BEIRUT (tip): Gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others, opposition activists said on August 11. The Thursday night attack was believed to be […]
BEIJING (TIP): Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least 29 people and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, its provincial government said […]
ATHENS, Greece (TIP) — A rescue operation is underway to assist more than 100 migrants believed to be on board a stranded yacht off the southern coast of Greece, authorities said on August 11. Four […]
KARACHI (TIP): Rice exporters of Pakistan are having a field day due to the Indian government’s ban on the export of non-basmati white rice to the international market. On July 20, the Indian government banned […]
Colombo (TIP): The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued an official clarification on August 2 refuting rumours that the Indian rupee could be used as legal tender in the island nation. “The CBSL wishes […]
Myanmar (TIP): Myanmar’s ruling military pardoned on August 1 jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but she will remain under house arrest, state […]
Islamabad (Pakistan) (TIP) : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has warned the former ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) that it could be declared “ineligible” to obtain election symbol over its failure to hold intra-party […]
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are separating after 18 years of marriage. The two said in statements posted on Instagram that they made the decision after “many meaningful and […]
BEIRUT (TIP): The Islamic State group announced on August 3 the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria, and named a successor. The leader […]
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces trial again on Friday to hear whether he has been found guilty of a series of extremism charges that could see him spend 20 more years behind […]
SEOUL (TIP): A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk August 3 in the South Korean city of Seongnam, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall, leaving at […]
NIAMEY (TIP): Niger’s newly installed junta has threatened an immediate response to any “aggression or attempted aggression”, as the clock ticks down on a deadline given by its neighbours to reverse last week’s coup. It […]
MEXICO CITY (TIP): At least 18 people were killed and at least 23 injured August 3 when a bus carrying foreign migrants and locals plummeted into a ravine in northwestern Mexico, authorities said. Three minors […]
LONDON (TIP): Indian-British model Neelam Gill has put romance rumors with Leonardo DiCaprio to rest, People magazine reported. The model and DiCaprio were photographed boating together in Sardinia on Friday, July 28, fueling the rumors […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on July 29 and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Four Pakistani state-owned petroleum companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia to build Pakistan’s largest oil refinery with an investment of USD 10 billion in the strategic Gwadar Port, according […]
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a 2021 military coup, has been moved from prison to a government building, an official from her party said on July 28. […]
MANILA, Philippines (TIP): The skipper of a Philippine ferry that flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed 27 passengers decided to sail despite knowing that his boat was filled beyond capacity, the […]
PARIS (TIP): French authorities have detained two men on suspicion of taking part in an alleged gang rape of a Mexican tourist in the Champ de Mars park, which lies at the foot of the […]
WARSAW (TIP): Poland’s lawmakers voted on July 28 to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union. The law […]
HONGKONG (TIP): A Hong Kong judge denied on July 28 a government request for an injunction banning “Glory to Hong Kong”, a defiant anthem that emerged from the city’s huge pro-democracy protests in 2019. The […]
London (TIP): A British court ruled July 28 against London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars as green policies become a hot political issue in the U.K. amid increasingly dramatic […]
NIAMEY (TIP): The general who led a coup in Niger took to state television on July 28 to ask for support for the takeover, two days after members of the military detained the democratically elected […]
Ballot, which closes on July 27, offers eligible young Indians the opportunity to live, work or study in UK for up to two years LONDON (TIP): The British government on Tuesday opened its second ballot […]
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been found “guilty of inciting attacks” on military installations, including the Lahore Corps Commander House, an anti-terrorism court was told by the government prosecutor on July […]
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