Gas explosions kill 20, injure 270 in Taiwan
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (TIP): A series of underground gas explosions killed 20 people and injured 270 others late Thursday in Taiwan's…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)World on alert as Ebola outbreak claims 729 lives
FREETOWN (TIP): Sierra Leone declared a health emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims on Thursday, joining neighbouring…
Read MoreImam of China’s biggest mosque killed in Xinjiang
BEIJING (TIP): The head of a China's largest mosque was murdered after conducting morning prayers, the local government in the…
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GUJARATI SAMAJ OF NEW YORK LEADERS HONORED
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) honored the President and Board of Directors of the Gujarati Samaj of New York on…
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Musical concert Ek Sham Rafi- Kishore ke Nam casts spell
SAAZ Enterprises ( Indu Gajwani and Rita Shah) organized a memorable musical concert Ek Sham Rafi-Kishore ke Nam on July…
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Queens Borough President’s Ecology Concern
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers on Friday, July 18, on a boat tour of the…
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Leaders in Washington, Sikh Community gather for Langar
Creating Sikh American history, SALDEF's SikhLEAD held the first-ever Langar on Capitol Hill, introducing Congressional leaders, colleagues and neighbors to…
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Pakistan mob kills woman, girls, over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook post
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a…
Read MorePakistan hands over Islamabad security to army
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government on Friday handed over federal capital Islamabad's security to the army for three months. The…
Read MoreQuakes strike Myanmar, Andaman islands; no tsunami warning
NEW DELHI (TIP): Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey…
Read MoreNepal expects positive outcome from PM Narendra Modi’s visit
NEW DELHI: Seeking a strong support from India, Nepal today said it is looking forward to the visit of Prime…
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HAMID KARZAI’S COUSIN KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK: OFFICIALS
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city…
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Pakistani woman climbs world’s seven highest peaks
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight…
Read MoreSri Lanka President Skips CWG 2014 Citing Poor Security in Glasgow
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka's president decided to stay away from the Commonwealth Games despite being chair of the bloc because…
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Ukrainian prime minister tenders his resignation in parliament
KIEV (TIP): Ukraine's prime minister tendered his resignation on July 24, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take…
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LEARNING WITH THE TIMES: Gaza blockade — Over $100m in aid stuck
Why does war keep breaking out in Gaza? Under the 1993 Oslo Accords between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and…
Read MoreOVERNIGHT CLASHES IN LIBYA KILL AT LEAST NINE, TOLL CROSSES 50
BENGHAZI (TIP): At least nine people were killed and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi as…
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MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK lab: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): The black boxes recovered from the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be…
Read MoreMillions back Aung San Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar's opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader…
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SHARIF FELT BELITTLED IN INDIA, CLAIMS PAKISTANI MEDIA
NEW DELHI (TIP): Even as Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif reached out to his counterpart Narendra Modi by dispatching gifts for…
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Eight killed in Afghanistan market blast
KABUL (TIP): At least eight civilians died and 28 were injured on July 24 when a bomb planted on a…
Read MorePakistani held with Indian currency in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): A Pakistani national was detained at the Shahjalal International Airport on July 20 for carrying a large sum…
Read More5 infants die after oxygen supply stops in Pakistan hospital
KARACHI (TIP): Five infants died in a hospital in Pakistan's largest city allegedly due to medical negligence after a power…
Read MoreINDIA FUNDS CRECHES FOR TAMILS OF INDIAN ORIGIN IN SRI LANKA
COLOMBO (TIP): India on July 22 said it will upgrade 70 creches in the plantation areas in several parts of…
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SHERGILL’S INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY ‘INDIANS ABROAD & PUNJAB IMPACT’ RELEASED IN LONDON
Senior journalist Nirpal Singh Shergill released in London on July 18, 2014, the 16th edition of his landmark international directory…
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WRECKAGE OF AIR ALGERIE PLANE FOUND IN MALI
NEW YORK (TIP): In a third major international aviation disaster in a week, following the downing of a Malaysian Boeing…
Read MorePM MODI RETURNS FROM BRAZIL AFTER ATTENDING BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi last night after attending theVIth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza…
Read MoreMilitants kill eight Pakistani paramilitary members
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (TIP): Militants killed eight members of a government paramilitary force in a midnight attack on a security checkpoint…
Read MorePakistani police lay siege to ‘militant hideout’ near PM’s house
LAHORE (TIP): Pakistani security forces laid siege on Thursday to a suspected militant hideout just a few kilometres from the…
Read MoreUS DRONE STRIKE KILLS AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST PAKISTAN
BANNU: A US drone strike hit a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, killing at least…
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