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The prosecution in the Saddam Hussein trial presented closing arguments Monday, calling for the death penalty for Hussein, his half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bander, and former senior regime...

Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman ruled Wednesday that Saddam Hussein will be permitted to testify on behalf of a co-defendant when his trial before the Iraqi High Criminal Court resumes on Monday. Abdel-Rahman said...

Iraqi prosecutors Monday played in court a taped phone conversation allegedly between Saddam Hussein and co-defendant Taha Yassin Ramadan , a former vice president, where the two discussed the situation in Dujail. The voice...

The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed Monday, but was quickly adjourned until December 5 to allow two of Hussein's co-defendants, including former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, to find replacements for members of the defense team...

A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has claimed that agents supporting Saddam Hussein murdered two defense lawyers involved in the trial of the former Iraqi president and eight co-defendants...

AP is reporting that a lawyer for a co-defendant of Saddam Hussein has been assassinated in Baghdad. Last month, Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense lawyer for one of Hussein's co-defendants, was kidnapped by 10 masked gunmen...

Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kubba Sunday confirmed earlier reports that Saddam Hussein and several associates would face trial before the Iraqi Special Tribunal October 19 for the execution of 143 Shiite residents of...

A video released Monday obtained by AP shows the Iraqi Special Tribunal questioning former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime, including Ali Hassan al-Majid , known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in gassing the...

Ali Hassan al-Majid, otherwise known in Western media as "Chemical Ali" , was questioned Thursday by an Iraqi tribunal preparing for the trials of the leaders of Saddam Hussein's regime. The Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) released...

Saddam Hussein chief lawyer Ziad al-Khasawneh said Thursday that the upcoming trial of his client should be delayed in the wake of the murder this week of a judge appointed to the Iraqi tribunal charged with hearing the case...