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NASSIRIYAH: Iraq hanged 38 militants belonging to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday in the southern city of Nasiriyah, provincial authorities said. It was the largest number of executions in a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison. "The prison administration executed on Thursday in the presence of Justice Minister Haidar al-Zameli, in Nasiriyah prison, 38 death row prisoners belonging to Al-Qaeda or Daesh (IS) accused of terrorist…

BANGKOK: A shocking video of a mother talking to the camera as she apparently moves to hang her one-year-old kid by a rope is going viral. As seen in the video, the woman was infuriated that her husband was not picking her calls and decided to make the video and send him this, reports The Sun. The incident took place in Bangkok, Thailand. Nareumon Jampasert recorded herself picking her son Theeradej Saisupan up and then using a black rope to tie around his neck and hang him, leading the throttled child to let out a…

DHAKA: Bangladesh hanged two top opposition leaders Sunday for war crimes committed during the independence conflict with Pakistan and boosted security across the country over fears the executions could spark fresh unrest.

DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities on Saturday hanged a top Islamist leader for overseeing a massacre during the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

LOS ANGELES: A popular California school teacher hanged herself in her classroom Monday and was found by students arriving for their morning lessons, police said.

KABUL: Afghanistan hanged five men on Wednesday over a gang rape that had shocked the country, officials said, despite requests from human rights groups for new President Ashraf Ghani to stay the executions to address concerns about the handling of the case.