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Legacy of cruelty by Islamists should end: Bangladesh educationist

Dhaka, May 24: Bangladesh educationist Azad Chowdhury called for the banning of the country’s biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and blamed the organisation for misusing Islam and committing the wartime atrocities during the 1971 liberation war.

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Three large explosions, gunfire near Indian embassy in Kabul

Kabul (Afghanistan), May 24: At least three explosions were reported from an area close to the Indian Embassy here on Friday, though there was no information of human casualties, if any.

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Homeland Security bulletin warns 3-D printed gun plans may be ‘impossible’ to access

Washington, May 24: The menace of 3-D printed guns has already spread far and it will be ‘impossible’ to stop the manufacturing of more guns, an intelligence bulletin has revealed.

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Lincoln’s ‘life-saving note’ put up for 15000 dollars

Washington, May 24: Former American president Abraham Lincoln’s scribbled note ordering a disabled 14-year-old boy to be released from the Army in response to the boy’s father’s plea, has been put on sale at 15000 dollars as part of a rare collection of Lincoln’s children-related documents.

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Suicide blast leaves 4 killed, several injured in NW Pakistan

Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber hit a mosque in Pakistan’s northwest Peshawar city Friday afternoon, local media reported.

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Afghanistan’s neighbours trying to split country: Karzai

Kabul, May 24: In a meeting with Afghan Interior Ministry officials, President Hamid Karzai has reportedly warned that neighbouring countries are trying to split the country.

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Doctor using ‘spy watch’ to record himself abusing patients jailed for 12 yrs

London, May 24: A family doctor who used to record himself abusing female patients using a secret camera hidden inside his wristwatch, has been jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges.

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NATO driver killed in Khyber Agency

Islamabad, May 24: One driver and his helper were killed, while another was injured, when gunmen opened fire on a convoy of NATO containers in a Khyber Agency.

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Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture

Karachi, May 24: Pakistan has freed 45 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials have said.

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