Joseph Dunford: ‘Fighting Joe’ To Lead Us Out Of Afghanistan
Gen Dunford, formerly theassistant commandant of theUS Marine Corps, haspromised to complete the transition ofsecurity duties to Afghan forces and…
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Myanmar Protest: Probe Alleges Police Used White Phosphorus
YANGON (TIP): Anindependent investigationsays white phosphoruscaused the severe burnsmonks and other protesterssuffered when Myanmarpolice broke up theirprotest at a mine…
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Nine Killed In Terror Attacks In Northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): At least ninepeople, including six militants, werekilled and ten others injured in twoseparate terror attacks in Pakistan'srestive northwest…
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Backpacker Sam Woodhead Found In Australian Outback
QUEENSLAND (TIP): A Britishbackpacker who went missing aftersetting out on a run in the Australianoutback has been found.Sam Woodhead had…
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Dog Attack Plans ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Say Mps
LONDON (TIP): The law should be "urgently"amended to protect the public, the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs Committee said.In a report,…
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Coronation Street’s Michael Le Vell Charged With Child Rape
MANCHESTER (TIP):Coronation Street actor Michael LeVell has been charged with astring of sex offences, includingraping a child.Greater Manchester Police saidhe…
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Indian-American Lottery Winner’s Death: Brother Raised Suspicion Over Death
CHICAGO (TIP): The brother of aChicago man poisoned with cyanideshortly after winning the lotterysaid on Monday he is the familymember…
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Crippled Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship Reaches US Coast
ALABAMA (TIP): More than 4,000people are disembarking from acrippled cruise ship that reached landfour days after an engine fire knockedout…
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Maldives Slams ‘Mediator’ India
MALE (TIP): India's effort to playpeacemaker between Maldivianpresident Waheed Hassan Manik andhis deposed predecessor MohamedNasheed has left the Indian HighCommission…
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Italian PM Assures ‘Correct Governance’ Of Finmeccanica
ROME (TIP): Italian PrimeMinister Mario Monti hassaid that his governmentwould guarantee the "correctgovernance" of statecontrolleddefence firmFinmeccanica followingarrest of its chief…
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China Urges Calm After DPRK Nuclear Test Announcement
BEIJING (TIP): A Foreign Ministryspokesman called for calm andrestraint from all concerned partieson Thursday after the DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea…
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Helen Marshall Honors Consul General Of Japan
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall pinned Queens pin on AmbassadorShigeyuki Hiroki, Consul General of Japan, during his visit to Borough…
Read MorePakistan Taliban ‘Ban Vulgar Films, Viagra’
PESHAWAR (TIP): The Pakistani Taliban havewarned shopkeepers in a popular market to stopselling "obscene films" and Viagra-style male potencypills.Shopkeepers said…
Read MorePak Court Orders Speedy Trial In Benazir Assassination Case
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A Pakistani court today directedan anti-terrorism court to conduct daily hearings in the2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case and…
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Ex-US Mayor Maureen O’connor ‘Gambled Stolen Millions’
SAN DIEGO (TIP): A former mayor of San Diego hasagreed to repay millions of dollars pilfered from her latehusband's charity…
Read MoreMeteor Shower Sows Panic In Central Russia
MOSCOW (TIP) — A meteor shower rained down oncentral Russia, sowing panic as the hurtling spacedebris exploded in the air,…
Read MoreIndia’s Cultural Arm In UK Faces Cash Crunch
LONDON (TIP):India's flagship culturalcentre in London - theNehru Centre, is facing asevere cash crunch.Budgetary allocation tothe centre - the culturalarm…
Read MoreTests Find Horse Drug Has Entered Food Chain In EU
LONDON (TIP): Europol - the Europeancounterpart of Interpol that is in charge oflaw enforcement over all European Unioncountries - has…
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Landmine Kills Four Malian Troops As France Mulls Exit
GAO, MALI (TIP): Four Maliantroops were killed by a landmine interritory reclaimed from Islamistrebels, police said on Feb 8 as…
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Five Dead As 8.0 Quake Off Solomons Sparks Pacific Tsunami
HONIARA (TIP): A major 8.0magnitude earthquake jolted theSolomon Islands on feb 6 with smalltsunami waves buffeting Pacificcoastlines, leaving at least…
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War Crimes: Bangla Jails Islamist For Life
DHAKA (TIP): A top leader of Bangladesh'sfundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was on Feb 5 sentencedto life by a special tribunal here for…
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Blizzard Threatens Northeastern US, More Than 2,600 Flights Cancelled
BOSTON (TIP): A blizzard ofpotentially historic proportionsthreatened to strike the northeastwith a vengeance on Friday, with up to2 feet (0.6…
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Park’s National Security Chief To Face Tough Test With N. Korea
SEOUL (TIP): Kim Jang-soo, the national securityoffice chief for incoming President Park Geun-hye, isexpected to face tough strategic challenges in…
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s Pvt Villa Is Blast-Proof, Has Runway
LAHORE (TIP): A sprawling highsecurityprivate residence for PakistaniPresident Asif Ali Zardari, complete withbomb-proof structures and a landing stripfor small jets…
Read More70 Held In Crackdown Against Self-Immolation Protests In Tibet
BEIJING (TIP): Stepping up itscrackdown against self-immolation protestsin Tibet, China has detained 70 suspects fora string of suicides in November…
Read MoreJapan Protests Over Russian Jet Incursion
TOKYO (TIP): Japan on Thursdayprotested against what it said was aviolation of its northern airspace bytwo Russian fighter jets engaged…
Read MoreTop Jamaat Leader Jailed For Life In Bangladesh; Riots Follow
DHAKA (TIP): A top leader of Bangladesh's fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was today sentenced to life by a special tribunal here for…
Read MoreJapan Expects Small Tsunami After Solomon Islands Earthquake
TOKYO (TIP): Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA)said on Wednesday it expects a 20 cm (8 inch) tsunami toreach the country at…
Read MoreMore Than 50 People Missing After Ferry Sinks In River In Bangladesh: Officials
DHAKA (TIP): Scores of people are missing after ferry carrying around 100 passengers sank in a river in Bangladesh on…
Read MoreAll Aboard As Millions Race Home For China’s Biggest Holiday
GONGXIAN, CHINA: Pushingthrough scores of passengers in theaisle of a cramped train at BeijingWest station, Chen Guolan couldbarely contain her…
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