TEHRAN, IRAN (TIP): Iranians began voting May 19 in the country’s first presidential election since its nuclear deal with world powers, as incumbent Hassan Rouhani faced a staunch challenge from a hard-line opponent over his outreach to the wider […]
MILAN (TIP): Officials say an ancient ornamental bronze stud has been stolen from an exhibit inside the Pompeii archaeological site. The 6th century stud was one of four that decorated a reproduction of an ancient door that is […]
LONDON (TIP): Civil aviation and security authorities in London have claimed that Border Force (BF) officers had found a “quantity of heroin” on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that landed at Heathrow Airport on May 15. They […]
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea’s missile program is progressing faster than expected, South Korea’s defense minister said on May 15, hours after the UN Security Council demanded the North halt all nuclear and ballistic missile tests and condemned Sunday’s test-launch. The reclusive […]
BEIJING (TIP): The China-made attack helicopter Z-19E made its deput flight from the Harbin airport on May 18 marking a major step towards the country’s entry into the global market for combative choppers. Also called the “Black Whirlwind,” […]
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese government on May 19 approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet signed off […]
BEIJING (TIP): China says it has reached agreement with the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations on the rough outline of a legally binding code of conduct designed to prevent clashes in the strategic South China […]
SEOUL (TIP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on May 14 there was a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programmes it says it needs to counter US aggression. The comments came […]
Narrow-mindedness, lack of vision, and an inflated sense of our own place in the world drove this latest tantrum “Our self-deceptionwouldn’t matter had it not led to India potentially being frozen out of the most important trade architecture in our part […]
NEW YORK (TIP): One person died and 12 others injured when a car plowed into pedestrians in New York’s busy Times Square today, with authorities saying the driver of the vehicle, a US Navy veteran, has a criminal […]
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley accused North Korea on Tuesday of intimidating the entire international community with its nuclear program, military ability and cyberattacks, and said any country that doesn’t implement UN sanctions is supporting Pyongyang’s actions. “No […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Justice Department on May 17 independently named former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, sending the four month old Presidency into a deeper crisis. The appointment, apparently made […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has launched a new political action organisation to fight against US President Donald Trump’s agenda and raise funds for five prominent progressive groups. “I believe more fiercely than ever that citizen […]
NEW YORK (TIP): An artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL’ BAH’-skee-aht) sold for a record $110.5 million at auction in New York. Sotheby’s said the sale of “Untitled” Thursday night in Manhattan was an auction record for the […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (TIP): Five people were killed and 9 missing on Thursday after torrential rains and flooding hit Haiti, its Department of Civil Protection said. Streams, rivers and ravines overflowed causing the casualties and some damage to infrastructure, the government […]
KANSAS CITY (TIP): Pvt Chelsea Manning, the soldier who was sentenced to 35 years in a military prison for giving classified materials to WikiLeaks, said today that she’s excited about what lies ahead, just hours after she walked free after serving […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Brimming with resentment, President Donald Trump fervently denied on May 18 that his campaign had collaborated with Russia or that he’d tried to kill an FBI probe of the issue, contending that “even my enemies” recognize his innocence and declaring […]
JALALABAD (TIP): Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad today, triggering gunfights and explosions as journalists remained trapped inside the building, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least two people were killed and 14 others wounded […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations in the Sri Lankan capital, the biggest festival of Buddhists. Modi, on his second visit to Sri Lanka in two years, was received by […]
BEIJING (TIP): Nepal is in talks with China to build a cross-border rail link that may cost up to $8 billion, and funding could be expected after Nepal formally signed up to Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative, a […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s attorney general Ashtar Ausaf said on Thursday that the ICJ had asked Islamabad to maintain the status quo in the case. “The Court has clearly underscored that the provisional measures are without prejudice to the […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan stands at a “crossroads” in its fight against extremism and must decide whether it wants to enjoy the benefits of its young demography or suffer at the hands of terrorism, Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said on […]
A closer look at how Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump and Russia will play out. The Justice Department’s decision to name former FBI Director Robert Mueller to investigate possible collusion with Russia by Donald Trump’s presidential campaign rocked […]
“I remain hopeful that proper actions can be undertaken to help preserve a welcoming, ethical, tolerant, and legal religious environment in the USA. We are a religious nation, yet also a nation of laws. Religious freedom […]
“The Mueller appointment and the surrounding controversy around Trump and Russia remains as much a political issue as a legal one”, says the author. The appointment of ex-FBI director Robert Mueller as special […]
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