Newly released 911 dispatch recordings show that emergency medical help for Christa Pike was severely delayed following her botched execution at a Tennessee facility, hampered by confusion among prison officials.

Christa Pike has returned to a Tennessee women's prison following her discharge from the hospital after surviving a botched execution attempt.

Christa Pike has been transferred back to a Tennessee prison following her discharge from the hospital after surviving a botched execution attempt.

Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness following a failed lethal-injection attempt in Tennessee, prompting an emergency court hearing and a suspension of state executions.

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned following a botched execution attempt on death-row inmate Christa Pike, prompting a full independent review and a pause on all state executions.

Death row inmate Christa Pike was hospitalized after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution attempt in Tennessee.

Three US states are scheduled to carry out lethal injections on the same day, marking the first time a triple execution has occurred in the country since 2010.

Lebanon's parliament has voted to replace capital punishment with life imprisonment, making it the first Arab state to formally abolish the death penalty.

Iran's judiciary has publicly executed two men convicted of operating as Mossad spies and feeding military coordinates to Israel amid escalating regional wars.