Official: Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed

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• Official: Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed
• Taliban could return, Karzai warns Bonn conference
• Syria agrees to Arab League call for observers
• Runoff races to further shape Egyptian parliament
• Assange wins latest round in extradition fight
• Radioactive water found leaking at Fukushima
• U.S. vacating base in Pakistan after troop deaths
• Actress alleges Indian magazine faked nude photo
• Authorities cancel flights as haze shrouds Beijing

Official: Iraqi leader under Saddam Hussein to be executed Posted: 05 Dec 2011 03:25 PM PST Tariq Aziz, who served as Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein, will be executed next year, after U.S. forces have pulled out of the country, an adviser to Iraq's prime minister told CNN on Monday.

Taliban could return, Karzai warns Bonn conference Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:23 AM PST The Taliban could make a comeback and take over Afghanistan again, the country's President Hamid Karzai warned Monday at an international conference on Afghanistan's future.

Syria agrees to Arab League call for observers Posted: 05 Dec 2011 08:27 AM PST Syria agreed Monday to Arab League demands that it allow observers into the country, but on the condition that the group immediately drop sanctions and agree to amendments that league officials have previously rejected.

Runoff races to further shape Egyptian parliament Posted: 04 Dec 2011 01:51 PM PST The next phase of Egypt's complex elections process continues Monday, with runoff races pitting candidates vying to join the lower house of parliament.

Assange wins latest round in extradition fight Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:34 PM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal against extradition to Sweden on sex allegations, the British High Court announced Monday, sending his case to the Supreme Court.

Radioactive water found leaking at Fukushima Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:13 AM PST Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a statement Monday.

U.S. vacating base in Pakistan after troop deaths Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:24 PM PST The United States is vacating an air base in Pakistan at Islamabad's request following a NATO attack that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers.

Actress alleges Indian magazine faked nude photo Posted: 05 Dec 2011 11:51 AM PST Veema Malik wants to sue FHM India, alleging that a nude photo of her on its December cover was doctored.

Authorities cancel flights as haze shrouds Beijing Posted: 05 Dec 2011 10:30 AM PST Thick air shrouding Beijing forced authorities to cancel flights and close expressways, state media reported Monday.

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