Saddam scuffles with guards as trial adjourned

Saddam Hussein pleaded not guilty to charges including pre-meditated murder and torture as he argued with the judges today, challenging the legitimacy of the court as his first trial opened in the former headquarters of his Baath Party.

The 68-year-old Saddam and seven former members of his regime could face the death penalty if convicted over the 1982 massacre of nearly 150 Shiites in the town of Dujail.