KIEV (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the embattled government as the Obama administration weighs sending arms to Kiev to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. Amid […]
BEIJING (TIP): China is planning to build three more aircraft carriers for deployment in the disputed South China Sea amid the escalating maritime stand-offs with its neighbours and the US’ big push into Asia-Pacific. […]
BEIRUT (TIP): At least 66 people were killed on February 6 as Syria’s regime pounded a rebel stronghold with air strikes after a barrage of opposition fire hit the capital Damascus, a monitor said. […]
LONDON (TIP): Four Indians have made it to the top 100 global rich list, as the country records for the first time more billionaires than Britain and Russia. The world now has a record […]
KIEV (TIP): The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on February 5, flying to Kiev with a proposal they would then take on to Moscow. The coordinated trip […]
Former B.C. Coast Capital Savings mutual fund salesman faces 32 Securities Act charges in$110M scheme TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin former financial planner has been charged with 32 counts of Securities Act violations in Canada […]
LONDON (TIP): President Barack Obama’s recent visit to India scuttled Britain’s plan to unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the parliament square. Britain had announced it would install the statue at parliament square in […]
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican authorities have rescued 129 workers, including six children, who said they were physically and sexually abused at a garment firm run by South Koreans, officials said on February 5. Four […]
BEIJING (TIP): Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful to China’s security, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US does not consider the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist outfit, describing it as “an armed insurgency”. It called the Islamic State as a “terrorist” group, drawing a controversial distinction between the […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal has stepped up security in the capital and put police were on alert, anticipating trouble both inside parliament and on the streets because of planned protests by the opposition against governing coalition […]
CAIRO: Twenty-seven people were killed in four attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai and Suez, security and medical sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence in months and after commemorations around the anniversary of […]
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel was burying January 29 two soldiers killed in a Hezbollah missile strike that triggered Israeli fire on southern Lebanon, raising tensions between the bitter enemies to their highest in years. But […]
LONDON (TIP): Radical changes to the way sex offences are investigated have been hailed as a “huge step forward” by campaigners. New guidance to be issued to all police forces and prosecutors will require […]
BEIJING (TIP): Close on the heels of India inviting US President Barack Obama for its Republic Day parade, China on January 28 announced plans to hold a major military parade and inviting Russian President Vladimir […]
ROME (TIP): Lawmakers failed to elect a new Italian president on Jnauary 30 in balloting that tests Premier Matteo Renzi’s ability to rally his fractured party behind a candidate that is also acceptable to opposition […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): The EU agreed on Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. Former Soviet […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States gave a clear signal January 28 that Russia will face further sanctions for what the White House says is Moscow’s role in fueling violence in eastern Ukraine. Following a […]
Greece headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany Athens, Greece is headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany and other European powers which could mean the country stumbling out of the euro. Greece’s new […]
LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s oldest monarch after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia who was 2 years older than the Queen died earlier […]
Friends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave on February 1 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Government of Madhya Pradesh, India, in association with, the Consulate General of India, New York, […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The US and UK have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to India to improve bilateral ties or to them for his “independent trial”. […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said opposition chief Khaleda Zia could be tried for ordering the killings during the political unrest as authorities announced a bounty on people involved in street violence […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s new government on January 20 said it will reopen probes into unresolved high-profile assassinations, including that of two Tamil lawmakers, which took pace during the decade-long rule of former president Mahinda […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Fighting broke out in Nepal’s parliament early January 20, with Maoist lawmakers throwing chairs and injuring four security officers, as tensions ran high ahead of a deadline to complete a new national constitution. […]
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