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Bangladesh tribunal indicts UK Muslim leader

Bangladesh's war crimes court has indicted a Bangladesh-born British Muslim leader for his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war.

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Afghan border guard dies in Pakistan clashes

Authorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan regularly trade blame in initiating cross-border attacks [EPA]An Afghan border policeman has been killed and two Pakistani soldiers wounded in an exchange of fire along the border, officials from both countries have said.

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Bombs kill Afghan official and British troops

An Afghan official has said fighters used a bomb and small arms to kill a representative of a government peace council entrusted with helping start talks with the Taliban.

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Musharraf banned from politics for 'life'

A Pakistani court has imposed a lifetime ban on former president Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections, the latest blow since he returned from exile to make a political comeback.

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Nepal investigates reports of Everest brawl

Nepalese police have launched an investigation into a brawl between three foreign climbers and local sherpa guides on the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest.

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Bangladesh factory-collapse toll passes 400

May Day rallies in Bangladesh have taken on an added significance as workers marchedMay Day rallies in Bangladesh have taken on an added significance as workers marched through the streets to demand improved safety standards after the deaths of more than 400 people after a building collapsed near Dhaka.

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Bangladesh factory owner's assets confiscated

A top Bangladesh court has ordered the government to "immediately" confiscate the property of a collapsed building's owner, as thousands of protesters demanding death penalty for the man clashed with police, leaving 100 people injured.

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Raped child dies in India from injuries

A young girl who was raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has died, an official said.

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Afghan security team receives CIA cash

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his national security team has been receiving payments from the US government for the past 10 years.

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Retailers compensate Bangladesh victims

Two western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed when a factory building collapsed last week in Bangladesh.

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No survivors in Afghan plane crash

A civilian cargo plane has crashed near a US-run airbase north of the capital, Kabul, killing all seven on board.

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