WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was captured without bloodshed in raid near his hometown of Tikrit Saturday night, U.S. and Iraqi officials said in a press conference in ...

The capture of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been welcomed enthusiastically by Britain's media and politicians, including Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair has seen his political fortunes ...

Relatives of U.S. troops serving in Iraq said they were relieved by Saturday's capture of former dictator Saddam Hussein, but they were not sure whether their loved ones are any safer in the short run ...

Saddam Hussein has a long history of using violence to achieve political ends. Read a selective list of events from his life, including milestones... From his early days as a dangerous Baathist ...

Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for over two decades, maintaining control through fear, violence, and suppression of any opposition. However, his reign came to an end in 2006 when a US-led ...