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Bangaldeshi novelist Kasem bin Abubakar's stories of devout young Muslims finding love are enjoying a renaissance as Bangladesh slides from the moderate Islam worshipped for generations to a more conservative interpretation of the scriptures
World
26.04.2017
Author's Islamic romance novels set hearts aflutter in Bangladesh
Raj Panjabi has been awarded a million-dollar TED Prize for co-founding the Last Mile Health training project in his native Liberia
World
26.04.2017
Health care visionary from Liberia wins coveted TED prize
An artificial womb, tested on pre-natal lambs, could help extremely premature babies avoid death or disability
World
25.04.2017
Artificial womb for super-preemies works with sheep
In Tuscany, Italian police swooped on an organised group producing counterfeit red wine in a Tuscan farmhouse
World
25.04.2017
Police seize millions of euros in fake food, drink
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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project, at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017
World 25.04.2017
Eager for 100-day wins, US President eyes govt funding, border, taxes
Adolf Hitler intended to make Linz, Austria, the "cultural capital" of the Third Reich
World 25.04.2017
Adolf Hitler's Aphrodite 'gift' back on display
Three men sentenced to jail for gang raping a woman and livestreaming it on Facebook were arrested after members of a closed Facebook group saw the attack streamed live and alerted police
World 25.04.2017
Court jails trio for Facebook livestream gang rape
Tunisia's parliament voted to ease the country's harsh drug law to allow first-time offenders, mostly users of cannabis, to avoid jail
World 25.04.2017
Parliament votes to ease harsh drug law
The result of the referendum sparked protests in Turkey
World 25.04.2017
Top court rejects opposition challenge to vote
The Pawn Storm group, which has been linked to several high-profile hacking attacks in the West, is accused of using "phishing" techniques to try to steal personal data from French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron and members of his En Marche cam...
World 25.04.2017
Russian hackers targeted French presidential candidate's campaign
Iran's historic agreement with world powers ended a 13-year standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme
World 25.04.2017
Iran nuclear deal reviewed as uncertainty grows
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World 24.04.2017
Court arraigns textile trader who attempted suicide in Lagos
Nigel Farage, pictured in April 2017, said he was not "calling it" for Le Pen in France's upcoming presidential run-off, but made a prediction that the gap between her and Macron will "narrow considerably" in the next two weeks
World 24.04.2017
Don't underestimate Le Pen in French race - Britain's politician
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