Two prisoners were executed in Pakistan, in two different prisons.
A court in Saudi Arabia overturned a death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, giving him eight years in prison instead, his lawyer said.
A court in Egypt overturned the death sentences given last year to 149 supporters of the Muslim
Brandon Astor Jones, 72, Black, was executed in Georgia. He was the oldest inmate on death row in
A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced two more men to death after finding them guilty of
Saudi Arabia executed one of its citizens for the fatal shooting of another Saudi, bringing to 57 the number
A man convicted of abducting 22 children has been executed, China's top court said.
Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware's pending death penalty cases while Delaware's Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of the state's death penalty law.
A 14-year-old boy was beheaded in a brutal execution by Islamic State militants because he missed Friday
Saudi authorities executed a Saudi national for the murder of a compatriot, bringing the number
A sessions court in Pakistan sentenced two men to death in a sectarian killing case.
Iraqi President Fouad Massoum signed execution orders for offenders convicted of terrorist offenses, his spokesman announced.
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
