Ali gives Iraq fighting chance
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The back of his shirt told the story last night at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall.
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Brett Lee relishes the chance to do battle with Andrew Flintoff and England again.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to the fighting.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...
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Iraqi officials plan to make one of the highest-profile figures in Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime - Ali Hassan al-Majid, called &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; by the West â-he first person to be tried for war crimes.
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The country&#39;s most revered Shiite cleric returned to Iraq today after surgery in Britain, raising hopes that the rebellion here against the American
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One of Saddam Hussein&#39;s top associates, Ali Hassan al-Majid -- better known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; -- will be the first member of the former Iraqi regime to stand trial, beginning sometime before the end of the month, an Iraqi Defense
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For six years, Ali Al-Lati has worked with the U.S. military, teaching soldiers simple Iraqi words and commands, telling them about the cultural mores of his native land and offering advice on how to deal with the extreme weather they'll face in Iraq.
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Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", is set to reappear in court in Baghdad.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Appearing haggard and feeble, a former Iraqi general known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; notorious for allegedly gassing thousands of Kurds, appeared before a tribunal Saturday at the start of judicial proceedings against Saddam Hussein and 11
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Iraq's elections will be legitimate if  roughly half the Sunni Arab minority votes despite threats of  violence, a leading politician in the Shi'ite alliance expected  to dominate the polls said on Saturday.
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In Iraq, US and Iraqi forces have stepped up their military operations in areas of the country under the control of Sunni rebels. Ahead of elections set for January, Iraqi and coalition forces are attempting
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BAGHDAD - Campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections got under way on Thursday amid more bloodshed, as US President George W. Bush warned Iran and Syria to stop meddling in Iraq in the run-up to the vote.
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Iraqi judges on Saturday started interrogating Saddam Hussein's former defense minister and the notorious general known as Chemical Ali, who is accused of gassing thousands of Kurds in the 1980s, the lead judge said.
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WASHINGTON  - Muhammad Ali called yesterday for greater federal oversight of boxing which he claimed was riddled with &quot;unsavory elements&quot; who prey on young talent.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's most feared terrorist leader urged his followers yesterday to be patient and prepare for a long struggle against the Americans, promising in an audiotape posted on the Internet that ''ferocious wars . . . take their time" but victory was assured.
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; appeared on Saturday before an investigating magistrate, kicking off the process of trials of Iraq&#39;s former top officials.
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One of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders said after meeting President Bush on Monday that civil war could only be staved off if U.S. forces struck harder against Sunni-led insurgents.