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‘Chemical Ali’ sentenced to death a third time

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced to death a former Iraqi general known as "Chemical Ali" for his role in putting down a uprising in Baghdad a decade ago, Iraqi state TV reported. It is the third death sentence for Ali Hasan al-Majeed, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator.

Ruling Throws Pakistan into New Political Turmoil

Pakistan has been plunged into a fresh phase of political instability after the country’s two main opposition leaders were barred from elected office. The controversial ruling from the Supreme Court has sparked violent and angry protests against the government of President Asif Ali Zardari in Punjab, the largest and wealthiest province of the country

Clinton Delivers for Obama

No winner of a hard-fought, down-to-the-wire presidential nomination battle ever received a stronger boost from his vanquished foe than Senator Barack Obama picked up from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton here Tuesday. After days of backstage carping among both her supporters and his, no one knew exactly what to expect. Obama didn’t just beat a strong and popular candidate; he snatched the reins from the party’s old guard and ticked off a former President, Bill Clinton, in the process