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Several hurt in Turkey shop blast


 - 2006 February 13

At least 11 people have been hurt in Turkey in an explosion in front of a supermarket in the city of Istanbul.

Istanbul's Governor Muammer Guler said the blast was apparently caused by a bomb left outside the shop. A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for planting the device in the Bahcelievler suburb, the Kurdish news agency Firat reports.


  

Uproar as Saddam returns to court


 - Published: 2006 February 13
An angry Saddam Hussein has appeared in court saying he was being forced to attend after boycotting earlier sessions with his seven co-defendants.

The former Iraqi leader shouted "Down with Bush" and continued a stormy exchange with the new chief judge who he says is biased and wants removed.


  

Hussein, Co-Defendants Watch Their Trial on TV


Attorneys Also Absent From Court
By Jonathan Finer and K.I. Ibrahim - Washington Post Foreign Service - Friday, February 3, 2006

BAGHDAD, Feb. 2 -- Barred from entering the courtroom by a stern new judge tired of his antics, Saddam Hussein watched his own trial unfold on closed-circuit television Thursday from a courthouse chamber.


  

Empty Defense Seats At Saddam Trial



BAGHDAD, Feb. 3, 2006 - (CBS/AP) Two witnesses in the Saddam Hussein trial testified Thursday before the court adjourned for nearly two weeks, but the former Iraqi leader and his seven co-defendants had either boycotted the session or were barred from the court.

  

Saddam is absent as his trial reopens


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2006 The Associated Press BAGHDAD -Saddam Hussein was not present Wednesday at a new session of his trial, which his lawyers boycotted after demanding the removal of the chief judge, who they claim is biased against the former Iraqi leader.

  

Hussein Trial Falls Into Chaos Soon After Resumption


January 29, 2006 - BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Saddam Hussein's trial collapsed into chaos shortly after resuming Sunday, with one defendant dragged out of court and the defense team walking out in protest. The former Iraqi leader was then escorted out after he shouted "down with the Americans" and refused his new court-appointed lawyers.

  

Defamer or dissident? Kurd tests the new Iraq


By Richard A. Oppel Jr. The New York Times

ERBIL, Iraq - Kamal Sayid Qadir had just returned here from Austria in late October when two trusted former students invited him for coffee at the Hotel Avista.


  

Kurd to Preside at Hussein Trial, Set to Resume Tuesday



January 24, 2006 - by ROBERT F WORTH

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 23 - A new judge was appointed Monday to take charge of the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants, the latest twist in a legal process that has been plagued by unruliness and accusations of political influence.

  

Kurd`s Writings Land Him in Jail: A Critic of Party Corruption, or a Reckless Defamer?



January 26, 2006

by RICHARD A. OPPEL ERBIL, Jan. 25 — Kamal Sayid Qadir had just returned here from Austria in late October when two trusted former students invited him for coffee at the Hotel Avista.


  

Kurd to Preside at Hussein Trial, Set to Resume Tuesday


NewYorkTimes By ROBERT F. WORTH, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 23 - A new judge was appointed Monday to take charge of the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants, the latest twist in a legal process that has been plagued by unruliness and accusations of political influence.