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Secret royal veto powers kick up a storm in UK
LONDON (TIP): The British government will go to court against confidential letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers being made public, reflecting his intervention on legislative and other matters. The British royal family is […]
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California man behind ‘Innocence of Muslims jailed
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An Egyptian-American man behind an anti-Islam film that has stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was arrested on Thursday, September 27 in California for allegedly violating his probation, and a federal […]
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Osama was blind in one eye: Zawahiri
LONDON (TIP): Slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was blind in one eye after an accident during his youth and was a one-time member of the Muslim Brotherhood, his successor has claimed in a new […]
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Up to 700,000 Syrian refugees by year-end: UN agency
GENEVA (TIP): The UN refugee agency warned on Thursday there could be as many as 700,000 Syrian refugees in countries neighbouring the war-torn nation by the end of the year, up from 300,000 now. “There […]
India
Sharad Pawar pulls down curtains on Ajit’s resignation drama
Mumbai (TIP): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on September distanced himself from the controversial issue of deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s resignation. “As far as the party is concerned the issue of resignation is […]
India
Cabinet reshuffle put off till mid-Oct
NEW DELHI (TIP): The much talked about reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, expected this week, appears to have been put off till the middle of next month. Congress sources said the exercise was […]
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Hafiz Saeed accuses Obama of starting religious war on Muslims
ISLAMABAD (tip): One of Pakistan’s most feared Islamists accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of starting a religious war against Muslims over his handling of a video that mocked the Prophet Mohammad. Hafiz Saeed, accused […]
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Congress takes offense to Mamata mimicking PM
KOLKATA (TIP): Congress has criticised Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee on September 28 for her “personal attack” on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and said such impulsiveness violated political decorum. “We have noted with dismay that the […]
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19 people killed as private aircraft crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU (TIP): All 19 people, mostly foreigners, aboard a Dornier aircraft of a private airline were killed today as the plane crashed minutes after taking off from the Tribhuvan International Airport here. Sixteen passengers and […]
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Afghan burqa opponent wins ‘alternative Nobel’
STOCKHOLM (TIP): Afghan human rights activist, ex-minister and burqa opponent Sima Samar on Thursday won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award honouring those who work to improve the lives of others. Samar, 55, was honoured “for […]
United States
Un General Assembly Opens With Packed Agenda
New York (TIP): The 67th UN General Assembly Session opened at the headquarters of the world body in New York on September 18. Addressing the opening session, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders […]
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Chinese media mogul put on mat over graft
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese newspaper baron, acclaimed in the west for trying to make a difference in the highly controlled publishing industry, has been put on the mat by the ruling Communist Party’s investigators. The […]
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Zardari rakes up Kashmir in UN, calls it a symbol of UN system’s failure
UNITED NATIONS (tip): Pakistan once again resorted to its old tactics of raking up Kashmir in the United Nations when its President Asif Ali Zardari sought a solution to the issue under UN resolution. He […]
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Obama in new warning to Iran over nuclear ambitions
NEW YORK (TIP): US President Barack Obama has told the United Nations General Assembly that America will do what it must to prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. Obama stopped short of agreeing to an […]
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U.N. chief duped by prank call from fake Canadian PM
UNITED NATIONS (TIP) – A pair of Canadian radio comedians said on September 28 it took them less then an hour to get U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the phone during international diplomacy’s busiest week […]
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King warns against transgressions on Jerusalem’s holy sites
NEW YORK (TIP): King Abdullah II addressed the 67th of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA and emphasized the need to end the crisis in Syria, stop provocations against religions and bring about comprehensive peace […]