Duke University Nobel Prize winner blazing trail to new medicines
DURHAM (TIP): A scientist who has spent his career at Duke University, Robert Lefkowitz, will share the 2012 Nobel Prize…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Chinese novelist Mo Yan wins Literature Nobel
BEIJING (TIP):Writer Mo Yan, whose complex world of fiction often reminds readers of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pipped…
Read MoreMiss India Connecticut Joins AmeriCares Airlift to Guatemala
STAMFORD, CT (TIP): The recently crowned Miss India Connecticut, Ronita Choudhuri, traveled to Guatemala with AmeriCares this week to tour…
Read MoreJordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament ahead of elections
AMMAN (TIP): Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday dissolved the country's pro-government rubber stamp parliament, a constitutional move to pave the…
Read More12-year-old girl has IQ higher than Einstein’s
LONDON (TIP): With an IQ of 162, a 12-year-old schoolgirl in UK has been rated brainier than even Albert Einstein…
Read MoreFour arrested for attack on Lt Gen K S Brar in London
London (TIP): The Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including a 40-year-old woman, in connection with the stabbing of retired…
Read MoreMaoist diktat says no Hindi Films in Nepal
Kathmandu (TIP): The Maoists have succeeded in preventing the supply of Bollywood films to Nepal after blocking all traffic via…
Read MoreEarly verdict: Rowling’s adult novel lacks magic
LONDON (TIP): JK Rowling's first foray into adult fiction was bound to be compared to her wildly successful Harry Potter…
Read MorePM fails UK ‘citizenship test’ on US TV show
LONDON (TIP): It is a test that all Indian and other non-EU citizens have to pass before becoming UK citizens,…
Read MoreSecret royal veto powers kick up a storm in UK
LONDON (TIP): The British government will go to court against confidential letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers being…
Read MoreSikh woman laughs off facial hair taunt
LONDON (TIP): A Sikh US student's dignified response to a tasteless post making fun of her facial hair has earned…
Read MoreOsama was blind in one eye: Zawahiri
LONDON (TIP): Slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was blind in one eye after an accident during his youth and…
Read More300 killed in single day in Syria, says rights group
BEIRUT (TIP): Over 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one…
Read MoreUp to 700,000 Syrian refugees by year-end: UN agency
GENEVA (TIP): The UN refugee agency warned on Thursday there could be as many as 700,000 Syrian refugees in countries…
Read MoreHafiz Saeed accuses Obama of starting religious war on Muslims
ISLAMABAD (tip): One of Pakistan's most feared Islamists accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of starting a religious war against…
Read More19 people killed as private aircraft crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU (TIP): All 19 people, mostly foreigners, aboard a Dornier aircraft of a private airline were killed today as the…
Read MorePakistan is developing non-strategic nuclear arms: US experts
WASHINGTON (TIP): To enhance its nuclear capability, Pakistan is developing non-strategic nuclear weapons, and thus joining the ranks of countries…
Read MoreBo scandal: Doubts over UK businessman’s death arise
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese forensic scientist has cast doubt on the official version of the death of a Briton, which…
Read MoreAfghan burqa opponent wins ‘alternative Nobel’
STOCKHOLM (TIP): Afghan human rights activist, ex-minister and burqa opponent Sima Samar on Thursday won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award…
Read MoreChinese media mogul put on mat over graft
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese newspaper baron, acclaimed in the west for trying to make a difference in the highly controlled…
Read MoreZardari rakes up Kashmir in UN, calls it a symbol of UN system’s failure
UNITED NATIONS (tip): Pakistan once again resorted to its old tactics of raking up Kashmir in the United Nations when…
Read MoreActress sues California man behind anti-Muslim film
LOS ANGELES (TIP): An actress in an anti-Islam film that triggered violent protests across the Muslim world sued a California…
Read MoreNATO: Halt in joint Afghan operations won’t hurt strategy
played down the significance of the alliance’s decision to scale back joint operations with the Afghan army and police after…
Read MoreMaharaja Dalip Singh’s dinner plate up for auction
LONDON: Collectors of Maharaja Dalip Singh memorabilia will be thrilled at the prospect of bidding for a dinner plate that…
Read More“Prime suspect” in Libya consulate attack dares government to arrest him
BENGHAZI : Ahmed Boukhatala didn't look like a wanted man, sipping mango juice across the table from me in a…
Read MoreUS ignored Israel’s warnings of radicalizing trends
JERUSALEM (TIP): "In spite of Israel's repeated warnings to the United States about "radicalizing trends" in post-revolution Arab states the…
Read MoreAllies use power of purse against Syrian regime
SCHEVENINGEN (NETHERLANDS) (TIP): A coalition including the United States, the European Union and the Arab League met on Thursday to…
Read MoreFast-track lanes for rich Indians at Heathrow?
LONDON: After facing embarrassment over long delays at immigration at Heathrow before the Olympics, Britain is working on plans for…
Read MoreMass graves found after tribal fighting in Kenya
MOMBASA (TIP): Two mass graves were found in Kenya's coastal Tana River region and 20 people were charged with murder,…
Read MoreAnti-Islam film: Protesters storm diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, army called in
NEW DELHI (TIP): Hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the anti-Prophet Muhammad film stormed the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, Pakistan on…
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