WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge Tuesday refused to block the execution of Saddam Hussein’s former vice president, saying he had no jurisdiction to step into the case. Taha Yassin Ramadan was convicted ...

BAGHDAD — Execution-style killings, not headline-grabbing bombings, have been the leading cause of death among civilians in the Iraq war, a study released Wednesday shows. The findings, published in ...

"Saddam's execution was 100 percent Iraqi and the American side did not interfere." Sami al-Askari, the political adviser of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, said: "Saddam was taken by force to the ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq's government on Tuesday called on the presidential council to ratify the death sentences against former officials from Saddam Hussein's regime so the punishments can be carried out. The ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners ...

BAGHDAD -- Three men convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping sat before the judge, awaiting their fates. But first they had to face their victims' seething families. "They broke his arms. They broke ...

Now Iraqi officials must decide how to carry out a second round of executions in the face of worldwide criticism over their handling of Saddam's death. Saddam was taunted by some of those present in ...

Ali Hassan al-Majid, the infamous cousin of Saddam Hussein known as "Chemical Ali," was executed this morning by the Iraqi government. As an official in Saddam's government, al-Majid oversaw several ...

Saddam Hussein during his trial (file photo) (AFP) December 28, 2006 -- Iraqi authorities are reportedly moving forward with preparations to execute former dictator Saddam Hussein by hanging within ...

GENEVA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Some 50 prisoners in Iraq face possible execution on Monday following conviction on terrorism-related crimes in unfair trials, United Nations human rights experts said on ...

* Kidnappers had links with Iraqi government -ex-hostage * Gang not acting on behalf if Iran, he says in interview LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - British computer expert Peter Moore, held captive in ...

The bodies of 12 men were found in the Iraqi town of Saadiya, north of Baghdad on Monday, as infighting between Sunni insurgents intensifies and threatens the Islamic State's advancement on Baghdad.