Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have confirmed to the BBC that they have been asked to pick up his personal effects. But an Iraqi official denied that he has been handed from US military to Iraqi custody, following earlier reports this had already happened. Saddam Hussein could be hanged at any time over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution failed. The sentence is for the killings of 148 Shias in Dujail in the 1980s. A trial for a second case, genocide against the Kurds, continues. In further violence, nine people have been killed in a suicide attack near a Shia shrine north of Baghdad, police say. Correspondents say Friday's comments have created a storm of speculation. According to Iraqi state TV, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said that there would be no delay in carrying out Saddam Hussein's death sentence. "No-one can oppose the decision to execute the criminal Saddam," ... http://news.bbc.co.uk censor News |
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Nigeria Census: Africa's Most Populous Nation Has Estimated 140 Million People |
| Nigeria's population has nearly doubled to an estimated 140 million people since the last count in 1991, according to census figures released Friday. Population growth in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation,.. full News |
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132 million people access Web in China |
| China's population of Internet users has risen by 30 percent over the past year to 132 million, a state news agency said Friday.The figure was up from 123 million at the end of June, the Xinhua News Agency said.. full News |
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Hajj approaches spiritual climax |
| More than two million Muslims have taken part in a prayer ceremony on Mount Arafat - one of the main events in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The pilgrims will also hear a sermon modelled on the one the Prophe.. full News |
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Taleban 'say no' to tribal plan |
| Fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Omar has dismissed a proposal to hold cross border tribal councils as a "trap", in a message attributed to him. "No Muslim will participate in something... created by the aggresso.. full News |
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Statewide Disaster Declared in Colorado After Second Major Snowstorm in a Week |
| The second major snow storm in a week pounded Colorado on Friday, burying the foothills under another 2 feet of snow, shutting down highways and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the Denver air.. full News |
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