Afghanistan releases 65 ‘insurgents’ despite US protests: Officials
KABUL (TIP): Afghanistan released 65 alleged Taliban fighters from jail on Thursday despite condemnation from the United States, which says…
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After floods, 160kmph gales lash Britain
LONDON (TIP): Britain has announced a "red warning" - informing public and emergency responders of "severe or hazardous weather which…
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Nepalese party refuses to join ruling coalition
KATHMANDU (TIP): A day after Nepal got its new democratically elected prime minister, differences between two biggest political parties have…
Read MoreCannibal restaurant ‘with roasted human heads on the menu’ shut down by police
CANNIBAL (TIP): Police arrested 11 people and closed a restaurant after two human heads wrapped in cellophane were discovered at…
Read MoreHamid Karzai will not sign security agreement: US spy chief
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US intelligence chief said on February 11 he does not expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign…
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Spain migrant drowning toll rises to 11
MADRID (TIP): Police found the body of a migrant on a beach in Ceuta on February 12, bringing to 11…
Read MoreMilitants kill nine anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
PESHAWAR (TIP): Pakistani police have said that militants have killed nine members of an anti-Taliban militia in the northwestern city…
Read MoreThree explosions hit cinema in Peshawar, 11 killed
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least 11 people were killed and 25 wounded after three bombs went off in quick succession inside…
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Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude strikes western China
BEIJING (TIP): A strong and shallow 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck China's far western region of Xinjiang on February 12, but in…
Read More50 bodies discovered in Sri Lanka mass grave
COLOMBO (TIP): Skeletal remains of at least 50 people have been dug out from a mass grave discovered in northeastern…
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CHURCH OF ENGLAND FAST-TRACKS LAW FOR FEMALE BISHOPS
LONDON (TIP): Ugly scenes in the British parliament during its most televised Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) are upsetting voters, a…
Read MoreChinese zoo keeper takes tiger for a walk
BEIJING (TIP): An animal keeper startled visitors to a zoo in China's Henan province when he took a tiger for…
Read MoreUgly scenes in British parliament upsetting voters
LONDON (TIP): Ugly scenes in the British parliament during its most televised Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) are upsetting voters, a…
Read MoreIndian-Americans should be politically more active: Neel Tushar Keshkari
WASHINGTON (TIP): Running for California governor election with the promise of creating jobs and providing good education, Neel Tushar Keshkari…
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Indian students in US launch website on Lok Sabha elections
NEW YORK: A group of Indian students at Columbia University here has launched a website focused exclusively on India's upcoming…
Read MoreIndian-Americans save most for children’s college education
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian- Americans, who have the highest income among America's multicultural groups, save much of their higher household income…
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Renowned Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi admits fraud
TOKYO (TIP): He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition…
Read MoreTop US diplomat for Europe says sorry for cursing the EU
WASHINGTON (TIP): Washington's new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, apologized on February 6 to EU counterparts after she was…
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SYRIA: Deal struck to evacuate civilians from Homs
BEIRUT (TIP): The Syrian government reached an agreement with the United Nations on february 6 to secure the evacuation of…
Read MoreBritain deploys Royal Marines to help with floods
LONDON (TIP): Britain deployed Royal Marines on Thursday to help with devastating floods after what officials said was likely the…
Read MoreWendi Deng’s love note for Tony Blair published
LONDON (TIP): An extraordinary love note has emerged exposing media mogul Rupert Murdoch's former wife Wendi Deng's alleged infatuation with…
Read MoreEgyptian court orders retrial in soccer stadium disaster
CAIRO (TIP): An Egyptian court on February 6 ordered the retrial of 21 people sentenced to death in a politically…
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Sri Lanka refuses visa to top US official
COLOMBO (TIP): The Sri Lankan government has refused to issue a visa to US ambassador at large for women's issues,…
Read MoreUS warns its citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US has issued a fresh travel alert, asking its citizens to defer all nonessential travel to Pakistan…
Read More14 killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal
KATHMANDU (TIP): At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured on Feb 6 when a passenger bus veered…
Read More11 people killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): At least 11 people were killed and over 50 were missing after a boat sank in the Surma…
Read MorePakistan govt, Taliban panel hold talks
ISLAMABAD (TIP): After initial hiccups, Pakistani state negotiators and a Taliban-nominated committee met at an undisclosed location today to frame…
Read MoreNepalese man dies after drinking whisky for bet
KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old man in Nepal who downed a bottle of whisky after a bet with a friend has died…
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40 Muslim rebels killed in Philippine offensive
MANILA (TIP): Philippine troops have killed at least 40 Islamic fighters and captured a rebel stronghold with a bomb-making facility…
Read MoreJustin Bieber charged with assault in Canada
TORONTO (TIP): Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on January 29 with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December, the…
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