KABUL (TIP): A suicide attack on March 27 near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said. Security has dramatically improved since the Taliban stormed back to power in […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ruled out any talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan unless the former premier admits his wrongdoings and issues a public apology. While addressing […]
BEIJING (TIP): China has threatened “resolute countermeasures” over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit to Los Angeles by the […]
London (TIP) : Britain’s Prince Harry has accused his family of withholding information about phone hacking from him to avoid sitting in the witness box and opening “a can of worms”, a witness statement released […]
COLOMBO (TIP): The much-delayed passenger ferry service between Sri Lanka and India is set to start by the end of April, Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said on March 26. “On April 29, […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): A major tragedy was averted on March 25 when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented […]
CIUDAD JUAREZ (TIP): When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was still […]
MOSCOW (TIP): A single father, who was separated from his daughter and sentenced on March 28 to two years in prison over “discrediting” the Russian army, has fled house arrest, officials said. Alexei Moskalyov, 54, […]
PARIS (TIP): Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again on March 28 across France, with police security ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to […]
LONDON (TIP): The British royal family and lawmakers led tributes Wednesday to comedian and entertainer Paul O’Grady, who made drag culture mainstream with his alter ego Lily Savage. O’Grady, who died on Tuesday at the […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): With the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) presidency, India has been hosting various meetings and also inviting all members, including Pakistan. However, Pakistan has skipped these meetings, barring once which it attended […]
KABUL (TIP): In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran under the watchful eye of a religious scholar. The number of Islamic schools […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy shrank a record 7.8 percent last year as long blackouts and critical fuel shortages put a chokehold on local commerce, official data showed March 16. An unprecedented economic crisis […]
LAHORE (TIP): Observing that the recent pitched battles between the security personnel and defiant supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan in Lahore have “tarnished the image of Pakistan across the world”, a top court […]
KYIV (TIP): At their home in the middle of Siberia, Russian pastor Roman Vinogradov and his wife Yekaterina are the new foster parents of five children from Moscow-occupied eastern Ukraine. The Vinogradovs are experienced fosterers […]
LONDON (TIP): An Indian-origin woman, who prosecutors said shoplifted on an industrial scale and deceived shops into refunding her for items that she had never actually purchased, has been convicted by a UK court of […]
MOSCOW (TIP): The Russian defence minister told the Pentagon chief on March 15 that Washington’s “increased” intelligence gathering against Russia had led to a drone incident, Moscow said. The United States on Tuesday accused Russia […]
BERLIN (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under heavy fire at home over planned legal reforms, was due to arrive March 15 in Berlin where Germany’s leaders will also urge him to reconsider the overhauls. […]
SEOUL (TIP): The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record low, figures showed on march 16, compounding looming demographic woes in a country with the world’s lowest birth rate. […]
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP):: Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged March 10 with abusing his power to obtain bribes and money laundering linked to the alleged misuse of a Covid economic recovery fund. Muhyiddin […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka voiced hope on March 8 that a long-awaited IMF bailout would be finalised soon and help unfreeze billions of dollars in foreign aid for projects suspended since last year. Government spokesman […]
QUETTA (TIP): A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others March 7 in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been battling a years-long insurgency by […]
TBILISI (TIP): Georgia’s young protesters, having forced parliament into a U-turn on controversial new legislation, are determined to maintain the pressure on the government, which they believe is steering the country away from Europe. Thousands […]
KYIV, Ukraine (TIP): Ukraine’s capital restored most of its power supply on March 10, officials said, as the country again responded swiftly and defiantly to the latest Russian missile and drone barrage targeting critical infrastructure. […]
BEIJING (TIP): Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on March 10, capping a rise that has seen him become the country’s most powerful leader in generations. The appointment by China’s rubber-stamp […]
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