After more than seven years in detention in Tripoli following his extradition from neighbouring Niger,&nbsp;Libyan authorities released one of Muammar Gadhafi's sons&nbsp;on Sunday,&nbsp;the country's interim leader said.

In a tweet on Monday,&nbsp;Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said that al-Saadi Gadhafi had been released in compliance with an earlier court order.

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The transitional government's spokesman Mohamed Hamouda&nbsp;said the son walked free from Tripoli's al-Hadaba prison.&nbsp;The spokesman did not elaborate on the circumstances of the son's release.

In al-Hadaba prison, many Gadhafi regime officials are being held pending trial, mostly in connection to the crackdown on the 2011 uprising, which toppled the dictator and led to his killing.

After he was acquitted on charges over the 2011 uprising,&nbsp;al-Saadi Gadhafi was released,&nbsp;reported&nbsp;local media. On his release, he travelled to Turkey, said al-Marsad news website.

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In the tweet announcing the release,&nbsp;Dbeibah said,&nbsp;"We cannot move forward without achieving reconciliation."&nbsp;His government has been given the task of leading the war-torn country to elections before the end of this year.

Muammar Gadhafi had eight children. Several of them played significant roles in his regime.&nbsp;During&nbsp;the 2011 revolt, al-Saadi Gadhafi headed a special forces brigade, which was involved in the crackdown on protesters and rebels.

(With inputs from agencies)

After more than seven years in detention in Tripoli following his extradition from neighbouring Niger, Libyan authorities released one of Muammar Gadhafi's sons on Sunday, the country's interim leader said.

After more than seven years in detention in Tripoli following his extradition from neighbouring Niger, Libyan authorities released one of Muammar Gadhafi's sons on Sunday, the country's interim leader said. In a tweet on Monday, Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said that al-Saadi Gadhafi had been released in compliance with an earlier court order. Watch | Afghanistan: Hibatullah Akhundzada is expected to be the Emir × The transitional government's spokesman Mohamed Hamouda said the son walked free from Tripoli's al-Hadaba prison. The spokesman did not elaborate on the circumstances of the son's release. In al-Hadaba prison, many Gadhafi regime officials are being held pending trial, mostly in connection to the crackdown on the 2011 uprising, which toppled the dictator and led to his killing. After he was acquitted on charges over the 2011 uprising, al-Saadi Gadhafi was released, reported local media. On his release, he travelled to Turkey, said al-Marsad news website. Also Read: Anti-Taliban leader, Massoud, says he is ready to talk with Taliban In the tweet announcing the release, Dbeibah said, "We cannot move forward without achieving reconciliation." His government has been given the task of leading the war-torn country to elections before the end of this year. Muammar Gadhafi had eight children. Several of them played significant roles in his regime. During the 2011 revolt, al-Saadi Gadhafi headed a special forces brigade, which was involved in the crackdown on protesters and rebels. (With inputs from agencies)

Libyan authorities release Muammar Gadhafi's son after 7 years in detention

Interpol&nbsp;issued&nbsp;an&nbsp;international&nbsp;arrest&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;Monday for Karim Keita, a&nbsp;son&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mali's former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, over the 2016 disappearance of an investigative journalist, legal sources said.

The red notice for Keita, himself a former influential lawmaker, was&nbsp;issued&nbsp;at the request of an investigating magistrate in the Malian capital Bamako, said a source close to the case speaking on condition of anonymity.

News of the&nbsp;warrant&nbsp;was confirmed by a source inside Interpol's&nbsp;Mali&nbsp;office, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

Keita has lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since the military coup that overthrew his father in August 2020.

Investigative journalist Birama Toure had been working for the Bamako weekly Le Sphinx in the months before his disappearance.

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He has not been seen since January 29, 2016, according to his family and the director of the magazine, Adama Drame.

Drame said Toure had been working on a story that would have damaged Keita's reputation and had approached him about it when he disappeared.

Drame and Toure's family suspect he was abducted, tortured and killed after several months in detention.

Keita himself has always denied any role in Toure's disappearance and in 2019 filed a defamation action against the director of the magazine and a radio journalist over the allegations.

The courts in&nbsp;Mali&nbsp;threw out the case for technical reasons, but Drame himself, fearing for his safety, is now exiled in France.

For many Malians, Karim Keita personified what they say was the corruption at the heart of his father's regime.

He escaped&nbsp;arrest&nbsp;by the military when they overthrew his father on August 18, 2020, appearing in Ivory Coast a few days later.

Interpol issued an international arrest warrant Monday for Karim Keita, a son of Mali's former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, over the 2016 disappearance of an investigative journalist, legal sources said.

Interpol issued an international arrest warrant Monday for Karim Keita, a son of Mali's former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, over the 2016 disappearance of an investigative journalist, legal sources said. The red notice for Keita, himself a former influential lawmaker, was issued at the request of an investigating magistrate in the Malian capital Bamako, said a source close to the case speaking on condition of anonymity. News of the warrant was confirmed by a source inside Interpol's Mali office, who also spoke on condition of anonymity. Keita has lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since the military coup that overthrew his father in August 2020. Investigative journalist Birama Toure had been working for the Bamako weekly Le Sphinx in the months before his disappearance. Also read | 9 arrested over alleged plot to plant bombs around Hong Kong He has not been seen since January 29, 2016, according to his family and the director of the magazine, Adama Drame. Drame said Toure had been working on a story that would have damaged Keita's reputation and had approached him about it when he disappeared. Drame and Toure's family suspect he was abducted, tortured and killed after several months in detention. Keita himself has always denied any role in Toure's disappearance and in 2019 filed a defamation action against the director of the magazine and a radio journalist over the allegations. The courts in Mali threw out the case for technical reasons, but Drame himself, fearing for his safety, is now exiled in France. For many Malians, Karim Keita personified what they say was the corruption at the heart of his father's regime. He escaped arrest by the military when they overthrew his father on August 18, 2020, appearing in Ivory Coast a few days later.

Interpol seeks arrest of son of Mali ex-president

When their two-year-old son Biel started falling over a lot and had difficulty climbing stairs after learning to walk, Jaume Puig and his wife sought medical help to figure out the problem.&nbsp;

After visiting several doctors, the toddler was diagnosed with low vision, a condition far more common than blindness that makes daily tasks a challenge.

In Biel's case, it was due to an optic nerve problem but the condition can also be caused by defects in the retina, brain or other parts of the visual system, or by conditions such as glaucoma or macular degeneration.

Low vision can't be corrected with glasses or&nbsp;surgery.&nbsp;And while magnifiers can help with specific tasks like reading, there was no available technology to help the toddler get around.&nbsp;

So in 2017, Puig, a&nbsp;Spanish&nbsp;electrical engineer, and his wife Constanza Lucero, a doctor, founded Biel Glasses, a company which created a digital device to help those with low vision to move about safely on their own.

"There are canes and guide dogs. Nothing else. We got into this because we saw there was a need for it," Puig, 52, told AFP at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering.

The headset is on display at the show.&nbsp;

A cross between gaming goggles and glasses, it creates a 3D image onto which text, graphics and video can be overlaid upon real-world images.

It also uses AI to detect and signal obstacles.

Real-time visual warning

"We thought we could use these technologies to take advantage of the vision he does have so he can be more independent.&nbsp;

"Maybe we can't cure him but we can help him," said Puig of his son who is now eight.

When a wearer approaches an object blocking their path, a large red circle will appear on the screen warning them of the obstacle.

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It also allows them to zoom in on a street sign or other object.

Developing the glasses cost 900,000 euros ($1 million), of which the couple invested 65,000 euros of their own money, while the rest came from public institutions and crowd-funding.

They worked with a team of doctors and computer engineers, among them one of Spain's top specialists on low vision, to create the product which has been approved for use in the European Union.&nbsp;

It is expected to go on sale in Spain and Denmark later this year.

The glasses, which need to be customised for the specific needs of each user, cost 4,900 euros ($5,850).

Puig, who has founded several other technology startups, now hopes to add voice activation and a navigation system that works with Google Maps in future versions of the glasses.

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When their two-year-old son Biel started falling over a lot and had difficulty climbing stairs after learning to walk, Jaume Puig and his wife sought medical help to figure out the problem.

When their two-year-old son Biel started falling over a lot and had difficulty climbing stairs after learning to walk, Jaume Puig and his wife sought medical help to figure out the problem. After visiting several doctors, the toddler was diagnosed with low vision, a condition far more common than blindness that makes daily tasks a challenge. In Biel's case, it was due to an optic nerve problem but the condition can also be caused by defects in the retina, brain or other parts of the visual system, or by conditions such as glaucoma or macular degeneration. Low vision can't be corrected with glasses or surgery. And while magnifiers can help with specific tasks like reading, there was no available technology to help the toddler get around. So in 2017, Puig, a Spanish electrical engineer, and his wife Constanza Lucero, a doctor, founded Biel Glasses, a company which created a digital device to help those with low vision to move about safely on their own. "There are canes and guide dogs. Nothing else. We got into this because we saw there was a need for it," Puig, 52, told AFP at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry's biggest annual gathering. The headset is on display at the show. A cross between gaming goggles and glasses, it creates a 3D image onto which text, graphics and video can be overlaid upon real-world images. It also uses AI to detect and signal obstacles. Real-time visual warning "We thought we could use these technologies to take advantage of the vision he does have so he can be more independent. "Maybe we can't cure him but we can help him," said Puig of his son who is now eight. When a wearer approaches an object blocking their path, a large red circle will appear on the screen warning them of the obstacle. Also Read | US calls report of China building more than 100 nuclear missile silos 'concerning' It also allows them to zoom in on a street sign or other object. Developing the glasses cost 900,000 euros ($1 million), of which the couple invested 65,000 euros of their own money, while the rest came from public institutions and crowd-funding. They worked with a team of doctors and computer engineers, among them one of Spain's top specialists on low vision, to create the product which has been approved for use in the European Union. It is expected to go on sale in Spain and Denmark later this year. The glasses, which need to be customised for the specific needs of each user, cost 4,900 euros ($5,850). Puig, who has founded several other technology startups, now hopes to add voice activation and a navigation system that works with Google Maps in future versions of the glasses.

Spanish couple develop high-tech specs to help son see

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday share buybacks remain an option, amid a slide in the conglomerate's shares. 
 
"Buybacks are always on my mind as an important option but when and how big requires balanced thinking," Son said at SoftBank's annual shareholders' meeting, adding that the group also needs to consider alternative uses of its capital. 
 
Shares in SoftBank, which completed a record 2.5 trillion yen ($22.6 billion) buyback programme in May, have slid amid weakness in tech stocks. That has helped widen its conglomerate discount, the gap between the value of its assets and share price, to about 50%. 
 
"I believe our potential is much bigger than the discounted share price," said Son, calling on shareholders to take a long-term view on the company.

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday share buybacks remain an option, amid a slide in the conglomerate's shares. "Buybacks are always on my mind as an important option but when and how big requires balanced thinking," Son said at SoftBank's annual shareholders' meeting, adding that the group also needs to consider alternative uses of its capital.

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday share buybacks remain an option, amid a slide in the conglomerate's shares. "Buybacks are always on my mind as an important option but when and how big requires balanced thinking," Son said at SoftBank's annual shareholders' meeting, adding that the group also needs to consider alternative uses of its capital. Shares in SoftBank, which completed a record 2.5 trillion yen ($22.6 billion) buyback programme in May, have slid amid weakness in tech stocks. That has helped widen its conglomerate discount, the gap between the value of its assets and share price, to about 50%. "I believe our potential is much bigger than the discounted share price," said Son, calling on shareholders to take a long-term view on the company.

Share buybacks remain an option for SoftBank, says CEO Son

Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country's slain president after he was named interim leader of the central African nation, raising the specter on Wednesday of a potentially violent power struggle.&nbsp;

Uncertainty prevailed on early Wednesday over how far the rebel column was from N'Djamena, a city of 1 million people, and whether the military would remain loyal to Mahamat Deby Itno in the aftermath of his father's death after three decades in power.&nbsp;

The rebel group that the military blamed for President Idriss Deby Itno's death said late on Tuesday that its forces were heading toward N'Djamena at this very moment. &nbsp;

“Chad is not a monarchy," said a statement from the group known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad. &nbsp;

“There can be no dynastic devolution of power in our country."&nbsp;

The group's claim of advancing toward the capital could not be independently verified, but it immediately created panic in N'Djamena, which another rebel group attacked back in 2008.&nbsp;

Officials with the Transitional Military Council said the fight was not yet over for control of the country.&nbsp;

"The security situation remains highly serious given the persistence and magnitude of the terrorist threat,” the council's vice president, Djimadoum Tiraina, said, adding that the military must now prevent the country from sinking into chaos and anarchy. &nbsp;

Chad's military spokesman said on Tuesday that the president died during a visit to the front lines of the battle against the rebel group. The rebels were based in neighbouring Libya until earlier this month, when authorities say they crossed over into Chad on the country's April 11 Election Day.&nbsp;

Deby ran for a sixth term in that election and faced minimal opposition after several challengers chose not to take part, fearing the vote would be rigged. Over the years, the president had survived numerous armed rebellions and managed to stay in power until the insurgency led by the Front for Change and Concord in Chad.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country's slain president after he was named interim leader of the central African nation, raising the specter on Wednesday of a potentially violent power struggle.

Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country's slain president after he was named interim leader of the central African nation, raising the specter on Wednesday of a potentially violent power struggle. Uncertainty prevailed on early Wednesday over how far the rebel column was from N'Djamena, a city of 1 million people, and whether the military would remain loyal to Mahamat Deby Itno in the aftermath of his father's death after three decades in power. The rebel group that the military blamed for President Idriss Deby Itno's death said late on Tuesday that its forces were heading toward N'Djamena at this very moment. “Chad is not a monarchy," said a statement from the group known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad. “There can be no dynastic devolution of power in our country." The group's claim of advancing toward the capital could not be independently verified, but it immediately created panic in N'Djamena, which another rebel group attacked back in 2008. Officials with the Transitional Military Council said the fight was not yet over for control of the country. "The security situation remains highly serious given the persistence and magnitude of the terrorist threat,” the council's vice president, Djimadoum Tiraina, said, adding that the military must now prevent the country from sinking into chaos and anarchy. Chad's military spokesman said on Tuesday that the president died during a visit to the front lines of the battle against the rebel group. The rebels were based in neighbouring Libya until earlier this month, when authorities say they crossed over into Chad on the country's April 11 Election Day. Deby ran for a sixth term in that election and faced minimal opposition after several challengers chose not to take part, fearing the vote would be rigged. Over the years, the president had survived numerous armed rebellions and managed to stay in power until the insurgency led by the Front for Change and Concord in Chad. (With inputs from agencies)

Chad rebels threaten to depose slain president's son 

Son Heung-min has helped Tottenham Hotspur past Manchester United to become the most popular foreign club in South Korea with more than 20% of the nation now allied to the North London side, according to Nielsen Fan Insights.

In a graphic illustration of the selling power of a big name player, five years of Nielsen Fan Insights surveys show that Spurs had negligible support in the nation of 52 million before Son joined the club in 2015.

Since then, Son's rise to the top of the English game has been matched by the popularity of his club in his homeland with Spurs moving steadily past Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona before eclipsing United in late 2018.

They have remained the most popular overseas club since and the most recent survey of South Koreans aged 16 to 69 gives them 21.4% support -- representing some 11 million fans -- compared to 6.1% for the second most popular club, United.

"The popularity of Tottenham Hotspur in South Korea perfectly illustrates the positive impact a standout player can have on a&nbsp;sports&nbsp;franchise in a market halfway around the world," said Marco Nazzari, Managing Director, International at Nielsen&nbsp;Sports.

United's previous popularity was also driven by a player, with midfielder Park Ji-sung's arrival at Old Trafford in 2005 sparking major South Korean interest in the English top flight.

Although Park won a Champions League and four Premier League titles in seven years in Manchester, Son's individual profile has far outstripped his fellow South Korea international both in England and back home.

Son has scored 59 goals in 164 Premier League matches for Spurs and last month became the first player from Asia to score four goals in an English top flight match with a brilliant display against Southampton.

With figure skater Kim Yuna retired and swimmer Park Tae-hwan out of the picture, Son is now South Korea's number one&nbsp;sports&nbsp;personality and his face in advertisements and goals in the Spurs shirt are ubiquitous on local TV screens.

Son Heung-min has helped Tottenham Hotspur past Manchester United to become the most popular foreign club in South Korea with more than 20% of the nation now allied to the North London side, according to Nielsen Fan Insights.

Son Heung-min has helped Tottenham Hotspur past Manchester United to become the most popular foreign club in South Korea with more than 20% of the nation now allied to the North London side, according to Nielsen Fan Insights. In a graphic illustration of the selling power of a big name player, five years of Nielsen Fan Insights surveys show that Spurs had negligible support in the nation of 52 million before Son joined the club in 2015. Since then, Son's rise to the top of the English game has been matched by the popularity of his club in his homeland with Spurs moving steadily past Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona before eclipsing United in late 2018. They have remained the most popular overseas club since and the most recent survey of South Koreans aged 16 to 69 gives them 21.4% support -- representing some 11 million fans -- compared to 6.1% for the second most popular club, United. "The popularity of Tottenham Hotspur in South Korea perfectly illustrates the positive impact a standout player can have on a sports franchise in a market halfway around the world," said Marco Nazzari, Managing Director, International at Nielsen Sports. United's previous popularity was also driven by a player, with midfielder Park Ji-sung's arrival at Old Trafford in 2005 sparking major South Korean interest in the English top flight. Although Park won a Champions League and four Premier League titles in seven years in Manchester, Son's individual profile has far outstripped his fellow South Korea international both in England and back home. Son has scored 59 goals in 164 Premier League matches for Spurs and last month became the first player from Asia to score four goals in an English top flight match with a brilliant display against Southampton. With figure skater Kim Yuna retired and swimmer Park Tae-hwan out of the picture, Son is now South Korea's number one sports personality and his face in advertisements and goals in the Spurs shirt are ubiquitous on local TV screens.

Son drives Spurs to the top of South Korean popularity stakes

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspurs has lost its star players to injury. Their star striker Harry Kane has bowed out for the rest of the season due to hamstring injury. &nbsp;

Son Heung-min missed out on Champions League fixture following a right-arm fracture. Mourinho said he does not expect Son to feature again this season after the South Korean fractured his right arm in Sunday's 3-2 win at Aston Villa.

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Jose Mourinho was left worried after a poor performance against RB Leipzig in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16.&nbsp;

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"We are in a very difficult situation," said Mourinho. "What worries me is this is going to be the situation until the end of the season."

In the previous year's Champions League, Spurs beat the odds and defeated Manchester City and Ajax to reach the finals, but Leipzig's performance last night could have shattered the English club's dream to lift the European Cup.&nbsp;

Spurs captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris's valiant saves in the match earned him the Man of the Match award and looks like a ray of hope for Spurs for the reverse fixtures to qualify for the Quarterfinals.&nbsp;

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Tottenham faces a big challenge of winning the away fixture against RB Leipzig despite being hit with a chain of injuries, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals.

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Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspurs has lost its star players to injury. Their star striker Harry Kane has bowed out for the rest of the season due to hamstring injury.

Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspurs has lost its star players to injury. Their star striker Harry Kane has bowed out for the rest of the season due to hamstring injury. Son Heung-min missed out on Champions League fixture following a right-arm fracture. Mourinho said he does not expect Son to feature again this season after the South Korean fractured his right arm in Sunday's 3-2 win at Aston Villa. Also read: Champions League: Werner's penalty gives RB Leipzig win at Spurs Jose Mourinho was left worried after a poor performance against RB Leipzig in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16. ℹ️ Leipzig win their 1st European game against an English club...#UCL pic.twitter.com/any6fsD1Sh — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 19, 2020 × "We are in a very difficult situation," said Mourinho. "What worries me is this is going to be the situation until the end of the season." In the previous year's Champions League, Spurs beat the odds and defeated Manchester City and Ajax to reach the finals, but Leipzig's performance last night could have shattered the English club's dream to lift the European Cup. Spurs captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris's valiant saves in the match earned him the Man of the Match award and looks like a ray of hope for Spurs for the reverse fixtures to qualify for the Quarterfinals. Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris claims #UCLMOTM award! 🙌⁣ ⁣ 👉 He'll be one of four players in tonight's vote where you crown Player of the Week 👑 pic.twitter.com/hkqyioa4zH — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 19, 2020 × Tottenham faces a big challenge of winning the away fixture against RB Leipzig despite being hit with a chain of injuries, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals. (With inputs from AFP)

Injuries frustrate Jose Mourinho, Spurs continue to struggle without Kane and Son

Abdullah Gul, the son of former Inter-Services Intelligence Director General (ISI DG) General Hamid Gul escaped an attempt on life at the Islamabad Expressway on Friday evening.

Abdullah claimed that armed assailants intercepted and fired shots at his vehicle.

However, he escaped unhurt in the attack, The Dawn reported.

Abdullah added that his name was on the threat list and the same was informed by various government departments.

The assassination bid comes after former Pakistan senator and Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq was stabbed to death at his residence in Rawalpindi.

He was known as the `Father of Taliban` for his radical views and patronage to terror groups, including Taliban.

Haq`s death has come at a time when Pakistan is already going through a volatile religio-political crisis over the Pakistan Supreme Court`s verdict that acquitted Asiya Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case on October 31.

Abdullah Gul, the son of former Inter-Services Intelligence Director General (ISI DG) General Hamid Gul escaped an attempt on life at the Islamabad Expressway on Friday evening.

Abdullah Gul, the son of former Inter-Services Intelligence Director General (ISI DG) General Hamid Gul escaped an attempt on life at the Islamabad Expressway on Friday evening. Abdullah claimed that armed assailants intercepted and fired shots at his vehicle. However, he escaped unhurt in the attack, The Dawn reported. Abdullah added that his name was on the threat list and the same was informed by various government departments. The assassination bid comes after former Pakistan senator and Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq was stabbed to death at his residence in Rawalpindi. He was known as the `Father of Taliban` for his radical views and patronage to terror groups, including Taliban. Haq`s death has come at a time when Pakistan is already going through a volatile religio-political crisis over the Pakistan Supreme Court`s verdict that acquitted Asiya Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case on October 31.

Ex-ISI chief's son survives attempt on life

Former union minister and BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya’s 21-year-old son Bandaru Vaishnav has died of a heart attack.&nbsp

News reports said Vaishnav was having dinner with his family when he collapsed.&nbsp

His father took him to hospital, where doctors told Bandaru Dattatreya they could leave Vaishnav with them.&nbsp

The reports added that Vaishnav was declared dead at about 12.30 am Wednesday morning.&nbsp

They added that Vaishnav was a third-year medical student.&nbsp

News reports said former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya's son Vaishnav was having dinner with his family when he collapsed

Former union minister and BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya’s 21-year-old son Bandaru Vaishnav has died of a heart attack. News reports said Vaishnav was having dinner with his family when he collapsed. His father took him to hospital, where doctors told Bandaru Dattatreya they could leave Vaishnav with them. The reports added that Vaishnav was declared dead at about 12.30 am Wednesday morning. They added that Vaishnav was a third-year medical student.

Hyderabad: MP's 21-year-old son dies of heart attack

Prince Louis Arthur Charles, the couple's third child, who joins brother George, 4, and sister Charlotte, 2, and becomes fifth-in-line to the throne, was born on Monday last week, weighing in at 8 lbs 7oz.

On Tuesday, William and Kate, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, signed the birth register at their Kensington Palace home in central London in front of an official from Westminster Register Office.

All newborns in Britain have to be registered, with details of the parents and their occupation. William and Kate duly listed their jobs as Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom.

On Tuesday, William and Kate, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, signed the birth register at their Kensington Palace home in central London in front of an official from Westminster Register Office

Prince Louis Arthur Charles, the couple's third child, who joins brother George, 4, and sister Charlotte, 2, and becomes fifth-in-line to the throne, was born on Monday last week, weighing in at 8 lbs 7oz. On Tuesday, William and Kate, formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, signed the birth register at their Kensington Palace home in central London in front of an official from Westminster Register Office. All newborns in Britain have to be registered, with details of the parents and their occupation. William and Kate duly listed their jobs as Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom.

UK's Prince William and Kate register new son Louis's birth

News reports said Wednesday that Imran Khan's third marriage is reportedly in trouble.&nbsp;

The reasons for the trouble, the reports said, were children from previous marriages, and relatives.&nbsp;

Imran had married Bushra Manek, secretly, last month amidst a media frenzy. Bushra was, at the time, described as his "spiritual mentor".&nbsp;

Wednesday's news reports seemed to hint that Imran was upset by the presence of Bushra's son at his home.&nbsp;

The couple had reportedly had a rule that no child from any of their previous marriages would live with them for very long.&nbsp;

The news reports also added that Bushra was not happy with the presence of Imran's sisters in his home. The sisters, the reports said, were helping out with the renovation of Imran's home.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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(Imran Khan, his third wife Bushra Manek, and relatives pose for a family photo after their marriage last month.)&nbsp;

Bushra is Imran's third wife. He has before this been married to the British socialite Jemima Goldsmith. The marriage lasted nine years.&nbsp;

Imran's second marriage in 2015 to TV anchor Reham Khan lasted 10 months.

Imran had married Bushra Manek, secretly, last month amidst a media frenzy. Bushra was, at the time, described as his 'spiritual mentor'

News reports said Wednesday that Imran Khan's third marriage is reportedly in trouble. The reasons for the trouble, the reports said, were children from previous marriages, and relatives. Imran had married Bushra Manek, secretly, last month amidst a media frenzy. Bushra was, at the time, described as his "spiritual mentor". Wednesday's news reports seemed to hint that Imran was upset by the presence of Bushra's son at his home. The couple had reportedly had a rule that no child from any of their previous marriages would live with them for very long. The news reports also added that Bushra was not happy with the presence of Imran's sisters in his home. The sisters, the reports said, were helping out with the renovation of Imran's home. (Imran Khan, his third wife Bushra Manek, and relatives pose for a family photo after their marriage last month.) Bushra is Imran's third wife. He has before this been married to the British socialite Jemima Goldsmith. The marriage lasted nine years. Imran's second marriage in 2015 to TV anchor Reham Khan lasted 10 months.

Imran Khan's third marriage in trouble: Reports

The trial in the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case begins today against eight accused who allegedly held an eight-year-old girl in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January this year during which she was kept sedated and sexually assaulted before being bludgeoned to death.

The accused include a juvenile against whom a separate charge sheet was filed.

The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua will be committing one of the charge sheets, in which seven people have been named, to the sessions court for trial as mandated under the law. The chief judicial magistrate will, however, hold the trial for the juvenile as it is the designated court under the juvenile act, according to officials.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed two special public prosecutors, both Sikhs, for the trial in the sensitive case, a move being seen as made to ensure "neutrality" in view of Hindu-Muslim polarisation over the case.

The trial is expected to go smoothly after the Jammu Bar association as well as the Kathua Bar received a rap on the kuckles by the Supreme Court on April 13 as the apex court took a strong note of some lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the case.

The Supreme Court initiated a case on its own record saying such impediment "affects the dispensation of justice and would amount to obstruction of access to justice".

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was also critical of the Jammu High Court Bar Association, which had passed a resolution not to attend the courts saying "it is the duty of the bar association as a collective body and they cannot obstruct the process of law".

According to the charge sheets filed by the crime branch, the abduction, rape and killing of the Bakerwal girl was part of a carefully planned strategy to remove the minority nomadic community from the area.

It lists the caretaker of 'Devisthan', a small temple, in a village in Kathua, about 90 km from here, as the main conspirator behind the crime.

Sanji Ram was allegedly joined by special police officers Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma, friend Parvesh Kumar alias Mannu, Ram's nephew, a juvenile, and his son Vishal Jangotra alias "Shamma".

The charge sheet also names investigating officers head constable Tilak Raj and Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly took Rs 4 lakh from Ram and destroyed crucial evidence.

All eight are under arrest.

The crime branch will also be handing over the notices issued to the Jammu Bar Council as well as Kathua Bar Council for appearing before the Supreme Court on April 19.

The Bar Association of Kathua has already retracted from its earlier statement of providing legal assistance free of cost to the accused and said ?after going through the charge sheet presented by the crime branch (against the accused in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on April 9) it is revealed that the allegations against the accused persons are very grave and as such this case is to be dealt with in a professional way.

"As such, we have withdrawn our offer to contest the case free of cost. Accused are free to engage any individual advocate and exercise their respective rights of defence in the court. It is for any individual advocate to accept the brief and the bar association will not come in the way of defence nor the bar association will hamper the prosecution," President of BAK Kirty Bhushan Mahajan had said in a seven page statement yesterday.

Members of the same association had blocked the way of crime branch personnel from submitting the charge sheet before the chief judicial magistrate for six hours forcing the police to present it at the house of the magistrate.

Police have already registered a case against lawyers for obstructing public servants from performing their duty.

The Jammu Bar association, which was left red-faced after the Supreme Court's observation, attempted to put a brave face saying they had full faith in the apex court and said their main demand was for shifting of illegally settled Rohingyas.

It denounced the attempts made by certain quarters for making wrongful attempts to project the association as "pro-rapist" or "anti-national".

The association today fielded a senior woman advocate Surinder Kour who said "we are now satisfied that the case has reached the Supreme Court and we are satisfied that justice will be delivered to the minor girl."

JHCBA is on strike since April 4 and sponsored a general strike on April 11 in Jammu to press for its demands including for according district status to Nowshera sub division in Rajouri district.

"We included the demand for CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder at the request of civil society," Kour said and accused the state government of forcing them into agitation by "giving no response to our concerns despite repeated memorandums and statements."&nbsp;

There are eight accused, including one juvenile

The trial in the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case begins today against eight accused who allegedly held an eight-year-old girl in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January this year during which she was kept sedated and sexually assaulted before being bludgeoned to death. The accused include a juvenile against whom a separate charge sheet was filed. The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua will be committing one of the charge sheets, in which seven people have been named, to the sessions court for trial as mandated under the law. The chief judicial magistrate will, however, hold the trial for the juvenile as it is the designated court under the juvenile act, according to officials. The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed two special public prosecutors, both Sikhs, for the trial in the sensitive case, a move being seen as made to ensure "neutrality" in view of Hindu-Muslim polarisation over the case. The trial is expected to go smoothly after the Jammu Bar association as well as the Kathua Bar received a rap on the kuckles by the Supreme Court on April 13 as the apex court took a strong note of some lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the case. The Supreme Court initiated a case on its own record saying such impediment "affects the dispensation of justice and would amount to obstruction of access to justice". A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was also critical of the Jammu High Court Bar Association, which had passed a resolution not to attend the courts saying "it is the duty of the bar association as a collective body and they cannot obstruct the process of law". According to the charge sheets filed by the crime branch, the abduction, rape and killing of the Bakerwal girl was part of a carefully planned strategy to remove the minority nomadic community from the area. It lists the caretaker of 'Devisthan', a small temple, in a village in Kathua, about 90 km from here, as the main conspirator behind the crime. Sanji Ram was allegedly joined by special police officers Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma, friend Parvesh Kumar alias Mannu, Ram's nephew, a juvenile, and his son Vishal Jangotra alias "Shamma". The charge sheet also names investigating officers head constable Tilak Raj and Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly took Rs 4 lakh from Ram and destroyed crucial evidence. All eight are under arrest. The crime branch will also be handing over the notices issued to the Jammu Bar Council as well as Kathua Bar Council for appearing before the Supreme Court on April 19. The Bar Association of Kathua has already retracted from its earlier statement of providing legal assistance free of cost to the accused and said ?after going through the charge sheet presented by the crime branch (against the accused in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on April 9) it is revealed that the allegations against the accused persons are very grave and as such this case is to be dealt with in a professional way. "As such, we have withdrawn our offer to contest the case free of cost. Accused are free to engage any individual advocate and exercise their respective rights of defence in the court. It is for any individual advocate to accept the brief and the bar association will not come in the way of defence nor the bar association will hamper the prosecution," President of BAK Kirty Bhushan Mahajan had said in a seven page statement yesterday. Members of the same association had blocked the way of crime branch personnel from submitting the charge sheet before the chief judicial magistrate for six hours forcing the police to present it at the house of the magistrate. Police have already registered a case against lawyers for obstructing public servants from performing their duty. The Jammu Bar association, which was left red-faced after the Supreme Court's observation, attempted to put a brave face saying they had full faith in the apex court and said their main demand was for shifting of illegally settled Rohingyas. It denounced the attempts made by certain quarters for making wrongful attempts to project the association as "pro-rapist" or "anti-national". The association today fielded a senior woman advocate Surinder Kour who said "we are now satisfied that the case has reached the Supreme Court and we are satisfied that justice will be delivered to the minor girl." JHCBA is on strike since April 4 and sponsored a general strike on April 11 in Jammu to press for its demands including for according district status to Nowshera sub division in Rajouri district. "We included the demand for CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder at the request of civil society," Kour said and accused the state government of forcing them into agitation by "giving no response to our concerns despite repeated memorandums and statements."

Kathua gang rape and murder trial to begin today

A man was allegedly made to wait for an ambulance at Uttar Pradesh's Agra Medical College, while carrying oxygen cylinder attached to his ailing mother, on his shoulder.

A picture of the medical apathy went viral where the woman was seen standing in the premises with her oxygen mask on, while her son was standing next to her holding her oxygen tank.

The mother and son waited for a long time for the ambulance, but the vehicle did not show up.

However, hospital authorities have refuted the allegation while assuring action in the matter, if any loopholes are found.

"During patients' shifting ward boy asked him to wait for a while, that is when media took photos. We will inquire about the issue and will act if lapses are found," said a hospital staff.&nbsp;

Last month, a&nbsp;45-year-old man died on his way to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district after the 108 ambulance carrying him allegedly ran out of oxygen.

However, the accusations made by his family were false, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the hospital BS Sodhi said.&nbsp;

A picture of the medical apathy went viral where the woman was seen standing in the premises with her oxygen mask on, while her son was standing next to her holding her oxygen tank

A man was allegedly made to wait for an ambulance at Uttar Pradesh's Agra Medical College, while carrying oxygen cylinder attached to his ailing mother, on his shoulder. A picture of the medical apathy went viral where the woman was seen standing in the premises with her oxygen mask on, while her son was standing next to her holding her oxygen tank. The mother and son waited for a long time for the ambulance, but the vehicle did not show up. However, hospital authorities have refuted the allegation while assuring action in the matter, if any loopholes are found. "During patients' shifting ward boy asked him to wait for a while, that is when media took photos. We will inquire about the issue and will act if lapses are found," said a hospital staff. Last month, a 45-year-old man died on his way to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district after the 108 ambulance carrying him allegedly ran out of oxygen. However, the accusations made by his family were false, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the hospital BS Sodhi said.

Man waits for ambulance for ailing mother, vehicle a no-show

A woman in Utter Pradesh was allegedly abducted along with her family and gang-raped by relatives of another woman who ran away with her son, police informed on Saturday.&nbsp;

A case of gang-rape was reported to the police on Friday at Nojal village in Shamli district, superintendent of police Ajay Pal Sharma told reporters in Muzaffarnagar.

According to Sharma, the woman&#39;s son, a resident of Bhopura village, allegedly fell in love with a woman from Muzaffarnagar, who was studying in Ghaziabad.&nbsp;

The two eloped on November 20.&nbsp;

As revenge, her family members abducted the man&rsquo;s brother, mother who is in her 40s, father and his brother-in-law on December 19 and locked them in a house in Shamli district, media reports said.

They were then threatened and assaulted by the accused who also gang-raped the mother.&nbsp;

They were rescued on December 25 after the police raided the house.&nbsp;

The girl&rsquo;s father, his two brothers, one of who is a former village gram pradhan, and his son were booked by police, he said.

The former gram pradhan was arrested while the other accused are being searched for, the official said.

As revenge, her family members abducted the man?s brother, mother who is in her 40s, father and his brother-in-law on December 19 and locked them in a house in Shamli district, media reports said

A woman in Utter Pradesh was allegedly abducted along with her family and gang-raped by relatives of another woman who ran away with her son, police informed on Saturday. A case of gang-rape was reported to the police on Friday at Nojal village in Shamli district, superintendent of police Ajay Pal Sharma told reporters in Muzaffarnagar. According to Sharma, the woman's son, a resident of Bhopura village, allegedly fell in love with a woman from Muzaffarnagar, who was studying in Ghaziabad. The two eloped on November 20. As revenge, her family members abducted the man’s brother, mother who is in her 40s, father and his brother-in-law on December 19 and locked them in a house in Shamli district, media reports said. They were then threatened and assaulted by the accused who also gang-raped the mother. They were rescued on December 25 after the police raided the house. The girl’s father, his two brothers, one of who is a former village gram pradhan, and his son were booked by police, he said. The former gram pradhan was arrested while the other accused are being searched for, the official said.

Mother abducted, gang-raped by relatives of son's lover

Famous talk show host Jimmy Kimmel announced that his youngest son, Billy, underwent a second heart surgery on Monday - which was successful.&nbsp;

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The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host has taken a weeks break from the show to spend time with his family. Meanwhile, the show will be hosted by different celebrities every day of the week starting with Chris Pratt on Monday.&nbsp;

Pratt will be followed by Tracee Ellis Ross who will be hosting the show on Tuesday, Neil Patrick Harris will host on Wednesday, on Thursday, the great Melissa McCarthy will take the stage.

The host had previously said that his son&#39;s surgery will be taking place in October but had to postpone as his family suffered from a cold, media reports said.&nbsp;

Billy was born with a rare heart defect - called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, where the pulmonary valve was blocked and the wall had a hole - which needed him to undergo an open heart surgery as soon as he was born, followed by the surgery on Monday.&nbsp;

Kimmel had said that his son will have to undergo another hopefully non-invasive surgery later, possibly in his early teens to close the holes.&nbsp; 
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Jimmy Kimmel's six-month-old son Billy underwent successful heart surgery on Monday

Famous talk show host Jimmy Kimmel announced that his youngest son, Billy, underwent a second heart surgery on Monday - which was successful. Young Billy is six months old today. He is healthy and happy and we are all very grateful for your prayers, good wishes, thoughts and support of @ChildrensLA and children's hospitals in your area. A post shared by Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) on Oct 21, 2017 at 10:17am PDT × The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host has taken a weeks break from the show to spend time with his family. Meanwhile, the show will be hosted by different celebrities every day of the week starting with Chris Pratt on Monday. Pratt will be followed by Tracee Ellis Ross who will be hosting the show on Tuesday, Neil Patrick Harris will host on Wednesday, on Thursday, the great Melissa McCarthy will take the stage. The host had previously said that his son's surgery will be taking place in October but had to postpone as his family suffered from a cold, media reports said. Billy was born with a rare heart defect - called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, where the pulmonary valve was blocked and the wall had a hole - which needed him to undergo an open heart surgery as soon as he was born, followed by the surgery on Monday. Kimmel had said that his son will have to undergo another hopefully non-invasive surgery later, possibly in his early teens to close the holes.

Jimmy Kimmel's son undergoes successful second heart surgery

A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing his one-and-half-year-old son by throwing him against a wall &quot;due to anger&quot;, reports said.&nbsp;

The incident took place in Bhagwanpura village in Mandsaur district. The accused, was reportedly in a fight with his wife after he found out that she had been flirting with a young man outside the vicinity.&nbsp;

The accused got into a big fight with his wife which is when his son intervened to stop the fight.&nbsp;

The father, in a fit of anger, reportedly threw the son against a wall - smashing his head severely.&nbsp;

After the woman cried out, people gathered around to help her take her son to the hospital, upon finding him lying in a pool of blood. The doctors declared the kid dead on the spot, reports said.&nbsp;

The accused was arrested on Monday afternoon.

The father, in a fit of anger, reportedly threw the son against a wall - smashing his head severely

A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing his one-and-half-year-old son by throwing him against a wall "due to anger", reports said. The incident took place in Bhagwanpura village in Mandsaur district. The accused, was reportedly in a fight with his wife after he found out that she had been flirting with a young man outside the vicinity. The accused got into a big fight with his wife which is when his son intervened to stop the fight. The father, in a fit of anger, reportedly threw the son against a wall - smashing his head severely. After the woman cried out, people gathered around to help her take her son to the hospital, upon finding him lying in a pool of blood. The doctors declared the kid dead on the spot, reports said. The accused was arrested on Monday afternoon.

Man arrested for killing one-an-half-year-old son

A Bangladeshi politician spoke on Tuesday of his horror to learn that his son was among the suspects who murdered foreigners at a Dhaka cafe, and said many educated young men from wealthy families were going missing. 
 
Imtiaz Khan Babul said his 22-year-old son Rohan Imtiaz, who was killed when commandos stormed the cafe on Saturday, had been a top-scoring student whose behaviour gave no hint he was radicalised before he disappeared last December. 
 
&quot;I was stunned and speechless to learn that my son had done such a heinous thing,&quot; Babul told AFP. 
 
&quot;I don`t know what changed him. There was nothing that would suggest that he was getting radicalised. He hardly read any religious books.&quot; 
 
Babul, an official with the ruling Awami League party, said had not seen his son since December when he was travelling with his wife to India, leaving the couple&#39;s three children in Dhaka. 
 
In the months that followed Rohan&#39;s disappearance, Babul lobbied senior party officials to help find his only son and even scoured the city&#39;s morgues. As he searched, he met other families who had suffered the same fate. 
 
&quot;I met so many parents whose boys had gone missing,&quot; he said. &quot;Even yesterday, one of them was saying that I was lucky that I got the body of my boy. Some of them are not so lucky.&quot; 
 
Babul said he believed his son may have been &quot;brainwashed&quot; on the Internet. 
 
Bangladesh&#39;s home minister has said the men behind Friday night&#39;s attack at an upmarket cafe, in which 20 hostages were killed, were highly educated and from wealthy families. 
 
Security forces shot dead six men when they stormed the cafe, bringing the all-night siege to an end, while one suspected attacker was taken alive and is being questioned. 
 
Police initially identified all six as suspected attackers, but on Tuesday they said they were looking into whether one was a kitchen worker being held hostage. 
 
Relatives of Saiful Islam Chowkider raised the alarm after recognising the 39-year-old among the pictures of suspected attackers that police released after the siege. 
 
&quot;We protested. We said he was never a militant. He was hardworking man and one of the best pizza and pasta makers in Bangladesh,&quot; Chowkider&#39;s cousin Solaiman told AFP. 
 
&quot;We went to the military, but they would not hand over the body, they said he was a suspect.&quot; 
 
Witnesses say the perpetrators of the attack, which the Islamic State group has claimed, spared the lives of Muslims. 
 
The mostly foreign victims included nine Italians, seven Japanese, a US citizen and a 19-year-old Indian student. Bangladesh&#39;s foreign minister met diplomats on Tuesday following the attack, the worst by far targeting the international community in Dhaka. 
 
Hundreds of foreign firms operate out of Bangladesh and its clothes manufacturing industry is the lifeblood of the economy, accounting for more than 80 per cent of exports.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;We&#39;ve raised our worries during the meeting. We discussed how to deal with the situation and ensure security for the diplomatic community and the foreign community here,&quot; one foreign diplomat told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. 
 
The diplomat said they also discussed foreign cooperation in the fight against Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. 
 
The government says homegrown extremists are responsible for the deaths of some 80 secular activists, foreigners and religious minorities murdered over the last three years. 
 
It has repeatedly denied international jihadist networks have a presence in the country, even though IS and a South Asian branch of Al-Qaeda have claimed a number of attacks. 
 
The government has said all the suspected attackers were members of the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned local Islamist group. 
 
Among them were a graduate of Bangladesh&#39;s leading private university and an 18-year-old student at an elite school. 
 
Another was a former madrasa student from the northern district of Bogra, which is seen as a hotbed of Islamist radicalism. 
 
Police on Tuesday identified a fifth attacker as Shafiqul Islam Uzzal, a 26-year-old from Bogra who had been working as a kindergarten teacher in Dhaka. 
 
Earlier, the bodies of the Japanese victims arrived on a government plane in Tokyo. All seven had worked with the government-run Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Bangladesh. 
 
Authorities said a plane carrying the bodies of the nine Italian victims had flown out of Dhaka early on Tuesday, while the body of the Indian victim was repatriated on Monday. 
 
(AFP)

Imtiaz Khan Babul added that many educated young men from wealthy families are going 'missing'

A Bangladeshi politician spoke on Tuesday of his horror to learn that his son was among the suspects who murdered foreigners at a Dhaka cafe, and said many educated young men from wealthy families were going missing. Imtiaz Khan Babul said his 22-year-old son Rohan Imtiaz, who was killed when commandos stormed the cafe on Saturday, had been a top-scoring student whose behaviour gave no hint he was radicalised before he disappeared last December. "I was stunned and speechless to learn that my son had done such a heinous thing," Babul told AFP. "I don`t know what changed him. There was nothing that would suggest that he was getting radicalised. He hardly read any religious books." Babul, an official with the ruling Awami League party, said had not seen his son since December when he was travelling with his wife to India, leaving the couple's three children in Dhaka. In the months that followed Rohan's disappearance, Babul lobbied senior party officials to help find his only son and even scoured the city's morgues. As he searched, he met other families who had suffered the same fate. "I met so many parents whose boys had gone missing," he said. "Even yesterday, one of them was saying that I was lucky that I got the body of my boy. Some of them are not so lucky." Babul said he believed his son may have been "brainwashed" on the Internet. Bangladesh's home minister has said the men behind Friday night's attack at an upmarket cafe, in which 20 hostages were killed, were highly educated and from wealthy families. Security forces shot dead six men when they stormed the cafe, bringing the all-night siege to an end, while one suspected attacker was taken alive and is being questioned. Police initially identified all six as suspected attackers, but on Tuesday they said they were looking into whether one was a kitchen worker being held hostage. Relatives of Saiful Islam Chowkider raised the alarm after recognising the 39-year-old among the pictures of suspected attackers that police released after the siege. "We protested. We said he was never a militant. He was hardworking man and one of the best pizza and pasta makers in Bangladesh," Chowkider's cousin Solaiman told AFP. "We went to the military, but they would not hand over the body, they said he was a suspect." Witnesses say the perpetrators of the attack, which the Islamic State group has claimed, spared the lives of Muslims. The mostly foreign victims included nine Italians, seven Japanese, a US citizen and a 19-year-old Indian student. Bangladesh's foreign minister met diplomats on Tuesday following the attack, the worst by far targeting the international community in Dhaka. Hundreds of foreign firms operate out of Bangladesh and its clothes manufacturing industry is the lifeblood of the economy, accounting for more than 80 per cent of exports. "We've raised our worries during the meeting. We discussed how to deal with the situation and ensure security for the diplomatic community and the foreign community here," one foreign diplomat told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The diplomat said they also discussed foreign cooperation in the fight against Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. The government says homegrown extremists are responsible for the deaths of some 80 secular activists, foreigners and religious minorities murdered over the last three years. It has repeatedly denied international jihadist networks have a presence in the country, even though IS and a South Asian branch of Al-Qaeda have claimed a number of attacks. The government has said all the suspected attackers were members of the Jamaeytul Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned local Islamist group. Among them were a graduate of Bangladesh's leading private university and an 18-year-old student at an elite school. Another was a former madrasa student from the northern district of Bogra, which is seen as a hotbed of Islamist radicalism. Police on Tuesday identified a fifth attacker as Shafiqul Islam Uzzal, a 26-year-old from Bogra who had been working as a kindergarten teacher in Dhaka. Earlier, the bodies of the Japanese victims arrived on a government plane in Tokyo. All seven had worked with the government-run Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Bangladesh. Authorities said a plane carrying the bodies of the nine Italian victims had flown out of Dhaka early on Tuesday, while the body of the Indian victim was repatriated on Monday. (AFP)

'I was stunned and speechless,' says politician whose son took part in attack

Motorcycle-borne gunmen shot dead an acclaimed Pakistani singer on Wednesday in the busy port city of Karachi, police said. This comes two days after masked men kidnapped the son of a top provincial judge. &nbsp; 
 
Karachi, a metropolis of about 20 million, is home to Pakistan&#39;s stock exchange and central bank and is plagued by political, ethnic and sectarian violence. &nbsp; 
 
Amjad Sabri, 45, was one of South Asia&#39;s most popular singers of the &#39;qawwali&#39;, Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700 years.&nbsp; 
 
Officers said two gunmen shot at the windscreen of Sabri&#39;s car as it drove off a bridge in the congested Liaquatabad area of the southern city, and a relative travelling with him was also injured.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Two attackers riding a motorcycle intercepted his car and targetted Amjad Sabri who was driving,&quot; Sindh police chief Allah Dino Khawaja told Reuters.&nbsp; 
 
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Amjad Sabri died on the way to the hospital,&quot; police surgeon Rohina Hasan said. &quot;He was shot three times.&quot; Police gave no further details.&nbsp; 
 
Violence is common in Karachi despite a sharp decline in murders since the Pakistani military launched a crackdown two years ago against suspected militants and violent criminals.&nbsp; 
 
On Monday, a lawyer, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, was abducted outside a city supermarket. The motive for the kidnapping was not immediately clear, authorities said.&nbsp; 
 
In May, gunmen shot dead prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the central part of the city.&nbsp; 
 
In April last year prominent activist Sabeen Mahmud was shot and killed while travelling in her car.&nbsp; 
 
(Reuters)&nbsp;

Sabri's murder comes close on the heels of the abduction of a provincial judge's son two days ago

Motorcycle-borne gunmen shot dead an acclaimed Pakistani singer on Wednesday in the busy port city of Karachi, police said. This comes two days after masked men kidnapped the son of a top provincial judge. Karachi, a metropolis of about 20 million, is home to Pakistan's stock exchange and central bank and is plagued by political, ethnic and sectarian violence. Amjad Sabri, 45, was one of South Asia's most popular singers of the 'qawwali', Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700 years. Officers said two gunmen shot at the windscreen of Sabri's car as it drove off a bridge in the congested Liaquatabad area of the southern city, and a relative travelling with him was also injured. "Two attackers riding a motorcycle intercepted his car and targetted Amjad Sabri who was driving," Sindh police chief Allah Dino Khawaja told Reuters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. "Amjad Sabri died on the way to the hospital," police surgeon Rohina Hasan said. "He was shot three times." Police gave no further details. Violence is common in Karachi despite a sharp decline in murders since the Pakistani military launched a crackdown two years ago against suspected militants and violent criminals. On Monday, a lawyer, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, was abducted outside a city supermarket. The motive for the kidnapping was not immediately clear, authorities said. In May, gunmen shot dead prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the central part of the city. In April last year prominent activist Sabeen Mahmud was shot and killed while travelling in her car. (Reuters)

Karachi: Pakistani Sufi singer Amjad Sabri shot dead

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