sakineh mohammadi ashtiani was condemned to death for adultery by an iranian court. iran executes more prisoners than any other country except china. but it is the manner by which she is due to die that has caused international outrage. the pictures have ever emerged from a stunning in iran, but these bloodstain rocks show the aftermath. here in rome, of italian politicians have called on iran to show mercy. while the vatican says it may lobby tehran. and in france, the foreign minister was more direct. >> this punishment is an act that is impossible to even imagine. it is the height of barbarity and returned the middle ages. this sentence should be placed in the context of the oppression, the sentencing, and the execution that followed the reelection of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> the execution was put on hold during the holy month of ramdan. with that weak over, sakineh mohammadi ashtiani has been warned she may be killed later this week. i'm in a shot has responded to international criticism with -- on their job and has responded to international criticism.

united states department of state to condemn the government of iran for sentencing sakineh mohammadi ashtianio death by stoning. supervisor mirkarimi not: this e is high profile, and i think it would be negligent if i did not speak to it. let me explain why this case in singled out. it represents a larger defect of how women are not respected in iran and other nations. sakineh was the mother of two sons convicted while married note and sentenced to stoning. she had already received 99 lashes in a separate punishment after a british newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman vacantly identified as hers. -- mistakenly identified as hers. -- as her. a woman in iran is considered to have committed a crime punishable by death if she chooses to look for sexual satisfaction outside of an unhappy marriage. in september 2010, the european parliament passed a resolution condemning the iranian government. note that they announced they would suspend the death sentence after issues in europe, but there is no guarantee. this resolution urges the united states department of state to issue strong condemnat

the sentencing of sakineh mohammadi ashtiani provoked an international outcry. adultery is the only crime that carries the penalty of death by stoning under sharia law. the iranian government said it was moving ahead with. mexican marines have arrested seven gunmen suspected of taking part in last month's massacre of 72 migrants near the u.s. border. four were arrested after a shootout last week with marines. the others were taken into custody several days later. investigators suspect the migrants were killed for refusing to work for the zetas drug cartel. on wall street today, stocks were up slightly in another day of light trading. the dow jones industrial average gained 46 points to close at 10,387. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close above 2,228. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jim. >> lehrer: and now to treasury secretary timothy geithner. i spoke to him earlier this evening about president obama's speech today. mr. secretary, welcome. >> good to be here, jim, thank you. >> lehrer: the republicans caused current economic mess and now