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  IS executes own fighters fleeing jihad

  World | December 30, 2014 9:02 IST

  Damascus: Once a person joins the jihad, there is no turning back. That is the fact of life the Islamic State (IS) seems to be enforcing by executing up to 200 of its own fighters

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  Pakistan executes 2 militants after lifting ban on death penalty

  World | December 19, 2014 22:41 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani authorities tonight executed two men convicted for attacks on the army headquarters and former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, days after Pakistan lifted its moratorium on the death penalty.The two are among 17 terrorists

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  Texas Executes Convicted Murderer

  World | January 27, 2012 15:34 IST

  Huntsville, Texas, Jan 27: Convicted murderer Rodrigo Hernandez was executed Thursday night for the abduction, rape and strangulation of a 38-year-old woman in San Antonio 18 years ago.The lethal injection was carried out about 2