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Tajikistan says 5 killed in armed clash on border with Afghanistan

Citing a statement by the Border Troops of the Tajik State Committee for National Security, state news agency Khovar reported that three people crossed into the country late on Tuesday in the Shamsiddin Shohin district of the country’s southwestern Khatlon region, and were later located on Wednesday

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14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack

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Bangladesh political heavyweight Tarique Rahman to end exile

Rahman, 60, an aspiring prime minister who has lived in London since he fled Bangladesh in 2008 over what he called a politically motivated persecution, is due to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday

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Bangladesh summons Indian envoy as protest erupts in New Delhi

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Bangladesh holds state funeral for slain youth leader amid tight security

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Gazans mourn six killed in Israeli shelling on shelter

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The incident in the Hojai district of Assam state occurred at a location that is not a designated elephant corridor, Northeast Frontier Railway said in a statement