DHAKA (TIP): Four-months after Bangladesh’s worst terror attack on an upscale cafe here in the capital’s diplomatic enclave, authorities have returned the eatery where 22 people, including an Indian girl, were killed during a bloody […]
DHAKA: An Islamist militant leader, the prime suspect in the brutal murders of a secular blogger and a publisher in Bangladesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said today. Khairul Islam alias Fahim, […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh took delivery on Nov 21 of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh paid a reported $203 million for […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Normal life has been affected in Nepal as a Maoist faction imposed a nationwide strike to pressurise the government to ensure food security and lower the prices of essential goods, with police arresting […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan “can and must” take more effective action against terror groups operating from its soil as no state should allow its territory to be used to launch attacks into another, the White House has […]
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea lashed out on Nov 17 at a new South Korea-Japan intelligence-sharing accord, accusing Seoul of a gross act of betrayal with the “sworn enemy” of the Korean people. The deal to […]
SANAA, YEMEN (TIP): Amid more clashes on Nov 17 in Yemen, the country’s Shiite rebels confirmed their endorsement a US-brokered cease-fire deal previously announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry. However, the backing of […]
PARIS (TIP): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received the Legion of Honour from French President Francois Hollande on Nov 17 for his contributions to tackling climate change. The South Korean diplomat helped push through […]
BERLIN (TIP): The world is a lot different than when then-presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke to a euphoric Berlin crowd in 2008. After a visit to Greece, he was back in Germany – first for […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he had a “very candid discussion” Thursday, November 17, with US President-elect Donald Trump. The pair met in New York in an “unofficial” capacity, Abe told […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A group of Pakistani lawmakers has expressed concern that Beijing could eventually use the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor+ (CPEC) to boost its trade with India. The 2442km corridor stretches from the Chinese […]
HYDERABAD (TIP): The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team of the United Kingdom put up a splendid show at the Air Force Academy, Dindigal on Nov 17. The Red Arrows also met their Indian counterparts during […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Celebrating 20 years of vital work to end violence against women and girls, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) hosted its fund-raising gala last night, showcasing […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The reaction of world leaders has been a mixed one. They were pleased and shocked at Donald Trump’s stunning victory over Hillary Clinton, to become the 45th President of America. Major world […]
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): South Africa’s parliament is debating a motion to remove President Jacob Zuma because of a series of scandals, including possible government corruption linked to the president and his associates. The ruling African National […]
BERLIN (TIP): German authorities arrested five men Nov 9 on allegations they aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help. The federal prosecutor’s office said in a […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon said that US air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group may have killed 119 civilians since 2014, a figure far lower than casualty estimates by monitoring groups. […]
LONDON (TIP): Five people were killed and more than 50 injured when a tram derailed in south London during an early morning rainstorm Nov 9, police said. Emergency workers were still at the scene of […]
TAIPEI (TIP): Su Shan and her partner are raising 5-month-old twins together, but only one of the women is their legal parent. That could soon change as Taiwan appears set to become the first place […]
LONDON: In a highly unusual statement, Prince Harry on Tuesday lashed out at the media for intruding on the privacy of his new girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old royal said the press had […]
BEIJING (TIP): Four persons were killed and two others injured when a house collapsed in central China’s Henan Province, local officials said on Nov 10. Six persons were trapped in the debris when a house […]
MOSCOW (TIP): A massive cyberattack has hit at least five of Russia’s largest banks, Moscow-based internet security giant Kaspersky said on Thursday. The country’s largest lender, state-controlled Sberbank, said it had been hacked into on […]
SYDNEY (TIP): The US dollar sank and stocks plummeted in market mayhem on Wednesday as investors faced the real possibility of a shock win by Republican Donald Trump that could upend the global political order. […]
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistan have demanded financial compensation from both the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the losses incurred following India’s refusal to play the neighbouring […]
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (TIP): Facing trial in Russia over the theft of a street-art drawing valued by its creator at $1.55, Nikita Kulachenkov, a Russian forensic accountant involved in anticorruption work, fled to Lithuania to avoid […]
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