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Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials ASIA

Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials

Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Three Nigerians among four executed in Indonesia, 10 cases delayed INTERNATIONAL

Three Nigerians among four executed in Indonesia, 10 cases delayed

Indonesia executed four convicted drug traffickers, including three Nigerians, early on Friday as it pushed ahead with its "war against drugs", although another 10 scheduled executions were delayed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Arabia executes two convicts for murder ASIA

Saudi Arabia executes two convicts for murder

Saudi Arabia on Monday executed two convicted murderers, the interior ministry said, raising to 107 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi executions exceed 100 this year ASIA

Saudi executions exceed 100 this year

Saudi authorities on Friday executed a national convicted of murdering a compatriot, in the 101st execution of the year in the kingdom, the interior ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan army courts sentence 11 Taliban militants to death INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan army courts sentence 11 Taliban militants to death

Pakistan military courts have sentenced eleven Taliban militants to death for terrorism-related offences, the army said Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan hangs brothers for murdering six people INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hangs brothers for murdering six people

Pakistan on Saturday hanged two brothers convicted of murdering six people from the same family, just days after Amnesty International criticised the country ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan hangs three convicts amid criticism over executions INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hangs three convicts amid criticism over executions

Pakistan hanged three convicted murderers on Wednesday, the same day Amnesty International criticised it for becoming the world's third most prolific executioner after China and Iran.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Saudis executed for murder ASIA

Two Saudis executed for murder

Saudi Arabia executed two citizens for murder on Monday. Baddah al-Dusari was found guilty of killing Saudi national Abdullah al-Qahtani by repeatedly running him over, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi court quashes death sentence for 'apostate' poet ASIA

Saudi court quashes death sentence for 'apostate' poet

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.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran predicts "divine vengeance" after Saudis execute Shia cleric ASIA

Iran predicts "divine vengeance" after Saudis execute Shia cleric

Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran early on Sunday and Shia Muslim Iran's top leader predicted "divine vengeance" for Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shia cleric.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fears of 30,000-litre sulphuric acid leak from Australian train derailment INTERNATIONAL

Fears of 30,000-litre sulphuric acid leak from Australian train derailment

It was feared more than 30,000 litres (7,925 gallons) of sulphuric acid had spilled after all 26 carriages of a freight train carrying the chemical derailed in remote northern Australia ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan hangs four men sentenced by military courts INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hangs four men sentenced by military courts

Pakistan on Tuesday hanged four men sentenced to death by military courts for assisting in suicide bombings and attacks on soldiers, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016