Bangladesh’s ex-army chief surrenders over graft cases
DHAKA (TIP): Former Bangladeshi army chief Harunur Rashid surrendered before a court on Thursday, days after the cancellation of the…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Suu Kyi says she’s willing to be president
YANGON (MYANMAR) (TIP): Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared her willingness on Monday to serve as president, and…
Read MoreMob ransacks house of Pak Christian boy accused of blasphemy
KARACHI: A mob led by Islamic clerics ransacked the home of a teenage Christian boy in Pakistan's Karachi city and…
Read MoreZardari graft cases: Pak SC approves Swiss draft letter
ISLAMABAD (TIP): After weeks of wrangling, Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday approved a third draft of a letter that will…
Read MoreMaldivian ex-President freed after court appearance
MALE (TIP): Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed was on Tuesday freed by a court where he appeared after an overnight…
Read MoreUN human rights chief wants Nepal to look into war abuses
GENEVA: Nepal should proceed with long-delayed plans to investigate its 10-year civil war ending in 2006 which saw abuses by…
Read More7 Royal Marines arrested over ‘suspicion of murder’ in Afghanistan
LONDON (TIP): Seven Royal Marines from the British Royal Navy (RN) have been arrested on suspicion of murder, the UK…
Read MoreAdmiral Gorshkov delivery by late 2013, says Russia
NEW DELHI (TIP): Russia has said it would deliver the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov to India in the fourth…
Read MoreChavez reelected Venezuelan president
CARACAS (TIP: Incumbent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won Sunday's presidential election with 54.42 percent of the vote, while opposition leader…
Read MoreProtect Afghan girls from child marriage: UN
KABUL (TIP): UN agencies in Afghanistan on Thursday called for protecting Afghan girls against child marriage, even as the tradition…
Read MoreWorld’s ‘oldest person’ dies at 132
LONDON (TIP): A Georgian woman who claimed to be 132-years-old - making her the world's oldest human being ever -…
Read MoreNow, A Black Market for Sperm in China
BEIJING (TIP): There is a thriving black market in China -- for sperm. With the country's only 11 sperm banks…
Read MoreWalmart workers threaten to go on nationwide strike
WASHINGTON (TIP): Hundreds of Walmart workers rallied across dozen cities in the US, protesting against low wages and alleged unjust…
Read MoreChina to become second-wealthiest nation in five years
BEIJING (TIP): China will overtake Japan as the world's second-wealthiest nation after the US in the next five years, says…
Read MoreDuke University Nobel Prize winner blazing trail to new medicines
DURHAM (TIP): A scientist who has spent his career at Duke University, Robert Lefkowitz, will share the 2012 Nobel Prize…
Read MoreChinese novelist Mo Yan wins Literature Nobel
BEIJING (TIP):Writer Mo Yan, whose complex world of fiction often reminds readers of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, pipped…
Read MoreMiss India Connecticut Joins AmeriCares Airlift to Guatemala
STAMFORD, CT (TIP): The recently crowned Miss India Connecticut, Ronita Choudhuri, traveled to Guatemala with AmeriCares this week to tour…
Read MoreJordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament ahead of elections
AMMAN (TIP): Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday dissolved the country's pro-government rubber stamp parliament, a constitutional move to pave the…
Read More12-year-old girl has IQ higher than Einstein’s
LONDON (TIP): With an IQ of 162, a 12-year-old schoolgirl in UK has been rated brainier than even Albert Einstein…
Read MoreFour arrested for attack on Lt Gen K S Brar in London
London (TIP): The Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including a 40-year-old woman, in connection with the stabbing of retired…
Read MoreMaoist diktat says no Hindi Films in Nepal
Kathmandu (TIP): The Maoists have succeeded in preventing the supply of Bollywood films to Nepal after blocking all traffic via…
Read MoreEarly verdict: Rowling’s adult novel lacks magic
LONDON (TIP): JK Rowling's first foray into adult fiction was bound to be compared to her wildly successful Harry Potter…
Read MorePM fails UK ‘citizenship test’ on US TV show
LONDON (TIP): It is a test that all Indian and other non-EU citizens have to pass before becoming UK citizens,…
Read MoreSecret royal veto powers kick up a storm in UK
LONDON (TIP): The British government will go to court against confidential letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers being…
Read MoreSikh woman laughs off facial hair taunt
LONDON (TIP): A Sikh US student's dignified response to a tasteless post making fun of her facial hair has earned…
Read MoreOsama was blind in one eye: Zawahiri
LONDON (TIP): Slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was blind in one eye after an accident during his youth and…
Read More300 killed in single day in Syria, says rights group
BEIRUT (TIP): Over 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one…
Read MoreUp to 700,000 Syrian refugees by year-end: UN agency
GENEVA (TIP): The UN refugee agency warned on Thursday there could be as many as 700,000 Syrian refugees in countries…
Read MoreHafiz Saeed accuses Obama of starting religious war on Muslims
ISLAMABAD (tip): One of Pakistan's most feared Islamists accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of starting a religious war against…
Read More19 people killed as private aircraft crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU (TIP): All 19 people, mostly foreigners, aboard a Dornier aircraft of a private airline were killed today as the…
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