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Forces moving ‘faster than expected’ on Mosul: Iraq PM
PARIS (TI): Iraqi forces are “advancing faster than expected” in a major offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State jihadists, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Oct 20. “We are advancing faster than we […]

Obama to attend Shimon Peres funeral in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama will join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, the White House said sept 28. Obama, […]


Three suspected female militants seized in France, policeman stabbed
PARIS (TIP): Three women arrested on Sept 8 in connection with a car laden with gas cylinders found abandoned near Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral were likely planning an imminent attack, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve […]

CBI, ED GET DETAILS OF MALLYA’S ASSETS ABROAD
NEW DELHI: In what could take the probe against Vijay Mallya forward, the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have received “crucial details” about properties and investments of the former liquor baron from several countries. Mallya […]

World’s ‘largest aircraft’ gets off ground
LONDON (TIP): The world’s “largest aircraft” has embarked on its maiden flight, four days after a previous attempt was abandoned due to technical issues. The Airlander 10+ , part plane, part airship, took to the […]

Usain Bolt Wins Eighth Olympic Gold Medal In The 200m Sprint
RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold again at Rio’s Summer Olympics, blowing away the field in the 200-meter race Thursday. Bolt won his eighth Olympic gold medal with a time of […]



15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks
DOVER (TIP): British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour queues snaked back from the port of Dover on July 23 due to heightened entry checks by French border police. Stationary vehicles tailed […]


UK PM MAY VISITS GERMANY FOR BREXIT TALKS WITH MERKEL
BERLIN (TIP): Prime Minister Theresa May made her first overseas trip as Britain’s leader on July 20 to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will be a key figure in negotiating Britain’s exit from the […]

France: Truck attacker had accomplices, planned for months
PARIS (TIP): The truck driver who killed 84 people on a Nice beachfront had accomplices and appears to have been plotting his attack for months, the Paris prosecutor said on July 21. Prosecutor Francois Molins […]

Truck attacker kills 84 in Nice, France: Drives into Bastille Day crowd, opens fire; shot down by police
NICE (TIP): France was hit again with a “monstrous” terror attack. Scores of people were killed Thursday, July 14 night when a large truck ploughed through a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France, in what […]

No Indian Hurt in Terrorist Attack in Nice, France: MEA India
NEW DELHI (TIP): India shares France‘s pain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday morning, strongly condemning the horrific terror attack in Nice that has killed 84 people and left scores injured, several critically. “Appalled by […]

WHY WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN
It’s queer but true – women have a longer lifespan compared to men. Researchers Steven Austad and Kathleen Fischer of the University of Alabama explored this riddle in their latest perspective piece. “Humans are the […]






Serena Williams cruises into French Open third round
PARIS (TIP): Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the French Open third round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Teliana Pereira of Brazil. It was a routine victory for the world number one […]

GOVT LOOKS AT CONCLUDING RAFALE DEAL IN JUNE: PARRIKAR
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is looking at concluding the much-hyped multi billion Euro Rafale deal next month, more than a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the purchase of 36 fighter jets […]