Islamic body warns of turmoil over French cartoons
JEDDAH (TIP): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has warned that cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed published in France will trigger…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Protest marks souring of Chinese democracy experiment
WUKAN (TIP): One of China's most celebrated experiments in grass-roots democracy showed signs of faltering on September 21, as frustrations…
Read MoreEgypt’s mufti urges Muslims to endure insults peacefully
CAIRO (TIP) - Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating,…
Read MoreBuddhists do battle in world’s highest horse race
UPPER DOLPA(Nepal) (TIP):The clansmen and monks of the mystical land of Upper Dolpa first gathered eight centuries ago to pray,…
Read More314 perish in twin blazes in Karachi garment factory & Lahore shoe unit
Karachi/Islamabad (TIP): Two devastating fires engulfed a garment factory in Karachi and a shoe unit in Lahore killing at least…
Read MoreAct against Hafiz Saeed, Krishna tells Pak
Lahore (TIP): Continuing to exert pressure on Pakistan to act against terror, India has conveyed to Chief Minister of Punjab…
Read MoreIndian American director’s thriller wins another US
Washington (TIP): "9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by Indian American director Manan Singh Katohara, has won the Best Narrative Feature…
Read MoreQaida posts online video of two 9/11 hijackers
DUBAI (TIP): Al-Qaida on September 13 posted an online video of two plane hijackers of the September 11, 2001 suicide…
Read MoreIraq VP Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death in absentia
BAGHDAD (TIP): Iraq's fugitive vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi has been sentenced to death in absentia after a court found him guilty…
Read MoreFormer Pakistani PM’s son arrested
Islamabad (TIP): Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Musa Gilani was arrested Friday from the gate of the…
Read MoreLondon’s Big Ben is now Elizabeth Tower
London (TIP): The iconic Clock Tower of Britain’s Parliament was officially renamed Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. The…
Read MoreCalifornia law bars discrimination against Sikhs, Muslims
Washington (TIP): California Governor Jerry Brown has signed two bills aimed at battling workplace discrimination against Sikhs and Muslims by…
Read MoreTaliban insurgents posing as “attractive women” on Facebook for spying
Melbourne (TIP): Taliban insurgents are posing as “attractive women” on Facebook to befriend coalition soldiers for gathering sensitive intelligence about…
Read MoreSM Krishna arrives in Pakistan with mandate to build trust
Islamabad (TIP): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on September 7 arrived inIslamabad on a three-day visit to Pakistan to hold…
Read More‘Chinese defence minister’s India visit a success’
Beijing (TIP): Terming Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie’s visit to India a success, China on Thursday said the two…
Read MoreHundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, sacked for insurgent links
KABUL (TIP): The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defense Ministry…
Read MoreBBC comedy depicts ‘Asian stereotype’, raises hackles
LONDON (TIP): A new TV comedy series about a Pakistani Muslim family has caused outrage among British viewers, who say…
Read MorePentagon considers legal action over Laden book
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Pentagon has warned to take legal action against a former Navy SEAL who has written a first…
Read MoreSunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
MOSCOW (TIP): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International…
Read MoreManmohan in Tehran, asks NAM to take clear stand on Syria
TEHRAN (TIP): The Syrian conflict sharpened divisions saw the NAM summit’s first walkout on Thursday, with the Syrian delegation rising…
Read MoreUS slaps sanctions on 8 LeT leaders including 26/11 mastermind
TAMPA (TIP): The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on Pakistanbased terror group Lashkar-e- Toiba’s top eight commanders, including Mumbai…
Read MoreIran salutes ‘nuke martyrs’
TEHRAN (TIP):Iran has created a new category of martyrs – nuclear scientists it says were killed by Israelis. And what…
Read MoreIndian-origin judge named next chief justice of Singapore
SINGAPORE (TIP): An Indian-origin judge has been named as the new chief justice of Singapore, making him the first from…
Read MorePakistan’s atlas shows Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as Indian land
LAHORE (TIP):A new school atlas published by the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province has shown Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Gilgit-Baltistan…
Read More‘Dr Death’ Patel to face another trial
MELBOURNE (TIP): India-born American surgeon Jayant Patel who was recently freed from jail after an Australian high court quashed his…
Read MoreUK Wikileaks’ Julian Assange ‘threat’ over, says Ecuador
LONDON (TIP): Britain has given up its threat to enter Ecuador’s London embassy to arrest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador’s…
Read MoreIran’s connection to India’s Sikhs
By Maya Mirchandani Tehran (TIP): It could simply be lore now, but if the story Jugal Kishore, the principal of…
Read MorePaul Ryan Republican speech ‘contained errors’
AMPA, FL (TIP): Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has come under fire for alleged inaccuracies during his convention debut in…
Read MoreCabinet Nod To Make Anti-Terror Law Tougher
NEW DELHI (TIP): The country’s principal anti-terror law – the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – will now have more…
Read MoreExpose BJP Tactics Sonia to party MPs
New Delhi (TIP): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on August 23 told party MPs not to be defensive on the CAG…
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