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Egypt conviction of torture accuser correct — lawyer

CAIRO (Reuters) — An Egyptian court was right to convict a minibus driver shown in an Internet video being sodomised by police while in custody, but the police should also be punished, the man’s lawyer said on Tuesday.

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Iraq leaders agree draft oil law

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s oil committee has agreed a final draft of an oil law that sets rules for sharing revenues and boosting output and aims to bring in billions of dollars of foreign investment, an oil ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

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US should talk to Iran, Syria over Iraq — Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait’s emir told the US secretary of state that Washington should talk to Syria and Iran to improve the situation in Iraq, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said Wednesday.

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