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US judge jails anti-Muslim filmmaker for a year The man behind the anti-Islam video blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world was jailed in the US for a year Wednesday for breaching the terms of his probation for a previous offense.

09 November 2012

US executes man who devotes last words to election The US state of Oklahoma on Tuesday executed a convicted murderer who made a reference to the "very close race" for the White House won by President Barack Obama in his final words.

07 November 2012

Amish sect found guilty of hate crimes in beard cutting The leader of a breakaway Amish group and 15 followers were convicted of hate crimes in the US state of Ohio Thursday for a series of beard-cutting attacks against rivals in the community.

23 September 2012

US death row inmate -- too obese for execution? An obese death row inmate in the US state of Ohio has asked a court for a stay of execution, saying lethal injection would be "torturous and lingering" due to his weight.

22 September 2012

Iraq fugitive VP gets death term on day of carnage Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a top critic of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, was convicted of murder, sentenced to the gallows.

11 September 2012

Texas executes mentally handicapped man despite UN protest Texas executed a convict Wednesday, despite proof of a mental disorder developed in his childhood, prison authorities from the southern US state said.

20 July 2012