Capital punishment

India appeals eight ex-navy death sentences in Qatar

The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions

Three hanged for Iraq bombing that killed 300

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman gets death penalty

Singapore executes first woman in almost 20 years

Singapore to execute first woman in almost 20 years

Ghana parliament votes to abolish death penalty

Iran could execute my dad any time, says German woman

US man executed for killing two in botched jailbreak

Iran executes three over anti-government protests

Global executions at highest rate for five years

The story of Scotland's last public hanging

Executioner's notebooks fetch £10,000 at auction

Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian for alleged terrorism

US Supreme Court halts Oklahoma man's execution

Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis

Singapore to execute man over cannabis charge

Iran executions surged to 'spread fear' - report

An error that sent Indian teen to death row for 25 years

Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for 11 crimes

Retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate

Saudis execute man despite forced confession claim