AP - The Saddam Hussein henchman known as “Chemical Ali” for gassing thousands of Kurdish civilians is due to hang within the month, following the endorsement of his death sentence Friday by Iraq’s presidential council. But even survivors were notably subdued about the news in a nation weary of violence and suffering.
AP - Fidel Castro said Friday he helped choose candidates for Cuba’s new government, but he asserted that his brother Raul is fully in charge as the new president.
AFP - English Super League champions Leeds Rhinos fell back on an iron-clad defence to beat Melbourne Storm 11-4 in the World Club Challenge match here on Friday.
AFP - Turkish forces pulled out from northern Iraq Friday, ending a week-long offensive against Kurdish rebels that the United States feared could fuel a broader conflict in the region.
AP - Prince Harry wanted to be “one of the lads,” an ordinary soldier sharing risk and hardship with his men. For 10 weeks, he got his wish ? and that may be enough to advance his career in the military.
AP - Truckloads of weary and unshaven Turkish troops returned Friday from Iraq as Turkey ended an eight-day cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels, meeting U.S. demands for a quick campaign.
AP - It was shocking even for South Africa, the country that gave the world the word apartheid. Four young white men laughed as they duped five middle-aged black cleaners into eating what looked like dog food supposedly fouled by urine.
AP - Longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe vowed Friday to defeat “political prostitutes, political charlatans and two-headed political creatures” in the March 29 election.
AP - Police say they killed six alleged drug gang members in a shootout Friday on Rio de Janeiro’s poor north side.
AP - A New Zealand teenager allegedly at the center of an international cyber crime network appeared Friday in court where he was charged with computer hacking crimes.
