Saudi executes leaders of Yemeni armed gang

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 00:52

Two Yemenis condemned to death for forming an armed gang and for robbery were executed in the Saudi capital, the interior ministry said.

Don`t execute prisoners, Amnesty tells Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 19:36

Pakistani government must not resume executions and instead impose an immediate moratorium on the use of death penalty as a first step towards abolition, Amnesty International said.

Three drug traffickers executed in China

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 22:09

Three drug traffickers were on Tuesday executed in China while two others were given death sentence, the state media reported.

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple`s 2000 deaths

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 13:27

Oklahoma has executed a 36-year-old man for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.

Texas executes man who confessed to killing 5

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 08:51

A Texas man who confessed to killing five people during a six-month crime spree in 1998 has been executed.

Syria child execution puts rebel justice in spotlight

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 12:13

Photographs of the bloodied face of a 14-year-old boy executed in front of his parents by jihadist rebels in northern Syria have thrown into stark relief the sometimes extreme justice meted out in rebel-held areas.

Accused Boston bomber may face `rare` federal execution

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 16:07

As the case unfolds against Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the federal government has indicated his could be one of the rare cases where it seeks the death penalty.