China’s recent behaviour has been unsettling to neighbours: US officials
WASHINGTON (TIP): Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbors and US…
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Pakistani court imposes restriction on screening of Indian movies
LAHORE (TIP): A Pakistani court on Tuesday imposed restrictions on the screening of Indian films across the country and laid…
Read MorePak man arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook
LAHORE (TIP): A young man in Pakistan's Punjab Province has been arrested for sharing blasphemous content on Facebook, as the…
Read MoreStrong 6.3 quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no immediate reports of damage
JAKARTA (TIP): A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on November 19, the USGS reported, but there were no…
Read MoreNepal Maoists demand postponement of vote counting
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal's Maoist party demanded a postponement in vote counting early Thursday, alleging conspiracy after tentative results showed them…
Read MoreUS drone strike kills 5 in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A US drone strike targeting a seminary in Hangu district's Tal area in northwest Pakistan on Thursday killed…
Read MoreNepal elections pass off peacefully
BIRGANJ (NEPAL) (TIP): Nepal went to polls on November 19 with over 50% of the electorate casting their votes till…
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Afghanistan-US reach draft security agreement
KABUL/WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States and Afghanistan on November 20 reached a draft agreement on a crucial security pact, a…
Read MoreHistoric call: UK PM rings up Rouhani
LONDON (TIP): In a historic first, David Cameron on November 19 became the first British PM to call an Iranian…
Read MoreKarzai wants US president to acknowledge army’s errors
NEW YORK (TIP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants a letter written by US President Barack Obama that will acknowledge military…
Read MoreVolcano raises new island far south of Japan
TOKYO (TIP): The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the…
Read MoreUS China envoy who oversaw embassy drama to resign
BEIJING (TIP): The US ambassador to China, who oversaw diplomatic dramas and gave refuge to a Chinese activist who escape…
Read MoreColombian president says will seek re-election in 2014
BOGOTA (TIP): Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday announced in an address to the nation that he will seek…
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Nuclear talks begin, Iran warns of limits
GENEVA (TIP): A new round of Iran nuclear talks began in fits and starts November 10, with the two sides…
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International Conference confers the title ‘Gyani’ on Max Arthur Macauliffe
MONTREAL (TIP): An International conference was held in MontrealSept 20- 22, 2013to formulate methodology for interpreting hymns of the Guru…
Read MoreObama thanks Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has thanked London-based Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal for investing in America and creating…
Read MorePolice arrest 348 in global child porn investigation
TORONTO (TIP): More than 300 people, including teachers, coaches and doctors, have been arrested worldwide on child pornography charges after…
Read MoreTrans Fats not Safe
WASHINGTON (TIP): The Food and Drug Administration, November 7, took a step toward potentially eliminating trans fats from the food…
Read MoreNSA chief says Snowden leaked up to 2,00,000 secret documents
WASHINGTON (TIP): Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked as many as 200,000 classified US documents to the…
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UK PM cites Ramayana as he seeks to boost ties with India
LONDON (TIP): British PM David Cameron has described his country's relationship with India as "the great partnership of the 21st…
Read MoreJohn Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks as hopes of deal rise
GENEVA (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry will join nuclear talks between major powers and Iran in Geneva on…
Read MorePlanning wave of revenge attacks in Pakistan: Taliban
DERA ISMAIL KHAN (TIP): The Pakistani Taliban announced on November 8 they would orchestrate a wave of revenge attacks against…
Read MoreIran: Nuclear plan ‘backed’ by 6 world powers
GENEVA (TIP): Iran's plan to cap some of the country's atomic activities in exchange for selective relief from crippling economic…
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Murdoch editors Brooks, Coulson had affair, hacking trial told
LONDON (TIP): Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, two former editors of Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid,…
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Thailand’s former prime minister says will fight indictment
BANGKOK (TIP): A former Thai prime minister and his deputy vowed on October 29 to fight any legal charges against…
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92 Niger migrants die of thirst while trying to cross Sahara Desert
NIAMEY (TIP): The corpses of 92 migrants, most of them women and children, have been found in northern Niger after…
Read MoreAfghanistan wooed Taliban to settle scores with Pak army?
NEW YORK (TIP): Eyeing an upper hand in a baroque regional power game after the withdrawal of US troops next…
Read MoreSnowden finds job in Russia, to ‘support and develop a major website’
MOSCOW (TIP): US security leaker Edward Snowden is set to start a new job at a major Russian website, three…
Read More4 killed on last day of strike in Bangla
DHAKA (TIP): At least four persons were killed as fresh violence erupted on October 29 across Bangladesh on the final…
Read MorePoliceman arrested, 6 suspended over deadly shooting in China
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese policeman was arrested after he allegedly shot a woman dead and injured another in China's southern…
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