Saddam Hussein was a butcher but strong until the end, says the man who oversaw hanging

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:30

Mowaffak al-Rubaie sits in his office with a statue of Saddam Hussein behind him, the rope used to hang the dictator around its neck, recalling his final minutes.

10 killed in Bangladesh violence after Jamaat leader`s hanging

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 20:33

The death toll in violence across Bangladesh triggered by the execution of a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader on Saturday rose to 10, even as Islamists set afire the house of a federal minister in the country`s northwest.

Bangladesh set to execute Jamaat leader for 1971 war crimes

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:02

A top Jamaat-e-Islami leader convicted of genocide during Bangladesh`s liberation war of 1971 is set be executed with the Supreme Court on Thursday upholding his death sentence, two days after his hanging was dramatically put on hold in a last-minute reprieve.

Assam teacher ties noose on child to demonstrate execution, probe on

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 09:15

In a shocking incident, a primary school teacher tied a noose around a student`s neck to demonstrate the class how freedom fighters were executed.

Japan hangs murderer, bringing Shinzo Abe`s toll to six

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:59

Japan hanged a 73-year-old man, bringing to six the number of inmates executed since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December.

Japan hangs murderer, bringing Shinzo Abe`s toll to six

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 14:59

Japan hanged a 73-year-old man, bringing to six the number of inmates executed since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December.

Teenager`s body found hanging from tree in J&K

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 17:25

Body of an 18-year-old youth was found hanging from a tree in Ramban district leading to protests and blockade of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on Sunday, police said.

Youth`s body found hanging from tree in J&K

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 20:00

Body of a 27-year-old man was on Saturday found hanging from a tree in Gadala area of Udhampur district, police said.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon were never in Babylon?

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 19:24

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually located 483 kilometres away from the legendary city of Babylon, a leading Oxford-based historian has claimed.

British girl found hanging after row with brother

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 21:08

A 12-year-old schoolgirl in Britain was found hanging after she was sent to bed early following a row with her twin brother about sharing the family computer, an inquest heard.

HC extends stay on Dharampal`s hanging till May 6

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 18:42

Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed till May 6 the hanging of rape convict Dharam Pal.

Dharampal to be hanged in Ambala jail: DGP

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 17:48

Dharampal, a rape convict who murdered five members of the victim`s family while out on parole in 1993, will be hanged in Ambala prison, Haryana jail authorities said Thursday after the President rejected his mercy petition.