Iraq
EU criticises Iraq for planned execution of Saddam aides
January 05, 2007Brussels (dpa) - The European Union on Friday criticised the planned execution of two aides of recently hanged former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and called on Iraqi authorities to ensure a fair prosecution of crimes committed under Saddam's regime...
President Bush discusses Saddam Hussein execution with Iraqi prime minister
January 05, 2007Washington (dpa) - US President George W Bush held a video conference call with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Thursday to discuss the controversial execution of Saddam Hussein. Bush expressed support for al-Maliki's decision to investigate...
Saddam's execution removes political thorn for US, Bush
December 30, 2006By Pat Reber and Mike McCarthy, dpa Washington (dpa) - Saddam Hussein's execution on Saturday ended a long chapter of thorny relations with the US and the rest of the world that included the first Gulf War in 1991, a decade of feuding over sanctions...
The legal case against Saddam Hussein
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - When Saddam Hussein first appeared in court in Baghdad in July 2004, he was told he faced seven preliminary charges relating to his crackdown on his opponents in Iraq and his invasion of Kuwait. He was later formally charged in relation...
Saddam Hussein, megalomaniac who terrorized his own country
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - Saddam Hussein, Iraq's dictator for nearly 30 years until he was overthrown by a US-led military invasion in 2003, was executed Saturday at the age of 69 for crimes against humanity. Born on April 28, 1937 in a village near the Iraqi...
Iraqi TV: Saddam Hussein will be executed within hours
December 30, 2006Saddam to be executed soon: Iraqi media report Baghdad -- Saddam Hussein will be executed within hours, according to a report by Iraqi television Friday, but it remained unclear if the US military had turned him over to Iraqi authorities so the death...
Saddam Hussein handed over to Iraqi authorities, say lawyers
December 29, 2006Baghdad -- Saddam Hussein has been handed over by US military authorities to Iraqi authorities, a defence lawyer of the former Iraqi dictator said Friday, while another defence team member said he expected the execution to go ahead Saturday. "...
Two detained Iranian diplomats released in Iraq
December 29, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - Two Iranian diplomats detained last week by the US military have been released and are on their way home to Iran, an official at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said Friday. The two diplomats, who were invited to visit Iraq by President...
Gerald Ford was silent critic of Iraq war
December 29, 2006Washington -- Gerald Ford opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq ordered by current US President George Bush, according to an interview with the late president published Thursday in the Washington Post. Excerpts of the interview with Post reporter Bob...
George W. Bush cites progress in fresh plan for Iraq
December 29, 2006Washington -- US President George W Bush on Thursday said his cabinet was making progress toward a new strategy for the conflict in Iraq but did not reveal any details that might be contained in a final assessment. "We are making good progress...
