Disabled girl held captive in UK, raped for years in cellar
Apensioner who trafficked a 10-year-old deaf and mute girl into Britain, keeping her in his cellar to claim benefits, was…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)UN extends Nato force in Afghanistan for last time
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The UN security council voted unanimously on October 10 to extend the mandate of the Nato-led force…
Read MorePakistan rejects allegations about detention of Mullah Baradar
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Afghan Taliban on October 9 claimed their former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has not been…
Read MoreBangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 9
DHAKA (TIP): A fire on October 08, at a garment factory outside Bangladesh's capital has killed at least nine people,…
Read MoreNepalese election contestant dies days after attack
KATHMANDU (TIP): A Nepalese constituent assembly election contestant died on Thursday a week after he was shot at in southern…
Read MoreBangladesh war crimes tribunal gives life sentence to senior opposition member
DHAKA (TIP): A special Bangladesh tribunal has found a senior member of the opposition guilty of crimes against humanity stemming…
Read MoreMaldives: New presidential poll on Oct 19
MALE (TIP): The Maldives will hold a new presidential election on October 19, the election commission announced on October 09,…
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Snowden honored by U.S. whistleblowers in Moscow
MOSCOW (TIP): Edward Snowden who had not been in news for quite some time, burst back into the limelight Thursday,…
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Chinese mistresses bringing down officials by exposing them
BEIJING (TIP): A 26-year-old mistress has put up videos and photographs of her paramour, a senior Chinese official, now sacked…
Read MoreChemical weapons inspectors visit three sites in Syria
BEIRUT (TIP): International inspectors have so far visited three sites linked to Syria's chemical weapons program, a spokesman said on…
Read MoreChina to train 250,000 journalists before they get work passes
BEIJING (TIP): About 250,000 Chinese journalists will be given on-the-job training under a specially designed program by the government's media…
Read MoreBritain, Iran in talks to reopen embassies
Britain has decided to revive the bridge of diplomacy with Iran. The foreign secretaries of Britain and Iran have reached…
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Suicide car bombing kills 15 people in Pakistan
PARACHINAR (TIP): A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the compound of a rival militant commander in…
Read MoreMentor of 9/11 kingpin joins president race in Afghanistan
KABUL (TIP): A former Islamist warlord who is said to be responsible for bringing al-Qaida to Afghanistan and who trained…
Read MoreAfter YouTube, Pak targets more sites
NEW DELHI (TIP): It's been a year since YouTube was banned in Pakistan last September. But that's not a stray…
Read More2 killed in Nepal ultra-light aircraft crash
KATHMANDU: Two people, including a Chinese tourist, were killed on Thursday when an ultra-light aircraft crashed in bad weather in…
Read MorePakistani passport among worst for travel: Survey
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani passport is among the worst to travel on as the country's citizens can only enter 32…
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Russian embassy in Libya evacuated after attack
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on October 3 evacuated all of its diplomats and their families from Libya, the day after a…
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Another Tipu Sultan sword surfaces, to be auctioned
LONDON (TIP): A new sword belonging to Tipu Sultan has been discovered. Decorated with Tipu's personal emblem, the bubri or…
Read MoreMalala is among top Nobel peace contenders
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who took on the Taliban , and Russian human rights activists are seen as top…
Read MoreIndian-origin scientist develops ‘brain’ for robots
WASHINGTON (TIP): Robot brain! An Indian-origin scientist in US has developed a new feedback system that allows robots to operate…
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Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce Hosts Successful Franchise Seminar
EDISON, NJ (TIP): The Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Franchise Seminar and Show September 22 at the…
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Passion of Pakistani Sufis infuriates Taliban
SEHWAN SHARIF, PAKISTAN (TIP): Yielding to the hypnotic beat of drums and the intoxicating scent of incense, the woman danced…
Read MoreInterpol issues Red alert for the ‘White Widow’ after Nairobi attack
LONDON (TIP): Interpol on Thursday issued an international wanted people alert known as the Red Notice for the arrest of…
Read More50 killed in Sudan protests: Rights groups
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (TIP): Two leading rights groups said Sudanese police killed at least 50 people this week, often "shooting to…
Read MoreChinese general’s son gets 10 years jail for rape
BEIJING (TIP): A Chinese court has sent the teenage son of a Chinese military general to 10 years in jail…
Read More28 killed, hundreds injured in Hornet attack in China
BEIJING (TIP): A massive attack by swarms of hornets in the southern Chinese province of Shaanxi left 28 people dead…
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The BRICS Foreign Ministers meet to discuss United Nations Agenda
NEW YORK (TIP): The BRICS Foreign Ministers met on 26th September on the margins of the 68th session of the…
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Security Council Reform discussed at the Ministerial Meeting of the G4 Countries
NEW YORK (TIP): The Minister of External Relations of Brazil, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, the Minister…
Read MorePAKISTAN GETS THREE NEW ISLANDS FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
GWADAR, PAK (TIP): Pakistan has just got three brand new islands — thanks to a major earthquake. When the shock…
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