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Tunisia shines amid gloom
Arab Spring protests not in vain After three years of turmoil and bloodshed in the Middle East and North Africa, where is the Arab Spring? Apart from the relatively tiny state of Tunisia, where it […]
European Union
Europe
Europe
Africa
Seven dead in tit-for-tat killings in Central African Republic
BANGUI (TIP): Seven people died in inter-religious attacks and reprisal killings in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on January 22, a human rights campaigner said, underlining the challenge the new interim president faces in restoring […]
India
Europe
Sheikh Hasina sworn in for 3rd time as Bangladesh PM
DHAKA (TIP): Sheikh Hasina was sworn in on Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh‘s prime minister and third overall, following one of the most violent elections in the country’s history. Hasina took the […]
Europe
China has world’s most outbound tourists: Report
BEIJING (TIP): Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world’s biggest-spending travellers, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 97 million […]
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Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri bids adieu to PMI
NEW YORK (TIP): Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations for more than four years, Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium. Puri who belongs to the 1982 batch of […]
Europe
Europe
Business & Economics
India
Europe
Business & Economics
Europe
US Suspends Trade Preference Benefits For Bangladesh
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama announced on June 27 the suspension of US trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global […]
Europe
Europe
Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse Death Toll Hits 1,021
DHAKA (TIP): The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on May 10, while the list of the dead from a […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
China’s economy rebounds in fourth quarter, 2012 weakest since 1999
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese economy grew at its slowest pace in 13 years posting 7.8 per cent year-on-year growth in 2012 amid external jitters and domestic woes. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed […]
United States
UBS to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Libor Charges
NEW YORK (TIP): UBS AG became the second bank to settle accusations that it tried to rig benchmark interest rates, agreeing to pay roughly $1.5 billion in a deal with authorities in multiple countries that […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 Is Unquestionable
The peace prize awarded by the Nobel Committee to the European Union in 2012 has outraged and baffled many, and many more have derided it as shameful, absurd, satirical and a joke. The reason for […]