UN envoy raises alarm over west Myanmar ‘persecution’
YANGON (TIP): Acute shortages of water and medical treatment in western Myanmar following attacks on humanitarian groups are the latest…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Smooth Afghanistan poll raises questions about Taliban strength
KABUL (TIP): A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan's presidential election and the Taliban's failure to derail the vote have raised questions…
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Paris gets first female mayor as concierge bites back
PARIS (TIP): It was a victory to savour. As she bid to become the first female mayor of Paris, Spanish-born…
Read MoreBomber injures self; time change blunder to blame?
LONDON (TIP): Irish police suspect that the man who planted the bomb in Dublin on Sunday was injured as it…
Read MoreCrimean tremor in space: Nasa cuts Russian ties
MUMBAI (TIP): In a grim reminder of the Cold War days, Nasa on Wednesday suspended majority of its ongoing engagements…
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Mush escapes bid on life at heart of Pak
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan's expresident Pervez Musharraf, 70, survived an assassination bid on April 3 as a powerful bomb went off…
Read MoreBangladesh watches election process in India keenly
KOLKATA (TIP): Bangladesh is keenly watching the developments in India leading to the Lok Sabha elections. Sources in the neighbouring…
Read MoreBritish sniper kills six Taliban with single bullet
LONDON (TIP): A 20-yearold Army sniper killed six Taliban fighters with a single bullet when the shot hit the trigger…
Read MoreUN asks Lanka to cooperate with UNHRC
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked Sri Lanka to engage "constructively" and cooperate with its human rights…
Read MoreTensions as Myanmar embarks on first census in 30 years
SITTWE (TIP): Tens of thousands of census-takers fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday to gather data for a rare snapshot…
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Missing Malaysian Flight MH370: What do we know? What will we ever know?
BANGKOK (TIP): At the time - the evening of March 24 - it seemed like the breakthrough the world was…
Read MoreHunt for Malaysian plane heads underwater to find black box
PERTH (TIP): The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in remote seas off Australia headed underwater on Friday, April…
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Bilawal Bhutto claims receiving threats from banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
KARACHI (tip): Bilawal Bhutto, the chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party, has claimed he received threats from the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.…
Read MoreIndia abstains on human rights vote on Sri Lanka, rescues foreign policy
NEW DELHI (TIP): In a brave decision marking the reclamation of foreign policy from narrow political interests, India abstained from…
Read MoreNepal mulls ban on foreigners climbing alone on Everest
KATHMANDU (tip): Nepal is considering banning foreign climbers from scaling Mount Everest alone in a bid to reduce accidents on…
Read MoreTwo policemen killed in Taliban attack on Kabul election office
KABUL (ITIP): Taliban militants staged a gun and suicide attack on an Afghan election commission office in Kabul on March…
Read MoreIndian couple in UAE seeks support for newborn’s treatment
DUBAI (TIP): An Indian couple in the UAE has sought help to raise 240,000 dirhams ($65,342) to cover their newborn…
Read MoreIndian loses passport in jet, stuck for 5 days at UAE airport
DUBAI (TIP): An Indian was stranded for five days at Abu Dhabi airport as he forgot his passport in the…
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Egypt’s military chief Sissi quits to run for president
CAIRO (TIP): Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the Egyptian military chief who last summer removed the elected Islamist president, announced on March 26…
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Flight MH370: Planes, ships race to beat bad weather in search for missing Malaysian jet
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): Aircraft and ships scouring the southern Indian Ocean for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were racing…
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Michelle Obama stirs Tibet pot during China visit
BEIJING (TIP): US first lady Michelle Obama, who had signaled that she'll steer clear of controversy during her recent China…
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UK deputy PM Nick Clegg and anti-EU rival Nigel Farage trade barbs in debate
LONDON (TIP): Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg locked horns with the leader of the country's most anti-EU party in…
Read MoreFree morning-after pills, condoms for UK schoolgirls
LONDON (TIP): In a bid to cut the growing number of unwanted teen pregnancies in the UK, schools have been…
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Another Bush run for the White House? JEB MAY BE UP FOR IT
WASHINGTON (TIP): By all appearances, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is a man on a mission. His itinerary for the…
Read MoreUS rules out Malaysian plane landed at its Indian Ocean base
WASHINGTON: (TIP) The United States has ruled out the possibility of the missing Malaysian plane landing at its Indian Ocean…
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US, RUSSIA EXCHANGE THREATS AT TENSE UN MEETING
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia and the United States exchanged threats on March 19 at a tense UN security council meeting…
Read More25 killed, 55 injured in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD (TIP): At least 25 people were killed and 55 wounded in separate attacks across Iraq March 19, police said.…
Read MoreUS rejects dropping nomination of Vivek Murthy as surgeon general
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US on Wednesday rejected reports that it is abandoning the nomination of Indian-American Vivek Murthy as surgeon…
Read MoreIsrael gears up for possible unilateral strike on Iran
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Moshe Ya'alon have ordered the military to continue preparations for…
Read MoreSoldiers killed in Egypt shootout
CAIRO (TIP): A raid by Egyptian police, military and special forces on a suspected bomb factory outside of Cairo turned…
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