BBC reporters ‘badly beaten’ in Russia
MOSCOW (TIP): A team of BBC journalists was beaten and their camera smashed in southern Russia, where they were looking…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Floods shut down Philippine capital
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (TIP): Heavy rain due to a storm and the seasonal monsoon has caused widespread flooding in the Philippine…
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Former Pakistan Minister Rehman Malik off-loaded the flight by angry Passengers
KARACHI (TIP): In an unprecedented incident on Monday, September 15, a Pakistani politician Rehman Malik who has been Interior Minister…
Read MoreMurder case registered against Nawaz Sharif, ministers
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A murder case has been registered against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother and Punjab chief minister…
Read MoreBangladesh court commutes top Islamist’s death sentence
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sept 17 commuted the death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a top Islamist preacher…
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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets foreign convoy in Kabul
KABUL (TIP): A police official in Kabul said that a suicide car bomber has targeted a foreign convoy just a…
Read MoreLanka backs China’s sea ‘Silk Route’
COLOMBO: Chinese President Xi Jinping won Sri Lanka's support on Tuesday for a proposed maritime "Silk Road" linking China with…
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Ukrainian MP thrown into bin outside parliament house
Extraordinary footage has emerged of a Ukrainian MP being chucked in to a bin by protesters. Vitaliy Zhuravskiy can be…
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CHINA TO OPPOSE INDIA-VIETNAM OIL DEAL ‘WITHIN ITS WATERS’
BEIJING (TIP): China on Septt 15 made it clear that it will "not support" the India-Vietnam agreement to enable ONGC…
Read MoreChina court: Virginity worth $5,000
SHANGAHAI (TIP): A Chinese woman who sued a man for "violating her right to virginity" after he wooed her with…
Read MoreAustralian leader warns of planned attack
SYDNEY (TIP): Counterterrorism raids in Sydney on Sept 17 were sparked by security intelligence that the Islamic State movement was…
Read MoreBoy discovers 3000-year-old bronze sword in China
BEIJING (TIP): A 3000-year-old bronze sword has been discovered in a local river by an 11-year-old child in east China's…
Read MoreBurger King releases black burger with ‘bamboo charcoal cheese and squid ink sauce’ in Japan
TOKYA (TIP): Burger King in Japan is taking bizarre fast food to new heights with black cheeseburgers complete with black…
Read MoreCHINA PUTS 4 ON TRIAL FOR TRAIN STATION ATTACK IN KUNMING
BEIJING (TIP): Trials started on Friday for four people accused of killing 31 people in a knife attack outside a…
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JAPANESE NEWSPAPER APOLOGIZES FOR FALSE FUKUSHIMA REPORT
TOKYO (TIP): The publisher of Japan's leading newspaper apologized to readers on Sep 11 for several serious errors in its…
Read MoreChile president urges justice on coup anniversary
SANTIAGO (TIP): Chile's president marked the 41st anniversary on Sep 11 of the coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power…
Read MoreCIA triples estimate of Islamic State strength
WASHINGTON (TIP): Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria now have about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters on the ground, the…
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6 MONTHS AFTER MH370 WENT MISSING, KIN PRAY FOR FLYERS
BEIJING (TIP): Grieving family members of passengers aboard MH370 held an emotional gathering in Beijing on Sept 10, six months…
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SCOTLAND READY TO MAKE HISTORY: INDEPENDENCE LEADER
EDINBURGH (TIP): Scotland's proindependence leader Alex Salmond said the "eyes of the world" were on a momentous referendum next week…
Read MoreChina snubs Dalai Lama, says it can appoint his successor
BEIJING (TIP): Rejecting the Dalai Lama's views on ending the system of reincarnated Tibetan spiritual head, the Chinese government on…
Read MoreJohn Kerry downplays talk of ‘war’ against IS
WASHINGTON (TIP): US Secretary of State John Kerry warned against "war fever" on September 11 and said the new American…
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Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason, probe agency tells Pak court
ISLAMABAD (TIP): In a setback to Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf, an investigation has concluded that the ex-military ruler imposed…
Read MoreFloods, rain kill 260 in Pakistan, one million affected
ISLAMABAD: Nearly 260 people have been killed and more than one m (TIP)illion affected due to rain and devastating floods…
Read MoreShinzo Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years
COLOMBO (TIP): Shinzo Abe on Sept 10 became the first Japanese prime minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years,…
Read MoreAL-QAIDA’S SHADOWY NEW ‘EMIR’ IN SOUTH ASIA HANDED TOUGH JOB
MULTAN, PAKISTAN (TIP): Pakistani militant Asim Umar has been handed a very tough job. Thrust into the limelight after being…
Read MoreMyanmar cancels planned parliamentary byelection
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's Union Election Commission, on Sept 10, said that it is cancelling byelections that were scheduled for later…
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Former Virginia governor and wife convicted of corruption
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (TIP): Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife were convicted on September 4 of using his office…
Read MoreEditor, scribes, PR executives held in China for extortion
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese police have detained eight journalists and public relations (PR) executives for alleged extortion in Shanghai. They include…
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China president ‘cancels’ Pak trip over crisis
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping has cancelled his Pakistan visit later this month due to ongoing antigovernment protests in…
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SOUTH AFRICA DENIES VISA TO DALAI LAMA FOR THIRD TIME
CAPE TOWN (TIP): For the third time in a row, South Africa has refused to grant a visa to the…
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