Being Jalal Talabani

His job is probably the least envied. As president of a restive Iraq, Jalal Talabani is at once of the world's most crucial, and most inexplicable, leaders. And in its superb profile of the man......

UN human rights chief criticises Iraq executions

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has criticised the hanging of two of Saddam Hussein's henchmen, saying the executions could hamper the search for justice in Iraq.......

Saddam's half brother executed

Two weeks after Saddam Hussein was executed, the former Iraqi dictator'shalf brother and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court were hanged. The execution took place in the early hours of......

UN clarifies chief's stand on death penalty

In a damage control exercise, United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has expressed strong support for the demand by the top human rights officials that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani stop the......