11.   Thirty-eight people have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, which applies strict Islamic law, since the start of the year.

12.   Thirty-two people have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia so far this year, according to a toll based on offical figures.

13.   Three other people were also beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Friday after being found guilty of drug smuggling, the interior ministry said.

14.   On Monday, El Watan said an armed group beheaded five people last Thursday night in Mila, near the eastern town of Jijel.

15.   Police said suspected militants beheaded two people in the northern Kashmir district of Kupwara Wednesday.