BAGHDAD, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death Tuesday for the killing of thousands of Shi'ites in a ruthless crackdown on their uprising after the 1991 Gulf War. ... > full story
MIAMI, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States sent Osama bin Laden's former driver home to Yemen from the Guantanamo prison camp to serve the last few weeks of his sentence for providing material support for terrorism, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli air strike killed four militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had commissioned a plan for military action in the Hamas-run territory if rocket attacks on Israel persist. ... > full story
JOMBA, Congo, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to take part in U.N.-backed peace talks, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on in the east despite his declared support for a ceasefire. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, facing a possible indictment by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, announced a ceasefire in the region on Wednesday. ... > full story
GOMA, Congo, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese rebel chief Laurent Nkunda said Monday he would fight African peacekeeping troops if they attacked him, as concerns grew that east Congo's conflict could suck in neighboring armies. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Aid agency efforts to help thousands of people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo mostly failed on Saturday, despite an appeal by African leaders for a ceasefire. ... > full story
MIAMI, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo sentenced Osama bin Laden's media secretary to life in prison on Monday after convicting him of conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder and providing material support for terrorism. ... > full story
KIBATI, Congo, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.N. convoy carrying aid workers and medical supplies, escorted by U.N. troops, crossed into a rebel-held zone of eastern Congo on Monday on a mission to help tens of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting. ... > full story
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