Three aides to Saddam Hussein were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for the repression of Kurds during the 1980s' Iraq-Iran war, officials said. Online, November 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - BAGHDAD, ...

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and two co-defendants are sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder. The... Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death JOHN YDSTIE, host ...

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Iraqi court has found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death. The ousted dictator and seven of his colleagues were charged in connection ...

(Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam Hussein should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters. Former Iraqi president Saddam ...

Yesterday's death sentence for Saddam Hussein has outraged Sunnis and led to predictions that sectarian difference might never be resolved. But today, a draft proposal from Iraq's Shiite-dominated ...

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday he opposed the death penalty for Saddam Hussein even though the deposed Iraqi leader's trial had reminded the world of his brutality. Asked about Saddam ...

Before the execution, the Iraqi government readied all the necessary documents, including a "red card" -- an execution order introduced during Saddam's dictatorship. In addition, a Sunni cleric ...

Justice does not require spectators. An execution already represents the deliberate taking of a human life by the state. Broadcasting it crosses another threshold. It transforms punishment into ...

Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein being dragged out of his hiding following his capture by US troops -Credit:AFP/Getty Images Saddam Hussein governed Iraq with ruthless authority for more than two ...