KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait on Wednesday hanged seven people including a member of the ruling family and a woman who burned dozens of people to death at a wedding party, the authorities said. Philippine officials earlier said a Filipino domestic helper convicted of killing her employer’s daughter has been executed in Kuwait despite last-ditch efforts to obtain clemency. Abella said the Philippine government had done everything it could to save Pawa, including legal assistance to ensure that her rights were respected and all legal procedures were followed. In April 2013, authorities hanged three men convicted of murder. Kuwait has executed 74 men and six women since it introduced the death penalty in the mid-1960.

Source: Ethiopian News January 25, 2017 20:50 UTC