Sentence examples for the execution news from inspiring English sources

As the clocked ticked down to the execution, news that Mr. McVeigh had finally offered an apology to the victims was reported on national television.

You report the exchange between Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush regarding the hypothetical case of a pregnant woman facing execution (news article, July 18).

Jackie Reich, 45, said she heard about the execution on the news.

Duane Edward Buck had already eaten his final meal and was waiting to be taken to the execution chamber when news of the last-minute legal decision broke, shortly after 6pm on Thursday.

He wrote a last statement to prison officials which said, "You are killing a (sic) innocent man today"; it was read out at a post-execution news conference.

British officials announced news of the execution before China did.

Chinese media have yet to report the execution, but the state-run news agency Xinhua carried a statement by the supreme court defending its judgment.

"We are deeply saddened, stunned and disappointed at the news of the execution of our beloved cousin Akmal," said Soohail and Nasir Shaikh in a statement.

Sachin Kalbag, editor of Mumbai's popular MidDay newspaper, said news of the execution had brought "considerable relief across the city and joy in some pockets where the most murders were committed.

The news of the execution came on the same day that the United Nations International Labor Organizationn issued a report saying that of the 52 million domestic workers worldwide, only 10 percent are covered by labor laws to the same extent as other workers, and more than one-quarter are completely excluded from national labor legislation.

Though it has long had a loyal audience, "Democracy Now!" has gained more attention recently for methodical coverage of two news events — the execution of the Georgia inmate Troy Davis and the occupation of Wall Street and other symbolic sites across the country.