Arab countries, including Libya, are contributing to a legal defence fund for toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a French lawyer said in Paris.

who claim to represent Saddam Hussein cried out in protest as they watched television pictures of the Iraqi dictator appearing before a judge today, saying they should have been by his side.

The United States will hand over Saddam Hussein and all other detainees to Iraq’s new government over the next two weeks as sovereignty is restored, the interim prime minister has said.