LONDON (TIP): Britain has called for stern action against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad for the appalling human rights violations that have been carried out, with his consent. The United Nations for the first time on […]
KABUL/WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and Afghanistan on November 20 reached a draft agreement on a crucial security pact, a day before thousands of Afghan elders are set to debate whether to allow US troops […]
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian president in more than a decade. Cameron spoke to Hassan Rouhani by telephone on Tuesday […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants a letter written by US President Barack Obama that will acknowledge military mistakes made during 12-year war in his country in return for allowing American counterterrorism raids […]
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo. Advisories from the coast guard and the Japan […]
ROME (TIP): The Italian Senate on November 27 expelled three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction, ending, for now, his two-decade legislative run but not his political career. Berlusconi has warned […]
VIENNA (TIP): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will accept Iran’s invitation to send inspectors to visit its Arak heavy-water production plant on December 8, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday, November 28. “We […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbors and US Vice-President Joe Biden will raise the issue during a visit to Beijing next week, senior […]
LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani court on Tuesday imposed restrictions on the screening of Indian films across the country and laid down certain conditions for their release. Justice Khalid Mahmood of the Lahore high court issued […]
LAHORE (TIP): A young man in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook, as the government launched a crackdown on the spread of such content on social media. Authorities arrested […]
JAKARTA (TIP): A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on November 19, the USGS reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage and local officials ruled out any threat of a tsunami. The […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s Maoist party demanded a postponement in vote counting early Thursday, alleging conspiracy after tentative results showed them trailing in polls seen as key to cementing a postwar peace process. “Due to the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A US drone strike targeting a seminary in Hangu district’s Tal area in northwest Pakistan on Thursday killed at least five persons and injured eight others. The drone fired three missiles on the […]
BIRGANJ (NEPAL) (TIP): Nepal went to polls on November 19 with over 50% of the electorate casting their votes till noon to elect the Constituent Assembly of the country hit by political stalemate, Maoist threats […]
KABUL/WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and Afghanistan on November 20 reached a draft agreement on a crucial security pact, a day before thousands of Afghan elders are set to debate whether to allow US troops […]
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian president in more than a decade. Cameron spoke to Hassan Rouhani by telephone on Tuesday […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants a letter written by US President Barack Obama that will acknowledge military mistakes made during 12-year war in his country in return for allowing American counterterrorism raids […]
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo. Advisories from the coast guard and the Japan […]
BEIJING (TIP): The US ambassador to China, who oversaw diplomatic dramas and gave refuge to a Chinese activist who escape from house arrest, is to resign, he said in a statement on November 20. Gary […]
BOGOTA (TIP): Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced in an address to the nation that he will seek reelection next year. “When you see the light at the end of the tunnel, you […]
GENEVA (TIP): A new round of Iran nuclear talks began in fits and starts November 10, with the two sides ending a first session just minutes after it began amid warnings from Iran’s supreme leader […]
MONTREAL (TIP): An International conference was held in MontrealSept 20- 22, 2013to formulate methodology for interpreting hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib. The conference was dedicated to the Max Arthur Macauliffe Centennial. Scholars from Canada, […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has thanked London-based Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America and creating jobs in the country. “I want to thank your CEO, Lakshmi Mittal, for investing in […]
TORONTO (TIP): More than 300 people, including teachers, coaches and doctors, have been arrested worldwide on child pornography charges after a Canadianled investigation. Toronto police said on Thursday the arrest of 348 people, including 108 […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Food and Drug Administration, November 7, took a step toward potentially eliminating trans fats from the food supply with a preliminary determination they are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” Trans fats […]
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