Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear host, sacked by BBC
LONDON (TIP): The BBC has dropped one of its most popular presenters, "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson, two weeks after…
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Co-pilot who crashed jet was ‘very happy’ with Germanwings job
MONTABAUR,GERMANY (TIP): Andreas Lubitz never appeared anything but thrilled to have landed a pilot's job with Germanwings, according to those…
Read MoreFrance launches first bombing strike against IS in Tikrit
PARIS (TIP): France has bombed Islamic State positions in the Tikrit area of Iraq for the first time since the…
Read MoreMiss Universe Japan Ariana Miyamoto faces criticism for being ‘not Japanese enough’
NAGASAKI (TIP): She was born and raised in Nagasaki, speaks Japanese as her first language and has a Japanese mother…
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CHINA NOW WORLD’S THIRD-BIGGEST ARMS EXPORTER: SIPRI
BEIJING (TIP): China has overtaken Germany to become the world's third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 per cent of the…
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Israeli minister accuses Iran of Argentina terror attacks
BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) (TIP): Israel's agricultural minister on Thursday accused Iran of orchestrating two terrorist attacks in Argentina in the 1990s…
Read MorePRINCE HARRY TO QUIT BRITISH ARMY IN JUNE
LONDON (TIP): It's a soldier's life no more for Britain's Prince Harry. Royal officials said on Tuesday that the 30-year…
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EU LEADERS DAMPEN GREEK HOPES FOR BAILOUT RELIEF
BRUSSELS (TIP): Exasperated leaders of the European Union pressed the Greek prime minister to speed up plans to improve his…
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Libyan government forces bomb Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI/RABAT (TIP): Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government on Thursday bombed the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli on March…
Read MoreCon artists ‘sold’ US embassy in Rome
LONDON (TIP): Four con artists have gone on trial for allegedly duping a German businessman of 1.3 million by pretending…
Read MoreISIS claims Tunisia attack that killed 23
TUNIS (TIP): The Islamic State group issued a statement on March 19 claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on Tunisia's…
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Russia’s Northern Fleet on ‘full alert’ – NATO exercises near Russian Border
U.S. and several Eastern European NATO countries conduct a series of military exercises near Russia's border while Russian President Vladimir…
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi accepts allegiance of Nigeria’s Boko Haram
BEIRUT (TIP): The leader of the Islamic State militant group that controls tracts of Syria and Iraq has accepted a pledge…
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2 University of Oklahoma students expelled over racist video
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA (TIP): The University of Oklahoma's president expelled two students on March 11 after he said they were identified…
Read MoreBritish inquiry calls for overhaul of surveillance laws but clears spy agencies
LONDON (TIP): A parliamentary inquiry in Britain called on March 12 for an overhaul of the country's electronic surveillance laws,…
Read MorePoor health? Putin is OK, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, the Kremlin said on March 12, dismissing rumours that the…
Read MoreFive killed after boat catches fire in China
BEIJING (TIP): At least five people were killed and 10 others rescued after a fishing boat caught fire on March…
Read MoreAirport shut as Costa Rica volcano spews more ash
SAN JOSE (TIP): San Jose's international airport was forced to close and several villages were evacuated after clouds of ash…
Read MoreChina approves 1st nuclear power project since 2011
BEIJING (TIP): China is reviving growth of its nuclear power industry with approval of its first new project since Japan's…
Read MoreJewels worth $11m stolen in French highway heist
PARIS (TIP): About 15 armed assailants attacked two vans carrying millions of euros worth of jewels on a French highway…
Read More22 years after divorce, man faces claim from wife
LONDON (TIP): A penniless British woman seeking financial support from her millionaire ex-husband 22 years after their divorce was told…
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INDIA, SRI LANKA SIGN 4 PACTS DURING MODI VISIT
COLOMBO (TIP): India and Sri Lanka on March 13 signed four bilateral pacts — agreement on visa, customs, youth development…
Read MoreMan spends night on UK parliament roof, arrested
LONDON (TIP): British police have detained a man who spent the night on the roof of the Palace of Westminster…
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Indian IT consultant stabbed to death in Australia
Prabha Arun Kumar, 41-year-old Indian IT consultant was brutally stabbed to death in Australia, just 300 metres from her home,…
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33 MINERS FEARED DEAD AFTER PIT BLAST IN EAST UKRAINE
DONETSK (TIP): Seventeen miners were confirmed dead and rescuers held out little hope for another 16 still missing after a…
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China Responds to US Concern Over Counterterrorism Law
China's drafting of its first counterterrorism law is a domestic issue, China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday in response to…
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IRAQ SAYS ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS ‘BULLDOZED’ ANCIENT SITE
BAGHDAD (TIP): Islamic State militants "bulldozed" the ancient Nimrud archaeological site near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday…
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China police shoot man dead after 9 hurt in knife attack
BEIJING (TIP): A man was shot dead by police and another detained after a knife attack at a Chinese train…
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World’s oldest person celebrates 117th birthday in Japan
TOKYO (TIP): The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa, the daughter…
Read MoreSyria says it killed military leader of al-Qaida group
BEIRUT (TIP): Syrian state-run news agency SANA says the army has killed the military commander of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front.…
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