Special Report: Tension accelerates in Iraq

Saddam testifies over Dujail killing

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein testified in a fresh court session on Wednesday overcharges against humanity including the killing of over 140 Shiites in a northern village in the early 1980s.

Judge orders Saddam's female lawyer out of court

Chief judge of Saddam Hussein's trial ordered the female defense lawyer out of the court after she interrupted Wednesday's session, a Xinhua reporter at the court said.

Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad court

The trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his seven aides on charges against humanity resumed in a Baghdad court on Wednesday.

Saddam Hussein trial adjourned for three weeks

The trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven codefendants was adjourned for three weeks after the toppled president and his half brother Barzan Ibrahim testified before the court on Wednesday.

Saddam takes stand in Baghdad court

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein took the stand in his own defense in a Baghdad court on Wednesday. Wearing a dark suit, Saddam formally began his testimony by denouncing the court as a "comedy" against himself and his comrades.

Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad court

The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his seven aides resumed in a Baghdad court on Wednesday.

Saddam-era judge admits issuing death penalty for 148 Shiite villagers

The former judge of the special court of Saddam Hussein regime said on Monday that he had personally sentenced 148 Shiite villagers of Dujail to death, but insisted that the execution came after fair trials.

Saddam trial adjourned until Wednesday

The trial of the toppled president Saddam Hussein and seven of his co-defendants adjourned on Monday until Wednesday after three defendants testified.

Saddam Hussein trial resumes in Baghdad

The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his seven codefendants on charges of crimes against humanity resumed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad on Monday, March 13, 2006.

Saddam trial adjourned untill Wednesday

The trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants has been adjourned until Wednesday after the prosecution presented several documents to the court on Tuesday.

Saddam trial resumes without defendants

The trial of the toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven codefendants resumed on Thursday with the absence of all defendants.

Saddam trial adjourns until Tuesday

The trial of the ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven of his codefendants adjourned on Monday until Tuesday.

Court chaos hampers Saddam trial

Iraqis are worried that Sunday¡¯s chaotic trial of Saddam Hussein might be the start of the collapse of the Iraqi High Tribunal, which prosecutes the former Iraqi president and his top aides.

Iraqi govt criticised for interference in Saddam trial

A U.S.-based human rights group said on Saturday that the Iraqi government and political powers are interfering with the independence of the judges in charge of the trial of Saddam Hussein.

Iraqi court appoints new chief judge in Saddam trial

Iraqi court has appointed Kurdish judge Rauf Rasheed Abdul Rahman to replace Rizgar Muhammed Amin as the new chief judge in the trial of Saddam and his seven co-defendants, a court official told Xinhua on Monday.

Saddam trial puts Iraq in the dock

Saddam and seven others face an Iraqi court created to try the former leader and his associates. The trial will start by examining the murder of 140 people in Dujail in 1982. If convicted, the guilty will be sentenced to the gallows.