.S. Constitution.

Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 71 the number of locals

Zagazig Criminal Court sentenced a police officer to death for murdering his three cousins, who he accused

Bangladesh Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for one of the top leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami

The Supreme Court upheld a High Court death sentence slapped on a man of Chilanga who burnt to death

Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder, bringing the number of people it has put to death this year to 70.

A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for