Former Iraqi deputy PM Tareq Aziz to face court

Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, the public face of Saddam Hussein's rule, is set to face court on Tuesday over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992.

It will be the first time 72-year-old Aziz, who also served as foreign minister, has answered charges since he surrendered to US forces in April 2003. The merchants were accused of hiking prices of key goods in

breach of state price controls when Iraq was suffering UN sanctions imposed for its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. (Reuters)