Ali (ca. 600-661), the fourth caliph of the Arab and Islamic Empire, was the cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed. The Shiite branch of Islam regards him and certain of his descendants as inspired rulers...
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It's no surprise that Laila Ali is floating like a butterfly on "Dancing with the Stars."Ali, the daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, has cemented her own reputation in the ring with an unbeaten...
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela offered his support Tuesday to Laila Ali, four days before she becomes the first female fighter to headline a boxing card in the country.Mandela, an am...
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Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid told a court Thursday he ordered the displacement of Kurds from their villages in northern Iraq in the 1980s but denied claims that he executed hundreds ...
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The Iraqi court trying Saddam Hussein's cousin _ known as "Chemical Ali" _ and other former regime officials for their roles in a 1980s military campaign against the Kurds said Sunday it would issu...
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An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld death sentences imposed against "Chemical Ali" al-Majid and two other Saddam Hussein lieutenants convicted of crimes against humanity for their roles in a m...
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Saddam Hussein's cousin told Iraq's High Tribunal on Monday that it had no right to try him for war crimes because he had the same kind of immunity from prosecution that U.S. forces enjoy in Iraq.A...
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Kurds bought sheep to slaughter in celebration and stockpiled generator fuel to keep televisions working for Sunday's verdict against Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as Chemical Ali, and others accu...
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