‘Lone wolf’ terror plotter arrested in New York
November 21st, 2011 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 21 (IANS) A "lone wolf Al Qaeda sympathiser" who plotted to bomb police cars and postal facilities in Manhattan as also US soldiers was arrested as he ... Read more...
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Akbar Khan to play Saddam Hussein, says it’s challenging (With Images)
April 28th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Akbar Khan will return to the big screen essaying the role of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in an upcoming docu-drama "From President to ... Read more...
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Defector “Curve Ball” reveals how he fooled Western intelligence into attacking Saddam
March 14th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar. 14 (ANI): An Iraqi defector has indirectly revealed how he fooled western intelligence services into believing that Iraq had a secret program to brew mobile biological weapons, which convinced ... Read more...
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Ex-Saddam aide, Iraq Foreign Minister Aziz sentenced to death
October 26th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct. 26 (ANI): Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's foreign minister Tariq Aziz has been sentenced to death by hanging for persecuting members of Shiite religious parties under the former regime.Iraq's High Criminal ... Read more...
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Saddam terror threat was limited: Ex-MI5 chief
July 20th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein only had limited ability to mount terrorist attacks in the UK before the invasion of Iraq, according to Baroness Manningham-Buller, former MI5 deputy ... Read more...
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`Iraq attacks do not signal return to post-Saddam era’
December 10th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 10 (IANS/AKI) The devastating bomb attacks that struck Baghdad this week do not signal a return to the instability witnessed in the country after the fall of former Iraqi dictator ... Read more...
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Mysterious Saddam Hussein channel hits Iraq TV
November 30th, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.30 (ANI): Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is the star of a mysterious channel on satellite TV in Iraq that began broadcasting on the Islamic calendar's anniversary of his 2006 execution. ... Read more...
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Iraq war inquiry opens, NRI in inquisition panel
November 24th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) One of Britain's most senior former civil servants Tuesday opened an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Britain's 2003 invasion of Iraq, vowing to "get to the heart ... Read more...
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Stolen Picasso painting found in Iraq
August 27th, 2009 - 9:16 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 27 (EFE) A painting by legendary Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, believed to have been stolen during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, was found near Baghdad, a media report ... Read more...
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Abu Ghraib music composition makes European debut
August 19th, 2009 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Moritzburg (Germany), Aug 19 (DPA) A chamber music piece "Abu Ghraib" by US composer John Harbison made its European debut Tuesday night to an unusually strong reception by the audience.
Listeners at the ... Read more...
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Saddam gun may become centerpiece of George W Bush library
July 7th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): A gun found in former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's foxhole when he was seized by Delta Force special troops in 2003 could become the centerpiece of an exhibition ... Read more...
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U.S. Intelligence Officer reveals story of Saddams capture
December 13th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.13 (ANI): For the first time since the Army''s 4th Infantry Division captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in a dramatic raid on five years ago to the day, a U.S. ... Read more...
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Iraqi court rules second death sentences for “Chemical Ali”
December 2nd, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 2 (Xinhua) An Iraqi court Tuesday sentenced late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's aide and cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as "Chemical Ali" to death for his role in crushing ... Read more...
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Ex-Iraqi vice president al-Douri reportedly captured
April 24th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
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Dubai, April 24 (DPA) Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who served as a vice president under Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, has been arrested in the northern province of Salaheddin, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya broadcaster reported. ... Read more...
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