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 ...

Iraq's Justice Ministry says 14 Iraqis -- most of them members of Al-Qaeda -- have been executed for terrorism and criminal offenses. The executions on February 8 bring to at least 65 the number of ...

July 8, 1982 - Residents of the Shiite Muslim town of Dujail, Iraq, fire on Hussein’s motorcade. In retaliation, about 150 residents are executed. March 19, 2003 - The second Gulf War begins, code ...

An Iraqi nongovernmental organization says it is watching over large numbers of files that detail mass killings in the country and which provide clues to the disappearances of many people. With ...