(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Saudi Arabia yesterday beheaded a child rapist, adding to what activists say is one of the world's highest execution tolls. The Interior Ministry said Suleiman bin Abdullah had been found guilty of kidnapping a male child, tying him up "and performing the obscene" act.
Authorities carried out the sentence against him in Buraydah city, northwest of Riyadh, the ministry said in a statement.
US Navy chopper crashes in Kuwait
DUBAI: A US Navy helicopter has crashed during a training mission in the Gulf state of Kuwait, slightly injuring three crew members, the Bahrain-based Naval Forces Central Command said yesterday.
The MH-60S helicopter went down on Sunday morning during the overland training flight at Camp Buehring, it said. All six personnel aboard the helicopter survived the crash and were transported to nearby medical facilities.
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