EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
BRUSSELS (TIP): The EU agreed on Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine's warring parties announced fresh truce…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)US warns cost of Russian actions in Ukraine will ‘rise’
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States gave a clear signal January 28 that Russia will face further sanctions for what the…
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Eurozone crisis is back
Greece headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany Athens, Greece is headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany and…
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II now world’s oldest monarch
LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is now the world's oldest monarch after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. …
Read MoreFriends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave on February 1
Friends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave on February 1 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The…
Read MoreUS, UK ask Pakistan to hand over 26/11 plotter Lakhvi to India
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The US and UK have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008…
Read MoreKhaleda Zia could be tried for ordering killings, says Hasina
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said opposition chief Khaleda Zia could be tried for ordering the killings…
Read MoreSri Lanka to probe high-profile assassinations
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's new government on January 20 said it will reopen probes into unresolved high-profile assassinations, including that…
Read MoreNepal MPs brawl as anger over constitution boils over
KATHMANDU (TIP): Fighting broke out in Nepal's parliament early January 20, with Maoist lawmakers throwing chairs and injuring four security…
Read MoreJapan vows not to give up on 2 hostages till the very end
TOKYO (TIP): Japan promised on January 23 not to give up "until the very end" on efforts to rescue two…
Read MoreBelgium police kill 2 in anti-terror raid during shootout
BRUSSELS (TIP): Belgian police killed two terror suspects in a shootout in the eastern city of Verviers on January 15…
Read MoreArtist paints daughter in the nude, irks China
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese artist has caused a huge controversy by using his daughter as a nude model for a…
Read MoreHigh winds, heavy snow buffets Britain; travel hazardous
LONDON (TIP): Britain and Ireland have been battered by 100mph (160kph) winds and heavy snow, stranding some motorists after a…
Read MoreBoat sinks on China’s Yangtze River, 20 missing: Report
BEIJING: China's state-run Xinhua News Agency is reporting that more than 20 people, including several foreigners, are missing after a…
Read MoreNiger bans Charlie Hebdo over Mohammed cartoon
NIAMEY (TIP): Niger on January 15banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the mainly Muslim country, with the government "vehemently" condemning…
Read MoreTURKEY WILL NOT ALLOW MOHAMMED TO BE INSULTED SAYS PM
ANKARA (TIP): Turkey will not allow Mohammed to be insulted, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said January 15, describing the publication…
Read MoreUkraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport
DONETSK, UKRAINE (TIP): Russian-backed separatists announced on January 15that they had captured the shattered remains of the Donetsk airport terminal…
Read MoreFrench President Hollande seeks tolerance; Charlie Hebdo buries staff
PARIS (TIP): French President Francois Hollande insisted January 15 that any anti-Muslim or anti-Semitic acts must be "severely punished," as…
Read More15,000 join anti-Islam protest in eastern Germany
DRESDEN , GERMANY (TIP): A record 15,000 people marched in eastern Germany against "asylum cheats" and the country's "Islamisation" in…
Read More7 militants killed in Pakistan blast inside militant hideout
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan's restive…
Read MoreEgypt sets parliamentary poll dates as Sisi cements grip
CAIRO (TIP): Egypt said January Thursday it is to hold parliamentary elections from March 21 but analysts said the new…
Read MoreFRENCH POLICE FEAR ANOTHER ATTACK
PARIS (TIP): French anti-terrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on January 8 after two brothers suspected of…
Read MoreUS TRAINS IRAQIS FOR HOUSE-TO-HOUSE BATTLE AGAINST ISLAMC STATE
TAJI BASE, Iraq (TIP): A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north…
Read MoreChina punishes 17 officials after Xinjiang attack
BEIJING (TIP): China punished 17 officials in Xinjiang for security lapses surrounding deadly explosions and riots in September, state media…
Read More7 MILITANTS KILLED IN PAKISTAN BLAST INSIDE MILITANT HIDEOUT
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan's restive…
Read MoreLAKHVI GRANTED BAIL AGAIN, BUT WILL REMAIN IN JAIL
ISLAMABAD (TIP): An Islamabad court on January 9 granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack,…
Read MoreMassive manhunt for 2 suspects in attack on Charlie Hebdo
PARIS (TIP): Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaeda sympathies suspected in the newsroom…
Read MoreBILL GATES FOUNDATION TO TURN HUMAN FAECES INTO POTABLE WATER
HOUSTON (TIP): With an aim to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water supply, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined hands…
Read MorePeshawar school massacre mastermind killed
PESHAWAR (TIP): A senior Taliban commander, believed to be a key planner in the Peshawar school massacre, has been killed…
Read MoreSri Lanka mudslides kill 9
COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) (TIP): At least nine people have been killed in mudslides triggered by heavy rains in the central…
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