CRIME-SAUDI-EXECUTION

  Saudi man executed for killing wife, mother-in-law

RIYADH,  - Saudi Arabia, which implements strict Islamic sharia law, executed a Saudi man on Wednesday for killing his   wife and her mother, the Interior Ministry said.

Under sharia law, Saudi Arabia executes murderers, rapists and drug smugglers, usually by public beheading.

At least 45 people were put to death last year in the conservative Gulf Arab state. At least 75 people were executed in 2001 and 121 in 2000.