Ukrainian prime minister tenders his resignation in parliament
KIEV (TIP): Ukraine's prime minister tendered his resignation on July 24, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take…
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LEARNING WITH THE TIMES: Gaza blockade — Over $100m in aid stuck
Why does war keep breaking out in Gaza? Under the 1993 Oslo Accords between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and…
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OVERNIGHT CLASHES IN LIBYA KILL AT LEAST NINE, TOLL CROSSES 50
BENGHAZI (TIP): At least nine people were killed and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi as…
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MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK lab: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): The black boxes recovered from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be…
Read MoreMillions back Aung San Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader…
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SHARIF FELT BELITTLED IN INDIA, CLAIMS PAKISTANI MEDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Even as Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif reached out to his counterpart Narendra Modi by dispatching gifts for…
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Eight killed in Afghanistan market blast
KABUL (TIP): At least eight civilians died and 28 were injured on July 24 when a bomb planted on a…
Read MorePakistani held with Indian currency in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): A Pakistani national was detained at the Shahjalal International Airport on July 20 for carrying a large sum…
Read More5 infants die after oxygen supply stops in Pakistan hospital
KARACHI (TIP): Five infants died in a hospital in Pakistan's largest city allegedly due to medical negligence after a power…
Read MoreINDIA FUNDS CRECHES FOR TAMILS OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN SRI LANKA
COLOMBO (TIP): India on July 22 said it will upgrade 70 creches in the plantation areas in several parts of…
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SHERGILL’S INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY ‘INDIANS ABROAD & PUNJAB IMPACT’ RELEASED IN LONDON
Senior journalist Nirpal Singh Shergill released in London on July 18, 2014, the 16th edition of his landmark international directory…
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WRECKAGE OF AIR ALGERIE PLANE FOUND IN MALI
NEW YORK (TIP): In a third major international aviation disaster in a week, following the downing of a Malaysian Boeing…
Read MorePM MODI RETURNS FROM BRAZIL AFTER ATTENDING BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi last night after attending theVIth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza…
Read MoreMilitants kill eight Pakistani paramilitary members
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (TIP): Militants killed eight members of a government paramilitary force in a midnight attack on a security checkpoint…
Read MorePakistani police lay siege to ‘militant hideout’ near PM’s house
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistani security forces laid siege on Thursday to a suspected militant hideout just a few kilometres from the…
Read MoreUS DRONE STRIKE KILLS AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN
BANNU: A US drone strike hit a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, killing at least…
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MILITANTS KILLED AFTER AUDACIOUS ATTACK ON KABUL AIRPORT
KABUL (TIP): Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital on July 17 in one…
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Nepal ex-prince arrested for drugs in Thailand
BANGKOK (TIP): Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time…
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Myanmar Buddhists threaten death to Muslims in Mandalay unrest
MANDALAY (MYANMAR) (TIP): Hundreds of Buddhists threatened to kill Muslims as they rode on motorcycles through Myanmar's second-largest city of…
Read MorePM MODI DEPLOYS DEFT DIPLOMACY
NEW DELHI (TIP): "Had a telephonic conversation with Chancellor Merkel. Wished her on her birthday and congratulated her on Germany's…
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EDISON VISIONARY LIONS CLUB ORGANIZES FUNDRAISING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED GIRLS FROM INDIA
Kajol Bishnoi: EDISON, NJ (TIP): Edison Visionary Lions Club organized a cultural event at TV Asia auditorium on July 16th…
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Gurudev blesses and inspires 3,000 seekers at NJ event
NEWARK, NJ (TIP): Over 3,000 people from all walks of life from the US and 14 other countries including India…
Read MoreUN decries reports Australia handing back Sri Lanka Tamil asylum seekers
SYDNEY/COLOMBO (TIP): The United Nations has expressed "profound concern" about Australia's handling of asylum seekers amid reports that scores of…
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Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to meet candidates
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): The US and its allies are growing increasingly concerned as Afghanistan shows signs of unraveling in its…
Read MoreAfghan suicide attack kills 16, including 4 Nato soldiers
KABUL (TIP): A Taliban suicide bomber killed 16 people, including 10 civilians and four Nato soldiers, in an attack in…
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Hardline Buddhists want Pope Francis to apologize
COLOMBO (TIP): A Buddhist group accused of instigating recent attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka says Pope Francis must apologize…
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LeT founder Hafiz Saeed addresses seminar in Lahore high court
LAHORE (TIP): Just days after his organisation was declared a terror outfit by the US, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed, who…
Read MoreDisplaced by army operation, 9 lakh Pakistanis fight misery
BANNU (TIP): The number of displaced people from North Waziristan, where the Pakistan army has launched a major anti-terror operation,…
Read More8 HuJI militants sentenced to death in Bangladesh for 2001 attack
DHAKA (TIP): Eight HuJI militants, including its chief, were on Monday sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi court for a…
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UK fights for Britons killed in Gujarat riots
LONDON (TIP): Britain has asked India to speed up action against the killers of three Britons murdered during the 2002…
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