The new year also began with a series of mass executions in Iran.
A Tunisian citizen has been extradited to his home country after being sentenced to death
Doctors from around the world call on Hospira to impose restrictions on sale of muscle relaxant
An American ex-Marine, who also holds Iranian citizenship, has been sentenced
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man convicted of murder, the interior minister said in a statement
the Mongolian Parliament approved a bill that aims to scrap the death penalty.
The European Union voiced concern over the large number of executions
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who killed a fellow OFW in Saudi Arabia in 2008
A man convicted in Saudi Arabia of raping and killing a young female relative was beheaded
A Kyrgyz citizen has been sentenced to death in western China on drug-related charges
At least 25 prisoners have been executed in Iran in the past two days, official and unofficial
An appeal court in Ras Al Khaimah reduced a death sentence to life in
Two political prisoners who could be executed within hours
