Syria strikes kill 66 after rebel fire on Damascus: Monitor
BEIRUT (TIP): At least 66 people were killed on February 6 as Syria's regime pounded a rebel stronghold with air…
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FOUR INDIANS FIGURE IN THE TOP 100 GLOBAL RICH LIST
LONDON (TIP): Four Indians have made it to the top 100 global rich list, as the country records for the…
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GERMAN, FRENCH LEADERS TAKE UKRAINE PEACE PLAN TO MOSCOW
KIEV (TIP): The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on February 5, flying to…
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Indo-Canadian Financial Planner Arvindbhai Bakorbhai Patel charged in Ponzi scheme
Former B.C. Coast Capital Savings mutual fund salesman faces 32 Securities Act charges in$110M scheme TORONTO (TIP): An Indian-origin…
Read MoreUK postpones unveiling of Gandhi statue
LONDON (TIP): President Barack Obama's recent visit to India scuttled Britain's plan to unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at…
Read MoreMexico rescues 129 workers ‘abused’ by S Korean firm
MEXICO CITY (TIP): Mexican authorities have rescued 129 workers, including six children, who said they were physically and sexually abused…
Read MoreCommunist officials in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama
BEIJING (TIP): Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to…
Read MoreAF TALIBAN NOT A TERROR GROUP: WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US does not consider the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist outfit, describing it as "an armed insurgency".…
Read MoreNEPAL STEPS UP SECURITY FEARING MORE TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT
KATHMANDU, Nepal: Nepal has stepped up security in the capital and put police were on alert, anticipating trouble both inside…
Read More27 killed in attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai, Suez
CAIRO: Twenty-seven people were killed in four attacks in Egypt's North Sinai and Suez, security and medical sources said, in…
Read MoreISRAEL BURIES SOLDIERS, SAYS HEZBOLLAH DOESN’T WANT CONFLICT
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel was burying January 29 two soldiers killed in a Hezbollah missile strike that triggered Israeli fire on…
Read MoreNEW UK RAPE RULES: MEN MUST PROVE WOMEN SAID ‘YES’ TO SEX
LONDON (TIP): Radical changes to the way sex offences are investigated have been hailed as a "huge step forward" by…
Read MoreChina plans army parade with Putin as chief guest
BEIJING (TIP): Close on the heels of India inviting US President Barack Obama for its Republic Day parade, China on…
Read MoreItaly lawmakers fail to elect new president in first round
ROME (TIP): Lawmakers failed to elect a new Italian president on Jnauary 30 in balloting that tests Premier Matteo Renzi's…
Read MoreEU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
BRUSSELS (TIP): The EU agreed on Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine's warring parties announced fresh truce…
Read MoreUS warns cost of Russian actions in Ukraine will ‘rise’
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States gave a clear signal January 28 that Russia will face further sanctions for what the…
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Eurozone crisis is back
Greece headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany Athens, Greece is headed toward a dangerous confrontation with Germany and…
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II now world’s oldest monarch
LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is now the world's oldest monarch after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. …
Read MoreFriends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave on February 1
Friends of Madhya Pradesh Conclave on February 1 at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The…
Read MoreUS, UK ask Pakistan to hand over 26/11 plotter Lakhvi to India
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The US and UK have asked Pakistan to hand over Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008…
Read MoreKhaleda Zia could be tried for ordering killings, says Hasina
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said opposition chief Khaleda Zia could be tried for ordering the killings…
Read MoreSri Lanka to probe high-profile assassinations
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's new government on January 20 said it will reopen probes into unresolved high-profile assassinations, including that…
Read MoreNepal MPs brawl as anger over constitution boils over
KATHMANDU (TIP): Fighting broke out in Nepal's parliament early January 20, with Maoist lawmakers throwing chairs and injuring four security…
Read MoreJapan vows not to give up on 2 hostages till the very end
TOKYO (TIP): Japan promised on January 23 not to give up "until the very end" on efforts to rescue two…
Read MoreBelgium police kill 2 in anti-terror raid during shootout
BRUSSELS (TIP): Belgian police killed two terror suspects in a shootout in the eastern city of Verviers on January 15…
Read MoreArtist paints daughter in the nude, irks China
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese artist has caused a huge controversy by using his daughter as a nude model for a…
Read MoreHigh winds, heavy snow buffets Britain; travel hazardous
LONDON (TIP): Britain and Ireland have been battered by 100mph (160kph) winds and heavy snow, stranding some motorists after a…
Read MoreBoat sinks on China’s Yangtze River, 20 missing: Report
BEIJING: China's state-run Xinhua News Agency is reporting that more than 20 people, including several foreigners, are missing after a…
Read MoreNiger bans Charlie Hebdo over Mohammed cartoon
NIAMEY (TIP): Niger on January 15banned distribution of Charlie Hebdo in the mainly Muslim country, with the government "vehemently" condemning…
Read MoreTURKEY WILL NOT ALLOW MOHAMMED TO BE INSULTED SAYS PM
ANKARA (TIP): Turkey will not allow Mohammed to be insulted, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said January 15, describing the publication…
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