WASHINGTON (TIP): Much to the chagrin of the Republicans who have vowed to block any replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia until a new president takes over, President Barack Obama, on Wednesday, March 16, […]
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump today claimed that more than one-fourths of the Muslims are “very militant”, in latest controversial statements adding to his anti-Muslim rhetoric. “It’s (militant Muslims) 27 per cent, could be 35 per cent, […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea said Saturday its military is ready to pre-emptively attack and “liberate” the South if it sees signs that American and South Korean troops involved in annual joint military drills are […]
OMAHA (TIP): The first uterus transplant in the United States has failed, and the organ was surgically removed March 8, officials at the Cleveland Clinic said on March 9. The recipient, a 26-year-old woman, suddenly […]
WILKINSBURG (TIP): At least five people were killed and several injured on Wednesday in a shooting near Pittsburgh, with police and paramedics rushing to the scene, media said. Four women and one man were shot […]
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says that, as president, he would push to change laws that prohibit waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation methods, arguing that banning them puts the US at a strategic disadvantage against […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s budget speech focused on the social sector more than before, but it failed to reflect amply in fund allocation to key ministries such as education, health, poverty alleviation […]
BEIJING: In its latest effort to combat corruption, China has issued new guidelines to rectify and punish violations of funeral regulations for ruling Communist Party members, such as unapproved types of burial and the purchase […]
Q: What’s at stake? A: Iranians will elect a Parliament that passes laws and a clerical council, the Assembly of Experts, that is technically in charge of naming a successor to the supreme leader when […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese guide dog stolen from a blind masseur has been returned by the dognappers with a note of apology that said: “Please forgive us.” Qiaoqiao, an seven-year-old black labrador, was taken by a […]
MAIDSTONE, (TIP): A student from Maidstone, Kent has spoken out about the dangers of Toxic Shock Syndrome after she forgot to remove her tampon for nine days. Emily Pankhurst, 20, says she initially blamed exam […]
CHICAGO: The University of Texas at Austin begrudgingly agreed Wednesday to allow students to carry guns into classrooms, months after state lawmakers passed a bill outlawing gun bans at public universities. “I do not believe […]
SINGAPORE (TIP): US aircraft maker Boeing said on February 19 it had won a $440 million deal with Papua New Guinea’s flag carrier Air Niugini for four 737 MAX 8 planes. Announcing the deal along […]
Expecting mothers, take note. Women who ate more than the recommended three servings of fish per week while pregnant gave birth to children at a higher risk of obesity than expectant moms who ate less, […]
NAGPUR (TIP): Instead of a bullet train in the country, the Indian Railways should work on improving existing facilities, believes the ‘Metro Man’ Dr E Sreedharan. On sidelines of a function in Nagpur on Thursday, […]
JALANDHAR: In a surprising and unexplained trend, there has been a sudden rise in the number of Indian citizens seeking asylum in the US in 2015 compared to the two previous years. The figures were […]
With a hug and an exclamation of “Finally,” Pope Francis met Friday with Patriarch Kirill in the first ever meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a historic development in the 1,000-year […]
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