30 Dec

1.Former Iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein was hanged this morning just hours after being handed over by US forces to Iraqi authorities -Saddam lost an appeal against his death sentence earlier this week, after being convicted of crimes against humanity -Saddam was led to the gallows in Baghdad before dawn and his death was said to be swift -News of Saddam fate was broken to the world by the US-backed Al-Iraqiya TV channel which announced that his death sentence for crimes against humanity had been executed by hanging to death 2. Iraqi television has broadcast footage of Saddam’s body following his execution -The video of the shrouded body was released by stations affiliated with Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party and appear to be proof that former dictator died by hanging 3. Despite strict curfews and a massive security clampdown following Saddam’s death more violence erupted in Iraq today - a car bomb in Kufa killed 31 people and wounded at least 58 -The attack came within hours of Saddam’s hanging and authorities are bracing for more violence ahead -Many of these caught up in the attack were women 4. Police are investigating a tragic case in which a man allegedly killed his wife and then committed suicide by jumping out of a window of their Kwai Cheung flat -The couple’s 12-year-old daughter was home at the time and reported the incident to police -A family dispute turned deadly when the 48-year-old man and his 36-year=-old wife feel to their deaths from a window in Kwai Fong Estate 5. There were chaotic scenes in Guangzhou today as the city added two new lines to its subway network -City officials say the new lines will make it easier for people to get round town