Italy begins naval mission to help Libya curb migrant flows
ROME (TIP): Italy began a limited naval mission on August 2 to help Libya's coastguard curb migrant flows, which have become a source…
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India submits Mallya’s extradition paperwork to his legal team
LONDON (TIP): The Indian government has submitted the requisite "opening note" and paperwork related to Vijay Mallya's extradition case to the liquor baron's legal…
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Pakistani council orders revenge rape of 16-year-old girl
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge…
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Pakistan SC’s verdict on Nawaz Sharif in Panamagate
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan's Supreme Court is pronouncing its verdict on Nawaz Sharif in the Panamagate case in which he and his family…
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Beijing sends conciliatory signals after Doval’s first meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi
BEIJING (TIP): In the first official meeting between top Indian and Chinese officials since the Doklam stand-off+ became public, national security adviser Ajit Doval…
Read MoreChina steps up warning to Botswana over Dalai Lama visit
BEIJING (TIP): China stepped up its warning to Botswana on July 27 over a planned visit by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the…
Read MoreWildfires prompt 10,000 evacuations on French Riviera
MARSEILLE (TIP): Firefighters evacuated thousands of campers and local residents after a wildfire broke out on France's tourist-thronged Riviera coast overnight.…
Read MoreRussia signs deal to use Syria air base for 49 years
MOSCOW (TIP): President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government allowing Russia to keep its air…
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Kremlin warns against harmful new US sanctions on Russia
MOSCOW (TIP): The Kremlin on july 28 warned that new US sanctions on Russia would hit the interests of both sides as Congress…
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Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif from office
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday, July 28, disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office in the Panamagate…
Read MoreClashes between herdsmen farmers kill 33 in Nigeria
KANO, NIGERIA (TIP): At least 33 people were killed in clashes between cattle herders and farmers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state,…
Read More20 Yemeni civilians killed in air strike UN, witnesses
ADEN (TIP): An air strike on a group of displaced Yemenis has killed at least 20 civilians, mostly from the same…
Read MoreSwiss identify glacier bodies as couple missing since 1942
BERLIN (TIP): Swiss police say they've formally identified two bodies found on an Alpine glacier as those of a couple missing for…
Read MoreEarthquake damages buildings on Greek island 2 killed and 100 hurt
KOS (TIP): A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands early morning on july 20, damaging buildings and a port, killing at least two…
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Gifts to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II go on display
LONDON (TIP): Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is putting gifts received from world leaders on display at Buckingham Palace, with the eclectic collection including presents…
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Water thrown at Muslim women in fake acid attack hate crime outside mosque
SOUTHAMPTON (TIP): Water was thrown over two women standing outside a mosque in an apparent fake acid attack which police are treating as racially…
Read MoreMosul’s Christians face dilemma after Islamic State
ARBIL (IRAQ) (TIP): The jihadists may have been ousted from their Iraqi hometown of Mosul but many Christians like Haitham Behnam refuse…
Read MoreFRENCH MILITARY CHIEF RESIGNS AFTER ROW WITH MACRON
PARIS: France's top military chief resigned after a war of words with Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts that tested the new president's authority. The…
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China’s attempts to lobby against India suffer as US China talks hit hard rock
BEIJING (TIP): China's hopes of getting western support for its stance against India dimmed as Chinese negotiators suffer a serious setback during annual…
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Convictions in major Thai human trafficking trial
BANGKOK (TIP): A Thai court found dozens of people guilty of human trafficking offences today in a mass trial exploring links between…
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Myanmar insists no North Korea links as US envoy visits
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar has no military ties with North Korea, a Myanmar official said on July 17, as a US diplomat responsible…
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Pakistan SC warns Sharif’s children of 7yr jail if papers found forged
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The children of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could face up to seven years in jail if it was proved that…
Read MorePakistan man thanks India for son’s successful cardiac surgery
HYDERABAD (TIP): Lahore-bound 34-year-old Kamal Siddiqui is getting home but with good memories, floored by the generosity and kindness of the Indian…
Read MoreConsidering visa plea of Jadhav’s mother says Pakistan Foreign Office
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan said on July 13 that it was considering a visa application of the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav for a…
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Nikki Haley says cannot overlook what is happening in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Myanmar should let the UN fact-finding mission probe the alleged human rights violations by the country's military and security forces, US…
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26/11 case Pak court releases another LeT suspect on bail
LAHORE (TIP): Sufayan Zafar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case, has been released on bail by a Pakistani antiterrorism court…
Read MoreChina bears heavy responsibility for Liu Xiaobo’s death Nobel committee
OSLO (TIP): The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday that China bears a "heavy responsibility" for the "premature" death+ of 2010 Peace…
Read MoreEx Brazil President Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years for corruption
BRASILIA (TIP): Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a top contender to win next year's presidential election, was convicted on…
Read MoreSyria monitor says IS chief Abu Bakr al Baghdadi dead
BEIRUT (TIP): The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said July 11 it had information from top Islamic State group leaders…
Read MoreTurkey detains 44 in anti terrorist operations including bomb attack planners
ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish police have detained 44 suspects in anti-terrorist operations, including the planners of two suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul last…
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