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More than five hundred men marched through the capital of Afghanistan's restive Wardak province on Tuesday in an outburst of anger against U.S. special forces accused of overseeing torture and killings in the area.

Three British men have claimed they were beaten and electrocuted after being imprisoned in Dubai for possession of a cannabis substitute, the latest in a string of expatriates and holidaymakers to fall foul of the law in the United Arab Emirates.

Syrian forces and pro-government militia accused of committing a massacre in Houla could face prosecution for crimes against humanity, the United Nations said on Friday and rights experts said Syrian authorities had directly ordered torture.

A U.N. investigation released Monday accused Syrian forces of killing and torturing children and other crimes against humanity.

A doctor who blew the whistle on the torture of jailed protesters in Iran died from an overdose of a drug in his salad, prosecutors say, fueling opposition fears that he was killed.