NEPAL HIKES INSURANCE FOR SHERPAS AFTER EVEREST AVALANCHE
KATHMANDU (TIP): Foreign mountaineers will have to spend more for the insurance cover of their Sherpa guides to climb any…
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ISIS capture Iraq’s largest dam
ERBIL (TIP): Sunni militants captured the Mosul dam, the largest in Iraq, on Thursday, August 7, as their advances in…
Read MoreGaza militants resume rocket fire at Israel after truce expires
GAZA/JERUSALEM (TIP): Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip resumed rocket fire into Israel on Friday after Egyptian-mediated talks in Cairo…
Read MoreSwiss House worker tweets nude selfies
ZURICH (TIP): A secretary who posted nude pictures of herself in the Swiss parliament to more than 11,000 followers on…
Read MorePope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings
VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis' upcoming trip to South Korea will provide him with an unusual opportunity to speak directly…
Read MoreWeight loss may make you healthier but not happier
LONDON: Losing weight can make you healthier but it may also increase your risk of depression, a new study has…
Read MoreGenetic sexual attraction: Husband and wife discover they are brother and sister
ABrazilian married couple, who have both searched for their mothers who abandoned them as children, have discovered the two women…
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NEPAL LANDSLIDE: Death toll touches 156, search called off
KATHMANDU: Nepal government on Wednesday declared dead the 123 people missing in the country's worst landslide in over a decade,…
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Sri Lanka disappearances probe panel term extended
COLOMBO: The term of a Sri Lankan government-appointed panel probing the cases of missing persons during the three-decade war with…
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Afghan policeman turns on his colleagues, kills 7
KABUL: A local official says an Afghan policeman has turned his gun on his colleagues at a checkpoint in the…
Read MoreAfghan terror allegations ‘baseless’, Pakistan says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday rejected allegations from Kabul that it was involved in terrorist attacks and insurgent activities on Afghan…
Read More1 Sikh killed, 2 injured in gunmen attack in Pakistan’s Peshawar
ISLAMABAD: Unidentified gunmen attacked members of the Sikh community in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday killing one on…
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SIAEA launches Philadelphia Chapter
Society of Indo American Engineers and Architects opened their first chapter, after 34 years of the Society's creation. Philadelphia Chapter…
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Greater New York seniors celebrate American Independence
Organized by Shashikant Patel and Gopi Udeshi, Seniors in Greater New York enthusiastically celebrated 4th of July at Sunnyside community…
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MELINDA KATZ GOES MUSICAL
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is seen singing "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess during the 16th Annual Great Lawn Summer…
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Israel vows to destroy Hamas tunnels, deaths spike
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday to destroy Hamas' tunnel network designed for deadly attacks inside…
Read MoreGas explosions kill 20, injure 270 in Taiwan
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (TIP): A series of underground gas explosions killed 20 people and injured 270 others late Thursday in Taiwan's…
Read MoreWorld on alert as Ebola outbreak claims 729 lives
FREETOWN (TIP): Sierra Leone declared a health emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims on Thursday, joining neighbouring…
Read MoreImam of China’s biggest mosque killed in Xinjiang
BEIJING (TIP): The head of a China's largest mosque was murdered after conducting morning prayers, the local government in the…
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GUJARATI SAMAJ OF NEW YORK LEADERS HONORED
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) honored the President and Board of Directors of the Gujarati Samaj of New York on…
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Musical concert Ek Sham Rafi- Kishore ke Nam casts spell
SAAZ Enterprises ( Indu Gajwani and Rita Shah) organized a memorable musical concert Ek Sham Rafi-Kishore ke Nam on July…
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Queens Borough President’s Ecology Concern
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers on Friday, July 18, on a boat tour of the…
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Leaders in Washington, Sikh Community gather for Langar
Creating Sikh American history, SALDEF's SikhLEAD held the first-ever Langar on Capitol Hill, introducing Congressional leaders, colleagues and neighbors to…
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Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a…
Read MorePakistan hands over Islamabad security to army
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government on Friday handed over federal capital Islamabad's security to the army for three months. The…
Read MoreQuakes strike Myanmar, Andaman islands; no tsunami warning
NEW DELHI (TIP): Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey…
Read MoreNepal expects positive outcome from PM Narendra Modi’s visit
NEW DELHI: Seeking a strong support from India, Nepal today said it is looking forward to the visit of Prime…
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HAMID KARZAI’S COUSIN KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK: OFFICIALS
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city…
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Pakistani woman climbs world’s seven highest peaks
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight…
Read MoreSri Lanka President Skips CWG 2014 Citing Poor Security in Glasgow
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's president decided to stay away from the Commonwealth Games despite being chair of the bloc because…
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