Iraqi people

A look at a few historical instances when countries prosecuted their own toppled presidents.

An Iraqi election committee attempted to bar six members of parliament from taking their newly won seats on Monday, saying they had ties to Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party; another 42 members of parliament may find themselves on the chopping block as well.

The preliminary results of Sunday’s general elections in Iraq show a very tight race. The post-electoral confusion has deepened with both sides throwing charges of fraud.

Re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reappointed Shia leader Nouri Maliki as prime minister; but the power-sharing deal was thrown into doubt after the main Sunni alliance walked out of parliament. Lisa Mullins talks with The BBC’s Jim Muir.

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Tikrit in the Iraqi province of Salah ad Din. Its home to a palace once occupied by Saddam Hussein. US Sergeant First Class George Havel spent four months in Tikrit and gave reporter Jake Warga a tour of Tikrit’s palace.