Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport
DONETSK, UKRAINE (TIP): Russian-backed separatists announced on January 15that they had captured the shattered remains of the Donetsk airport terminal…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)French President Hollande seeks tolerance; Charlie Hebdo buries staff
PARIS (TIP): French President Francois Hollande insisted January 15 that any anti-Muslim or anti-Semitic acts must be "severely punished," as…
Read More15,000 join anti-Islam protest in eastern Germany
DRESDEN , GERMANY (TIP): A record 15,000 people marched in eastern Germany against "asylum cheats" and the country's "Islamisation" in…
Read More7 militants killed in Pakistan blast inside militant hideout
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan's restive…
Read MoreEgypt sets parliamentary poll dates as Sisi cements grip
CAIRO (TIP): Egypt said January Thursday it is to hold parliamentary elections from March 21 but analysts said the new…
Read MoreFRENCH POLICE FEAR ANOTHER ATTACK
PARIS (TIP): French anti-terrorism police converged on an area northeast of Paris on January 8 after two brothers suspected of…
Read MoreUS TRAINS IRAQIS FOR HOUSE-TO-HOUSE BATTLE AGAINST ISLAMC STATE
TAJI BASE, Iraq (TIP): A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north…
Read MoreChina punishes 17 officials after Xinjiang attack
BEIJING (TIP): China punished 17 officials in Xinjiang for security lapses surrounding deadly explosions and riots in September, state media…
Read More7 MILITANTS KILLED IN PAKISTAN BLAST INSIDE MILITANT HIDEOUT
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan's restive…
Read MoreLAKHVI GRANTED BAIL AGAIN, BUT WILL REMAIN IN JAIL
ISLAMABAD (TIP): An Islamabad court on January 9 granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack,…
Read MoreMassive manhunt for 2 suspects in attack on Charlie Hebdo
PARIS (TIP): Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaeda sympathies suspected in the newsroom…
Read MoreBILL GATES FOUNDATION TO TURN HUMAN FAECES INTO POTABLE WATER
HOUSTON (TIP): With an aim to prevent diseases caused by contaminated water supply, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined hands…
Read MorePeshawar school massacre mastermind killed
PESHAWAR (TIP): A senior Taliban commander, believed to be a key planner in the Peshawar school massacre, has been killed…
Read MoreSri Lanka mudslides kill 9
COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) (TIP): At least nine people have been killed in mudslides triggered by heavy rains in the central…
Read MoreTaliban kill 7 Afghan policemen at checkpoint
KABUL (AFGHANISTAN (TIP)): An Afghan official says seven policemen were killed in a northern province after their checkpoint came under…
Read MoreA decade later, Asia remembers tsunami victims with tears, prayers
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA (TIP): Tearful memorials were being held on Friday across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished…
Read MoreChina raises Nepal aid 5-fold to compete with India
BEIJING (TIP): In what appears to be a straight competition for influence with India, China has increased its official aid…
Read MoreUS gives Pakistan a free pass — and $1 billion — by ignoring LeT, LeJ
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States may well have subscribed to Pakistan's policy of "bad terrorists" (from its Afghan front, who…
Read MoreObama on Christmas: World safer due to US troops
KANEOHE BAY (TIP): US President Barack Obama says Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild thanks to the extraordinary service of…
Read MoreNORTH KOREA BLAMES US FOR INTERNET OUTAGES
SEOUL (TIP): North Korea accused the United States on December 27 of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in…
Read MoreSony hacking shows all’s fair in a cyberwar
WASHINGTON (TIP): For years now, the Obama administration has warned of the risks of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor", a nightmare attack…
Read MorePak political class shows division and denial over Peshawar massacre
NEW DELHI (TIP): The division and denial in Pakistan's political class on terror was evident once again when former PPP…
Read MoreIndonesia’s new president causes buzz by flying economy
JAKARTA (TIP): Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo caused a stir this weekend by opting to fly economy class to watch…
Read MoreHang 3,000 terrorists in 48 hours: Pak army chief to Sharif
KARACHI (TIP): Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif, arguably the most powerful man in Pakistan, tweeted on Wednesday, "Asked PM Nawaz…
Read MoreAfghan couple given 100 lashes for pre-marital sex
KABUL (TIP): An Afghan man and his girlfriend were each given 100 lashes in public for having sex outside of…
Read MoreSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa alleges Norway funded LTTE
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa demanded that the Norwegian government must probe the funding of the LTTE during…
Read MoreIndonesia’s new president causes buzz by flying economy
JAKARTA (TIP): Indonesia's new president Joko Widodo caused a stir this weekend by opting to fly economy class to watch…
Read MorePak political class shows division and denial over Peshawar massacre
NEW DELHI (TIP): The division and denial in Pakistan's political class on terror was evident once again when former PPP…
Read MoreBoko Haram kills 32, kidnaps 185 in northeastern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (TIP): Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped 185 of others, including women and children, in a…
Read MoreObama signs bill to sanction Venezuelan officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama has signed legislation into law allowing him to sanction Venezuelan government officials who were involved…
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