WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange marks 2nd year in Ecuador’s embassy
LONDON (TIP): The gathering at the Ecuadorean embassy in London has the feel of something which may become an annual…
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China oil giants prepare Iraq evacuation plans: REPORT
BEIJING (TIP): Major Chinese oil firms have prepared evacuation plans in case spreading violence in Iraq — a key energy…
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Man rescued from cave after 11 days
BERLIN (TIP): German rescuers on June 19 brought to safety an injured caver, ending his 11-day ordeal and a massive…
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Stamp sold for $9,480,000
LONDON (TIP): An inch wide, dirty and heavily postmarked stamp has set a new world auction record by getting sold…
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Brent trading around $115, near nine-month high
SINGAPORE (TIP): Brent crude held near $115 a barrel on June 20, close to a nine-month high and headed for…
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GOPIO’s 25th Anniversary Jubilee Convention a historic success
PORT OF SPAIN (TIP): The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International) concluded its 25th Anniversary (Jubilee) Convention…
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Russia wants UN action to stop violence in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia introduced a UN Security Council resolution on June 12 that strongly urges an immediate end to…
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Fresh fighting erupts on DR Congo-Rwanda border
KINSHASA (TIP): Rwandan and Congolese troops traded heavy weapons fire on June 12 in a second day of fighting on…
Read MoreHarrison Ford injured on ‘Star Wars’ set
LONDON (TIP): Veteran actor Harrison Ford was airlifted to hospital on June 12 after suffering an ankle injury on the…
Read MorePirates steal tanker carrying million litres of oil, Malaysia on hunt
KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): Malaysia is hunting for a group of machete-wielding pirates who hijacked a tanker off its eastern coast,…
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Colombia, ELN guerrillas launch peace process
BOGOTA (TIP): Colombia's government and the country's second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army, announced Tuesday they have opened…
Read MoreBlast in apartment in China’s Yunnan province kills 3
BEIJING (TIP): Three people were killed and four others were injured in a blast in an apartment in southwest China's…
Read MoreJapan summons China envoy over ‘dangerous’ flights
TOKYO (TIP): Japan on June 13 summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying "dangerously" close to two…
Read MoreIraqi Kurds take Kirkuk, Sunni rebels surge towards Baghdad
BAGHDAD/ARBIL (TIP): Iraqi Kurds took control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on June 12 after government forces abandoned…
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US RESUMES DRONE STRIKES IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan condemns US drone strikes in Waziristan ISLAMABAD (TIP): A missile strike from a suspected US drone has targeted a…
Read MoreAfghanistan flash floods kill around 60
KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): Flash floods have killed around 60 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away hundreds of homes and forcing…
Read More5 Nato soldiers killed in attack in Afghanistan
KABUL: Nato says five service members have been killed in attack in southern Afghanistan. A statement from the international alliance…
Read MoreFloods displace over 100,000 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (TIP): Floods caused by days of torrential rain have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, latest government data…
Read MoreAfghans tighten security as Taliban threaten vote
KABUL (AFGHANISTAN (TIP)): Afghan police and soldiers are manning checkpoints at almost every intersection, searching vehicles and banning trucks from…
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WAYS TO RE-USE OLD KITCHEN WARE
When it comes to food, more often than not, presentation scores over all other factors. While investing in the latest…
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G7 threatens Russia with more curbs
BRUSSELS (TIP): World leaders urged Vladimir Putin on June 4 to stop destabilizing Ukraine or face further sanctions as they…
Read MoreLandslide win for Assad in polls, Damascus in celebratory mode
DAMASCUS (TIP): A little after 10pm on June 3 when Syrian People's Assembly speaker announced Bashar al-Assad as the presidential…
Read More9 get death sentence for terrorism in Xinjiang
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese courts have sentenced nine people to death for terrorist activities in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Two others…
Read MoreObama health care nominee withdraws
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama's choice to be the top health official at the embattled veterans affairs department has withdrawn…
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45 killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (TIP): Fortyfive people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near…
Read MoreEuropean Commission proposes euro for Lithuania
LONDON (TIP): The European Commission in its 2014 Convergence Report has proposed to the EU council of ministers that Lithuania…
Read More‘Rambo’ kills 3 in Canada, updates FB while on run
Amanhunt is under way in the Canadian city of Moncton after a gunman shot dead three members of the Royal…
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High-speed internet for flyers within EU
LONDON (TIP): Passengers will now receive superfast in-flight broadband wi-fi services while flying within the European Union. British satellite telecommunications…
Read MorePatiala cops nab Abohar NRI in Rs 300 crore drug scam
CHANDIGARH (TIP): Another mega synthetic drug racket, believed to be part of Rs 6,000 crore ring run by kingpin Jagdish…
Read MoreIndian-American architect to pay thousands of dollars to settle lawsuit
NEW YORK (TIP): An Indian-American architect has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in compensation and penalty to settle…
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