two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi

Iran wants to reduce the number of "unnecessary executions" it carries out, a spokesman for the Islamic republic's judiciary said.

Iran hanged a man convicted of murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the

Five men sentenced to death for crimes including theft, child abduction, rape, and

An Alabama man convicted of killing a police officer was executed in South Carolina.

Two men were hanged in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the state run Iranian news

a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.

a Nigerian national was executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sexually

fourteen men were sentenced to death in absentia for terrorism by Algerian authorities,

Hong Kong national Yuen Wai-ming was sentenced to death by the Shenzhen

Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south-eastern part of Iran, reported

12 people were hanged in Iraq. There had been no executions in the previous 18 months.