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” ...

Former leader of Iraq Saddam Hussein stands trial Wednesday in Baghdad, charged with multiple crimes against humanity. Saddam refused to... Saddam Trial Begins in Baghdad Former leader of Iraq Saddam ...

On the eve of the resumption of the trial of Saddam Hussein, an international monitor voices concern about the legality and fairness of the... Saddam Trial Poses Legal Challenges SHEILAH KAST, host: ...

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 -- The body of a lawyer in Saddam Hussein's trial was found dumped in the street with two bullet wounds in the head hours after gunmen dressed as security forces took him from his office ...

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein's defiant courtroom performance illustrates the gamble Iraq's new government is taking by rushing to prosecute the ousted dictator even as it deals with an insurgency ...

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 followed through Wednesday on his threat to boycott his trial, and the court adjourned until after next week's national elections. Gunmen, meanwhile, kidnapped 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 ...