21.   He said televising the events would be the modern-day equivalent of public hangings which attracted hundreds of vendors and spectators before they were halted.

22.   The public hanging of three Bangladeshis convicted of murder will go ahead in Kuwait Wednesday after a one-day postponement, a newspaper reported.

23.   Kuwait has officially set for Sunday the public hanging of three Bangladeshis convicted of murder, the defence lawyer said Saturday.

24.   Rights group Amnesty International appealed Saturday to Kuwait to commute death sentences imposed on three Bangladeshis who next week face a public hanging after being convicted of murder.

25.   The new government set itself apart immediately with public hangings and political assassinations.