The Iraqi government executed 21 people on Monday, raising the year-long toll to 91. This week’s victims, which included three women, were all charged with terror-related crimes. The United Nations had protested the convictions citing lack of transparency in the court proceedings and called for the executions to be stayed. The one-day tally of 21 exceeded previous one-day highs of 17 in January and 13 in February. Several hundred prisoners are believed to be on