KUWAIT TIMES: RIYADH: Four Saudis were beheaded by the sword yesterday after being convicted of rape and murder, while an Iraqi and a Pakistani nationals were executed for drug trafficking, the interior ministry said. The six beheadings-one of the highest numbers of executions in one day-brought to 72 the number of executions announced by the Saudi authorities this year, almost double the figure in 2006. Saudi Arabia on beheading spree (more)
Mark Alexander
