Taliban kill 7 Afghan policemen at checkpoint
KABUL (AFGHANISTAN (TIP)): An Afghan official says seven policemen were killed in a northern province after their checkpoint came under…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)A decade later, Asia remembers tsunami victims with tears, prayers
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA (TIP): Tearful memorials were being held on Friday across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished…
Read MoreChina raises Nepal aid 5-fold to compete with India
BEIJING (TIP): In what appears to be a straight competition for influence with India, China has increased its official aid…
Read MoreUS gives Pakistan a free pass — and $1 billion — by ignoring LeT, LeJ
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States may well have subscribed to Pakistan's policy of "bad terrorists" (from its Afghan front, who…
Read MoreObama on Christmas: World safer due to US troops
KANEOHE BAY (TIP): US President Barack Obama says Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild thanks to the extraordinary service of…
Read MoreNORTH KOREA BLAMES US FOR INTERNET OUTAGES
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea accused the United States on December 27 of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in…
Read MoreSony hacking shows all’s fair in a cyberwar
WASHINGTON (TIP): For years now, the Obama administration has warned of the risks of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor", a nightmare attack…
Read MorePak political class shows division and denial over Peshawar massacre
NEW DELHI (TIP): The division and denial in Pakistan's political class on terror was evident once again when former PPP…
Read MoreIndonesia’s new president causes buzz by flying economy
JAKARTA (TIP): Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo caused a stir this weekend by opting to fly economy class to watch…
Read MoreHang 3,000 terrorists in 48 hours: Pak army chief to Sharif
KARACHI (TIP): Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif, arguably the most powerful man in Pakistan, tweeted on Wednesday, "Asked PM Nawaz…
Read MoreAfghan couple given 100 lashes for pre-marital sex
KABUL (TIP): An Afghan man and his girlfriend were each given 100 lashes in public for having sex outside of…
Read MoreSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa alleges Norway funded LTTE
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa demanded that the Norwegian government must probe the funding of the LTTE during…
Read MoreIndonesia’s new president causes buzz by flying economy
JAKARTA (TIP): Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo caused a stir this weekend by opting to fly economy class to watch…
Read MorePak political class shows division and denial over Peshawar massacre
NEW DELHI (TIP): The division and denial in Pakistan's political class on terror was evident once again when former PPP…
Read MoreBoko Haram kills 32, kidnaps 185 in northeastern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (TIP): Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped 185 of others, including women and children, in a…
Read MoreObama signs bill to sanction Venezuelan officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama has signed legislation into law allowing him to sanction Venezuelan government officials who were involved…
Read More‘300 Chinese fighting for ISIS in Mideast’
BAGHDAD (TIP): About 300 Chinese people are fighting alongside the ISIS in Iraq and Syria, a Chinese state-run newspaper said…
Read More80 per cent back Putin even as Russian ruble falls
MOSCOW (TIP): From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin's days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost…
Read MoreEight children killed in Australia in reported mass stabbing
SYDNEY (TIP): Eight children have been killed and a woman injured, police said on December 18, during what several media…
Read MoreWoman in China tries to sell daughter for husband’s operation
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese woman was spotted trying to sell her baby daughter to raise money for the medical treatment…
Read MoreFirst of its kind law in Britain concerning babies with three genetic parents
LONDON (TIP): Britain has announced a series of laws — the first of its kind in the world — which…
Read MorePope Benedict helped free American from Cuba
VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis rightly got credit for helping bring the US and Cuba together and free US government…
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Imran calls for shutdown in Karachi today
KARACHI (TIP): Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaaf (PTI) has called for a complete shutdown of the port city on…
Read MoreGerman citizen killed in Kabul school bombing
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A teenage suicide bomber attacked a French-run high school in Kabul on December 11, walking into a…
Read MoreBhutan, not India, was first to recognize Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): Bhutan and not India was the first to to recognize Bangladesh as an independent nation, foreign office has…
Read MorePakistan Taliban criticizes Malala after Nobel award
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani Taliban on December 11 criticized Nobel laureate Malala Yoususzai, saying the teenage activist has entered into an…
Read MoreSri Lankan military plane crash kills four
COLOMBO (TIP): A Sri Lankan military transport aircraft crashed near the capital Colombo on Decmeber 12 killing four people on…
Read More17 killed in Nepal bus accident
KATMANDU, Nepal: Police say an overcrowded bus has plunged off a mountain road in Nepal, killing at least 17 people…
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‘We’ll be back’: Hong Kong protesters chant as camp site dismantled
HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong police arrested pro-democracy activists and cleared most of the main protest site on december 11,…
Read MoreMISSOURI MAN KILLS LOCAL FAVORITE ALBINO DEER, DONATES MEAT
KANSAS CITY (MISSOURI) (TIP): A Missouri man, criticized after he killed an albino deer that had been a community favorite,…
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