Washington, Sep 17 (TIP) The US is closely monitoring the current situation in Karachi, where political party MQM is facing a crackdown after its former self-exiled leader Altaf Hussain in London delivered an anti-Pakistan speech […]
Peshawar, Sep 16 (PTI) At least 28 people, including five children, were killed and 30 others injured when a Taliban suicide bomber shouting Allahu Akbar blew himself up inside a mosque packed with worshippers for […]
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar cheered a US promise to end sanctions on Sept 16, with residents in its commercial capital clamouring for American brands while politicians and business moguls heralded a new era of transparency and […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Even as North Korea an nounced the success of its fifth and largest nuclear test, a different kind of movement is shaping up in South Korea. A Gandhiji-inspired peace initiative backed by […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The first democratically elected president of the Maldives said from exile in Britain that he has an agreement with the country’s former strongman to counter the current president, who is increasing his stranglehold […]
DENPASAR, INDONESIA (TIP): An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left two foreigners dead and 18 other tourists injured on September 15, sparking dramatic scenes as rescuers rushed to haul stunned and bloodied holidaymakers off […]
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (TIP): India is likely to offer Nepal’s new prime minister help building an east-west railway line and better access to its ports on his first visit this week, as it tries to regain […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold consultations with Hurriyat and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) leaders on Sept 16 before leaving for the US to address the UN General Assembly, where he is likely to raise […]
DHAKA (TIP): Large-scale animal sacrifices marking the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha combined with heavy rains have turned the streets of Bangladesh’s capital into rivers of blood. Authorities in Dhaka designated several places in the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a move that will no doubt annoy Pakistan, Geo News reported late yesterday that Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti, currently in exile in Switzerland, is set to get Indian citizenship after long negotiations […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): A piece of aircraft wreckage+ found in June off Tanzania has been confirmed as coming from the doomed airliner MH370+ , Malaysia said on September 15. The debris, found on Pemba Island […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years. The Tiangong 2 […]
US-based experts said that China and Pakistan are ‘passive enablers’ of the North Korean nuclear program and may face some secondary sanctions for violating UN approved sanction. Scott Snyder, senior fellow at the Council for […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to provide duty-free treatment for goods from the Asian nation. The September 14 meeting in Washington […]
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President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to provide duty-free treatment for goods from the Asian nation. Yesterday’s (09/14/2016) meeting in Washington was the first by Aung San […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s new draft Constitution could be presented in Parliament before the next budget which would be announced by mid-November this year, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said while hoping that it will […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP) Malaysia on Thursday reported its first suspected case of Zika, a 58-year-old woman believed to have contracted it in neighbouring Singapore where more than 100 cases have been confirmed. The Malaysian woman […]
KANDAHAR (TIP): The Taliban stormed into Tarin Kot september 8, triggering heavy fighting around government buildings as panicked residents scrambled to flee the capital of southern Uruzgan province, the latest city to be targeted by […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh on Sept 4 summoned Pakistan’s envoy here to protest its “interference” in the country’s internal affairs after Islamabad said it was “deeply saddened” by Jamaat leader and 1971 war criminal Mir Quasem […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has dropped charges against an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case citing a lack of evidence. Local media reported on Thursday that FIA submitted a chargesheet before […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The recent India-US pact to share their military bases for repair and resupply is anti-Pakistan, meant to counter the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor+ (CPEC) and, in fact, against the Muslim world, declared Pakistan-based […]
BEIJING (TIP): Don’t get mad, get your opponent to surrender voluntarily: when Mrs Wang discovered her husband had been cheating on her for several years, she called in an elite team of Chinese “mistress hunters”. […]
ADELAIDE (TIP): Shri Ganesha Temple (SGT) in Adelaide’s southern suburb Oaklands Park in South Australia is reportedly planning a $600,000 expansion to host bigger events, weddings, classes, etc. This Temple, built at the site of […]
BEIJING (TIP): China’s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move which could have implications […]
LONDON (TIP): A British MP on sept 7 slammed Air China for alleged “racist” travel advice offered to clients visiting London. The airline’s “Wings of China” magazine reportedly provides safety advice to travellers based on […]
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