Mali’s presidential election will go to a second round on August 11 after no candidate has managed to secure a majority in the crunch poll.
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/ 27 February 2012
Senegal is still tallying results in an election in which incumbent Abdoulaye Wade hopes to extend his rule with a disputed third term.
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/ 16 December 2008
In Afghanistan, a deadly Taliban insurgency, rampant crime and an unchecked drugs trade show no sign of abating.
A defence witness in Saddam Hussein’s trial over the killings of Iraqi Shi’ite villagers claimed many of those allegedly executed were still alive and said the prosecution case was built on bribes. The anonymous witness said he was a teenager in Dujail in 1982, when an attempt on Saddam’s life led to what the prosecution has termed was a massive crackdown on the village.
The trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants for crimes against humanity heard testimony on Monday on behalf of the judge who sentenced 148 Shi’ites to death more than two decades ago. Awad al-Bandar oversaw the trial in 1984 for the people of Dujail.
The trial of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants was expected to resume on Monday with further defence testimony seeking to refute the charges of crimes against humanity. The accused have had a chance to bring witnesses to speak out on their behalf over the charges relating to the killing of Shi’ite villagers after an attempt on Saddam’s life in 1982.
Former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz took the witness stand on Wednesday to defend Saddam Hussein and his associates in a case involving the killing of Shi’ite civilians from Dujail in the 1980s. His testimony focused on the series of assassination attempts against officials of the Ba’ath regime at that time.