a South Korean government source said North Korea had reportedly purged 30 officials who
a Saudi man was beheaded in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of sexually assaulting another man's wife.
in Pakistan, Sahiwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Shahbaz Ahmad
One man was hanged in Bandar-Abbas prison (capital of the Hormozgan province, southern Iran) in the morning.
A woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran is in "perfect health" and has been allowed to
A Japanese company said it has ended contracts with the Iranian government following a report that its cranes have been used for public executions.
the Thai Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of motorcycle taxi rider Sirimongkol
the Bahamas government postponed the introduction of amended death penalty legislation
Four people have been executed in Qom prison during the past two weeks.
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Nigerians accused of murdering and robbing a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
Justice Francis Fedode Tabai of the Nigerian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay urged Senegal to reconsider its decision to send Chad's former
To Mr Volker Turk - the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Ms. Mai Sato - the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran
