TIP Reporter ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (TIP): Lion Mahesh Chitnis became the first person of South Asian origin to be elected a Governor of Lions district 16-J. He was elected by unanimous vote at the recently […]
MILFORD (TIP): A woman who dropped out of Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University was arrested May 20 night after admitting to calling in two bomb threats in an effort to keep her family from learning she had […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a retrogressive step, a religious body in Pakistan has declared girls as young as nine years old eligible to be married “if the signs of puberty were visible”, a media report said […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pak PM Nawaz Sharif is still considering attending Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony and a final decision will be taken by this evening, officials said on May 22. Foreign office has confirmed that formal […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal has opened 104 new, unconquered peaks to mountaineers, in an attempt to boost tourism after a deadly avalanche effectively ended this year’s lucrative Mount Everest climbing season, the government said on May […]
KABUL (TIP): Taliban fighters kidnapped 27 police officers during an assault on a northeastern province in Afghanistan, authorities said on Thursday, part of the extremist group’s spring offensive ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops […]
MUNSHIGANJ, BANGLADESH (TIP): Rescuers called off the search for missing passengers of a sunken ferry in central Bangladesh on Saturday after retrieving 40 bodies, causing anger among relatives of those still unaccounted for. The chief […]
OTTAWA (TIP): Congratulating India’s prime ministerelect over his victory, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is looking forward “to working with Mr. Modi and the new government of India to further strengthen our social […]
The bigger news is that “India has won” as Modi has put it. An ordinary person has made it to the top, that is the sign of a true democracy, and it’s a positive motivation […]
EDINBURGH (SCOTLAND) (TIP): In a major announcement, Scotland has said that it will re-introduce post study work visa for Indian students if it gains independence from United Kingdom in the referendum scheduled for September. The […]
NAIROBI (TIP): Eight people have been killed and over 70 wounded in two explosions in a busy market area in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials said on May 16.The National Disaster Operation Centre said the […]
LONDON (TIP): Britons can now get a quick HIV test — in 60 seconds flat, when they visit a supermarket. A British sexual health charity has decided to offer HIV tests at a supermarket in […]
LONDON (TIP): A British teenage cancer sufferer who raised more than $5 million for charity after his fundraising campaign went viral on social media has died, his family said on May 14. Stephen Sutton, 19, […]
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese news agency says the leader of a baby trafficking gang that brought at least 23 boys or pregnant women from Vietnam to China has been sentenced to death. The official Xinhua […]
HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam’s prime minister has sent a text message to millions of Vietnamese urging them to boost their patriotism to “defend the fatherland’s sacred sovereignty” but not to engage in violence. The message that […]
BRUSSELS (TIP): The five top candidates to head the European Commission swapped accusations on Thursday over the impact of Europe’s austerity measures and the role played by banks in sparking the economic and financial crisis. […]
BANGKOK (TIP): A Laos air force plane carrying about 20 people including the country’s defense minister and other senior officials crashed on May 17, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said. There was no immediate word on casualties, […]
BEIJING (TIP): At least 21 people are feared to have been killed and over 129 injured since anti-China demonstrations led to burning of factories in Vietnam since May 13. There was no confirmation that the […]
QUETTA, PAKISTAN (TIP): A 5.1- magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan on Friday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The epicentre was close to the city of Sibi, in Baluchistan […]
MUNSHIGANJ, BANGLADESH (TIP): Rescuers called off the search for missing passengers of a sunken ferry in central Bangladesh on Saturday after retrieving 40 bodies, causing anger among relatives of those still unaccounted for.. The chief […]
PESHAWAR(TIP) At least 10 militants were reportedly killed and 14 others injured on Wednesday in a US drone strike at a militant compound along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the first such strike after a five-month lull. […]
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan’s election commission announced on Thursday that the country’s presidential election is going into second round, with the two top vote getters to face off on June 14. The race will likely be […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): An Afghan official says a bomb stuck onto a military vehicle exploded in the capital, Kabul, killing one soldier and wounding two civilians. The city’s police chief, Gen. Mohammad Zahir Zahir, says […]
KABUL (TIP): A suicide car bomber attacked an Afghan army vehicle Sunday in southern Afghanistan, killing five civilians and wounding 36, authorities said. The blast also wounded four Afghan army soldiers in the Maywand district […]
BANGKOK (TIP): Thousands of royalist protesters fanned out across Thailand’s capital on May 9 to try to bring down a caretaker government after a court threw Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of office and an […]
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