Murders Saudi Arabia

Imagine two Saudis convicted of killing a foreigner in the United States. If one defendant was ordered to die and the second sent to prison, igniting a public uproar in Saudi Arabia, would President Clinton respond to Saudi pressure and grant clemency to maintain harmony with an important ally? Perhaps.

Lawyers for the brother of an Australian nurse who was murdered said a court had accepted the man's waiver of his right to demand the death penalty for two British nurses convicted in the slaying.

The brother of an Australian nurse murdered in Saudi Arabia said he had officially waived his right to seek the death penalty in regard to two British nurses convicted in the killing.

British nurse Lucille McLauchlan, who was convicted in a colleague's killing, was married to tire-factory worker Grant Ferrie at a courthouse in Damman near the prison where she is to be held for eight years, a British Embassy official said.

Kent Hinkson settled into the sofa in his parents' living room and glanced over at his two younger sons playing with Masters of the Universe figures on the floor.

A former Orange County woman and her 10-year-old daughter were shot to death in Saudi Arabia when a gunman commandeered their car during a police chase.