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Japanese Publisher to Print Saddam Novel

TOKYO – A Japanese publisher said Friday his company will be the first in the world to put out a novel said to have been completed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein the day before the U.S. invasion that ended his reign. The book, to be titled “Akuma No Dance” (Devil’s …

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Iran Deploys Funds to Finish First Nuclear Power Plant

TEHRAN, Iran – As world powers considered how to tackle Iran’s nuclear program, the government allocated funds Monday to finish the country’s first nuclear power plant and workers demonstrated in support of the program in front of the former U.S. Embassy. To complete the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, southwest Iran, …

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Indiana Truck Driver to Be Sentenced for Spying for Iraq

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal judge was expected to sentence an Indiana truck driver on Friday for working as an Iraqi spy, ending a trial filled with allegations of mistaken identity and international intrigue. A jury in January convicted Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban on six charges, including acting as an …

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