At least fifteen death row convicts were sent to the gallows in different jails of the country, the highest number of executions on a single day since reversing of the country's self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.

An Egyptian court sentenced ousted President Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in jail on violence-related charges.

An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences against 22 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi over an attack on a police station in which one officer was killed.

a murder convict, identified as Manzoor Vasli, was hanged to death in the district jail of Vehari

Oklahoma became the 1st US state to approve nitrogen gas for executions under a measure Governor

Ten prisoners were hanged in Iran on April 13 and 20.

A 39-year-old male Singaporean was executed at Changi Prison Complex, after being convicted of murder and sentenced to death on Apr 7, 2009, police said in a media release.

In Pakistan five killers were awarded death sentences on ten counts by Anti Terrorism Court and each were fined to pay Rs 1.5 million, in a murder case.

LB268 to repeal the death penalty won 1st-round approval from lawmakers today.

Saudi Arabia has executed a second Indonesian maid despite protests from Jakarta, which is itself facing fierce criticism for its failure to heed calls for clemency for a number of foreigners on death row.

Five murder convicts were hanged in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad, raising the total number of executions to 75 since Pakistan reversed the self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty in December 2014 after the Taliban school massacre.

Manuel Garza Jr., 35, Hispanic, was executed. Garza received a lethal injection of pentobarbital for killing a SWAT team member, Police Officer John "Rocky" Riojas, 37, in February 2001.