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Triple child killer who murdered his daughter in petrol-filled house fire is executed

Raphael Holiday killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two half-sisters in Texas.

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Nov 19th 2015, 5:40 PM

China executed 2,400 people last year ... that's a drop of 20 per cent on 2012

The total for the rest of the world combined was 778 people in 2013, according to Amnesty International.

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Oct 21st 2014, 8:47 AM