Iraqi leaders have set up a tribunal of judges and prosecutors to try ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.

Iraq’s constitution was in limbo today after Shi’ite leaders refused to sign it in a last-minute dispute that wrecked a planned ceremony and marred a landmark in US plans to hand over sovereignty.

A NEW Iraqi war crimes court will try ousted President Saddam Hussein and his top associates, a party in Iraq’s Governing Council said yesterday.