BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Hussein’s half brother argued with the chief judge Monday and accused a court employee of shaking down a relative for money as the trial entered its final phase without the ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein's half brother argued with the chief judge Monday and accused a court employee of shaking down a relative for money as the trial entered its final phase without the ...

Saddam Hussein was pulled out of his "spider hole” exactly a year ago, but since July, when his defiant appearance galvanized those both for and against him, he's been out of sight. The "quick trial” ...

As preparations for the trial of Saddam Hussein were under way, there was hope that the event would be a demonstration project, cementing progress toward establishing rule of law in Iraq. The trial ...

Tariq Aziz, who as deputy prime minister was the international face of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, on Wednesday made his first public appearance since the 2003 invasion as a witness for one of Saddam's ...

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A new judge cracked down Sunday in a chaotic session of Saddam Hussein's trial, ordering a co-defendant and a lawyer expelled from the courtroom. The entire defense team left in ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — The trial of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants adjourned Thursday until Jan. 24, completing a day of testimony in which an investigating judge said officials never saw evidence ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Putting Saddam Hussein on trial for war crimes is turning out to be a trial in itself, as escalating violence across Iraq makes preparations harder and riskier. It has become ...

SUMMARY: The capture of Saddam Hussein is worth celebrating, but plenty of work - including ensuring a fair trial for Saddam - still remains. The capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A defiant Saddam Hussein refused to enter a plea on genocide charges and dismissed the court as illegitimate as his second trial began Monday in a case prosecutors said will expose the ...

ALMOST BY definition, no trial of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen will satisfy everyone. Certainly none of the precedents, from the Nuremberg war crimes trials to the International Criminal Tribunal ...