Evacuations are underway in Argentina’s Cordoba province as wildfires grow amid heat wave
BUENOS AIRES (TIP): Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes in Argentina's central Cordoba province on October 11 as…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Fire causes partial collapse of parking structure at London’s Luton Airport
LONDON (TIP): A fire burning in a London airport's parking structure early October 11 caused a partial collapse, and five…
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China to hold third edition of Belt and Road Initiative Forum in Beijing on October 17-18
BEIJING (TIP): China will hold the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum here from October 17 to 18…
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Morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify
GAZA CITY (TIP): The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflowed October 12 as bodies came in faster than relatives could…
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Israel-Hamas war: Displaced people’s count shoots up from 3,000 to 35,000 in five days
Gaza (TIP): The number of displaced people in Gaza has shot up from 3,000 before the recent violence to nearly…
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Israel’s military orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City, ahead of a feared ground offensive
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel’s military directed the evacuation on October 13 of all of the hundreds of thousands of civilians living…
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Syria attack on military academy kills 100 as Turkey hits Kurdish-held northeast
BEIRUT (TIP): An attack on October 5 on a Syrian military academy killed more than 100 people, a war monitor…
Read MoreRishi Sunak is promising to change Britain. He starts with railway cuts and crackdown on smoking
MANCHESTER (TIP): Battling gloomy opinion polls and mounting doubts, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on October 4 promised sceptical voters,…
Read MoreWe have a lot of censorship requirements in mainland China: Chow Yun-fat at BIFF
BUSAN (TIP): Hong Kong film legend Chow Yun-fat on October 5 lamented China's "difficult" censorship while conceding the mainland market's…
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Russian missile strike kills at least 49 in east Ukraine: officials
KYIV (TIP): Ukrainian officials said on October 5 that a Russian strike on a grocery store and cafe in the…
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Israeli arms quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of region’s Armenians
TEL AVIV (TIP): Israel has quietly helped fuel Azerbaijan’s campaign to recapture Nagorno-Karabakh, supplying powerful weapons to Azerbaijan ahead of…
Read MoreTyphoon Koinu injures 190 and brings record-breaking winds to Taiwan
TAIPEI (TIP): Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on October 5, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought…
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As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists
HONG KONG (TIP): In the last few years, China’s government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus…
Read MoreKarabakh fuel depot blast toll jumps to 170: Officials
YEREVAN (TIP): The toll from an explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh that was thronged with Armenians fleeing an…
Read MoreRussia says 11 Ukrainian drones destroyed overnight
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia claimed on September 29 that it had destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones overnight, though one UAV dropped explosives…
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Teen in court after schoolgirl becomes latest UK knife victim
LONDON (TIP): A teenager will appear in a London court on September 29 charged with the murder of a 15-year-old…
Read MoreFour more officials held after Libya flood disaster
BENGHAZI (TIP): Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as…
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Leaders of European Union’s Mediterranean nations huddle in Malta to discuss migration
VALLETTA (TIP): The leaders of nine southern European Union countries met in Malta on September 29 to discuss common challenges…
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South Korean National Assembly strips immunity of opposition leader following corruption allegations
SEOUL (TIP): In a surprise move, South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on September 21 to strip the leader of…
Read MoreFirst Ukraine grain ship since Russian blockade reaches Istanbul
Ukraine is testing a new sea route that avoids international waters and follows those controlled by NATO members Bulgaria and…
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Indigenous people in Brazil shed tears of joy as the Supreme Court enshrines their land rights
RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): Indigenous people celebrated September 21 after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing…
Read MoreSouth African chickens hit by ‘worst’ bird flu outbreak
"The bird flu outbreak is the worst that South Africa has witnessed," fellow producer Astral said in a trading update…
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defends climate policy shift
LONDON (TIP): Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on September 21 insisted he was "not slowing down efforts" to tackle climate…
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China announces ‘strategic partnership’ with Syria
HANGZHOU (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a "strategic partnership" with Syria on September 22 during talks with President Bashar…
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Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
HONG KONG (TIP): Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on September 8, leaving the…
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Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there
TALLINN (TIP): Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten…
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Mali military camp is attacked a day after 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed in assaults
BAMAKO (Mali) (TIP): A military camp in Mali's restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate…
Read MoreClashes resume between factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp
BEIRUT (TIP): Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting…
Read MoreHelicopters airlift residents to safety from deadly floods in central Greece
ATHENS (TIP): Severe rainstorms eased but floodwaters were still rising in parts of central Greece on September 8, while fire…
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Azerbaijan slams French ‘interference’ on Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU (TIP): Azerbaijan summoned France's ambassador on August 31 and condemned its "direct interference" in Nagorno-Karabakh after several French councils…
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