Bangladesh protests against ‘distortions’ in movie ‘Gunday’
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh protested on Sunday to India about the "distortion" of historical facts regarding the 1971 Liberation War in…
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Arizona governor Jan Brewer vetoes religious freedom bill
PHOENIX (TIP): Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights,…
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US JUDGE STRIKES DOWN TEXAS GAY MARRIAGE BAN
AUSTIN, TEXAS (TIP): A federal judge declared a same-sex marriage ban in deeply conservative Texas unconstitutional on February 26, but…
Read More22 Indians charged in Singapore for false salary information
SINGAPORE (TIP): Singapore has charged 22 Indians, including a woman, with providing false salary information to obtain their work permits,…
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IRS Warns on Scams
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service issues a list of "Dirty Dozen" tax scams that can affect taxpayers. This year,…
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India warned against exploring oil in disputed South China Sea
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese government think-tank researcher has warned India against participation in oil projects with Vietnam government on the…
Read MoreUS issues warning about shoebombs on airplanes bound for US
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Homeland Security Department has warned airlines that terrorists could try to hide explosives in shoes. It's the…
Read MoreUS visa ban for 20 senior Ukraine officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has imposed visa bans on about 20 senior Ukrainian officials accused of backing the deadly…
Read MoreBritain asks India to abolish death penalty
LONDON (TIP): Britain has reiterated it call asking India to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolition…
Read MoreIn UK, fight for control over gurdwaras reaches top court
LONDON (TIP): The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday was due to begin two-day hearing on a petition whether a Punjab-based…
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INDONESIA VOLCANO ERUPTS; 2 KILLED, 100K EVACUATED
KEDIRI (TIP): A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country's most heavily populated island in…
Read MoreIran, six big powers seek to agree on basis for final nuclear deal
VIENNA (TIP): Six world powers and Iran appeared to make some progress at a second day of talks in Vienna…
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Musharraf appears before court in treason case
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Ex-Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday appeared before a special court constituted to hear the treason case against…
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Nepal plane crash kills 18 people
KATHMANDU (TIP): All the 18 people on board a missing Nepalese aircraft have been found dead in the remote mountain…
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Obama becomes the unwitting face of fake Viagra in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP)Barack Obama has unwittingly become the face of contraband Viagra, which is currently seeing booming sales in conservative northern…
Read MoreUN seeks foreign probe of Sri Lanka war crimes: Report
COLOMBO (TIP): The United Nations' human rights chief has recommended an international investigation into war crimes committed in Sri Lanka…
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Afghanistan releases 65 ‘insurgents’ despite US protests: Officials
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan released 65 alleged Taliban fighters from jail on Thursday despite condemnation from the United States, which says…
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After floods, 160kmph gales lash Britain
LONDON (TIP): Britain has announced a "red warning" - informing public and emergency responders of "severe or hazardous weather which…
Read MoreNepalese party refuses to join ruling coalition
KATHMANDU (TIP): A day after Nepal got its new democratically elected prime minister, differences between two biggest political parties have…
Read MoreCannibal restaurant ‘with roasted human heads on the menu’ shut down by police
CANNIBAL (TIP): Police arrested 11 people and closed a restaurant after two human heads wrapped in cellophane were discovered at…
Read MoreHamid Karzai will not sign security agreement: US spy chief
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US intelligence chief said on February 11 he does not expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign…
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Spain migrant drowning toll rises to 11
MADRID (TIP): Police found the body of a migrant on a beach in Ceuta on February 12, bringing to 11…
Read MoreMilitants kill nine anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
PESHAWAR (TIP): Pakistani police have said that militants have killed nine members of an anti-Taliban militia in the northwestern city…
Read MoreThree explosions hit cinema in Peshawar, 11 killed
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least 11 people were killed and 25 wounded after three bombs went off in quick succession inside…
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Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude strikes western China
BEIJING (TIP): A strong and shallow 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck China's far western region of Xinjiang on February 12, but in…
Read More50 bodies discovered in Sri Lanka mass grave
COLOMBO (TIP): Skeletal remains of at least 50 people have been dug out from a mass grave discovered in northeastern…
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CHURCH OF ENGLAND FAST-TRACKS LAW FOR FEMALE BISHOPS
LONDON (TIP): Ugly scenes in the British parliament during its most televised Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) are upsetting voters, a…
Read MoreChinese zoo keeper takes tiger for a walk
BEIJING (TIP): An animal keeper startled visitors to a zoo in China's Henan province when he took a tiger for…
Read MoreUgly scenes in British parliament upsetting voters
LONDON (TIP): Ugly scenes in the British parliament during its most televised Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) are upsetting voters, a…
Read MoreIndian-Americans should be politically more active: Neel Tushar Keshkari
WASHINGTON (TIP): Running for California governor election with the promise of creating jobs and providing good education, Neel Tushar Keshkari…
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