Military nurse recalls softer Saddam
2007-01-01 11:00:21
A military nurse who cared for Saddam Hussein in jail said the deposed president saved bread crusts to feed birds and seldom complained to his captors, except when he had legitimate gripes.
"Fallen tyrant" taunted in Saddam video
2007-01-01 10:06:47
"The tyrant has fallen," a witness shouted after Saddam Hussein dropped through the trap door of the gallows after exchanging sectarian taunts with onlookers.
Saddam buried in native village
2006-12-31 15:06:10
Saddam Hussein was buried before dawn on Sunday in his native village of Awja, near Tikrit in northern Iraq, the head of his tribe and a family source said.
Timing of Saddam execution risks Arab backlash
2006-12-31 13:56:11
Images of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein being led to the gallows on one of Islam's most important feast days risk further alienating public opinion in an Arab world already bristling at perceived Western insensitivity, analysts have warned.
Saddam buried in home village - tribe, family
2006-12-31 12:37:19
Saddam Hussein was buried before dawn on Sunday in his native village of Awja, near Tikrit in northern Iraq, the head of his tribe said.
Saddam had feisty exchange at gallows
2006-12-31 11:26:06
Iraqis awoke Saturday to television images of a noose being slipped over Saddam Hussein's neck and his white-shrouded body, the pre-dawn work of black-hooded hangmen.
Saddam compliant, calm in final moments
2006-12-31 11:09:32
One of the most notorious dictators of the late 20th century, his hands bound behind him, was led up the stairs of the gallows by masked men in leather coats. A few seconds later, a trapdoor snapped open and - with a crash - the tyrant was dead.
Arab haj pilgrims outraged at Saddam execution
2006-12-31 09:02:48
Arab pilgrims in Mecca expressed outrage on Saturday that Iraqi authorities had chosen to execute former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on a major religious holiday, saying it was an insult to Muslims.
Attacks kill 80 Iraqis, 6 US troops
2006-12-31 09:02:48
At least 80 Iraqis died in bombings and other attacks Saturday as they prepared to celebrate Islam's biggest holiday, their first without Saddam Hussein.
Curfews imposed in Baghdad after Saddam's execution
2006-12-31 08:51:02
Iraqis awoke Saturday to television images of a noose being slipped over Saddam Hussein's neck and his white-shrouded body, the pre-dawn work of black-hooded hangmen.
Al-Douri: Hangmen killed an Arab 'hero'
2006-12-30 15:21:45
The Arab world has lost a "hero" who championed Arab unity and battled the influences of Iran and Israel, Saddam Hussein's former United Nations ambassador said here Saturday.
Americans cheer Saddam death
2006-12-30 13:33:50
Americans welcomed the execution of Saddam Hussein as justice served but the hanging did little to shift focus from the debate over America's future in Iraq.