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Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come
WELLINGTON (TIP): The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough […]
Asia
Australian churches to offer refuge to asylum seekers
SYDNEY (TIP): Australian church leaders on february 4 said they would offer sanctuary to asylum seekers facing removal to a remote Pacific detention camp, vowing to defy the government’s harsh immigration rules. The asylum seekers, […]
Europe
Australian accused of planning to pack kangaroo with bomb
MELBOURNE (TIP): A teenage suspect discussed with a British accomplice packing a kangaroo with explosives before setting it loose on Australian police officers, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. Sevdet Ramadan Besim was ordered in the Melbourne […]
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Djokovic beats Federer to reach Australian Open final
MELBOURNE (TIP): Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open on January 28 and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam […]
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Economic crisis is not far away
The next financial crisis is coming. It’s just a matter of time – and we haven’t finished fixing the flaws in the global system that were so brutally exposed by the last one. Massive monetary policy […]
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Former Australia PM Tony Abbott says Islam must reform
SYDNEY (TIP): Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has sparked criticism by saying Islam has a “massive problem” and needs to reform. Writing in Australian media, Mr. Abbott said “not all cultures are equal” and the […]
Europe
Teenager on Australia terror plot charge denied bail
SYDNEY (TIP): A 15-year-old charged over a terror plot used coded text messages to try and avoid detection, an Australian court heard as he was denied bail Dec 10 over fears he could commit serious […]
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India steps up surveillance on ISIS propaganda: over 150 Indians under the scanner
NEW DELHI (TIP) : Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of […]
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India, APEC and the US
The major focus during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Manila, Philippines on November 18th and 19th would be on the Paris terror attacks though it is a trade promotion group that does not delve […]
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Why the Ban on Cow Slaughter is not just Anti-Farmer but Anti-Cow as well
The recent killings of Mohammad Akhlaq, Noman and Zahid Ahmad Bhatt on the claim that they were slaughtering cows is not only an attack on the right to life, livelihood and diverse food cultures but an […]
Europe
Brazil mine mudslide kills at least 17
RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): A dam burst at a mining waste site in Brazil, unleashing a deluge of thick, red toxic mud that engulfed a village and killed at least 17 people, an official said. […]
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UK schoolgirl guilty of terror offences spared jail
LONDON (TIP): A British schoolgirl who admitted two terror offences of possessing “recipes for explosives” and a bomb-making guide was on Thursday spared a custodial sentence after she pleaded to a youth court to let […]
Business & Economics
Adani’s coal mine project gets re-approval in Australia
MELBOURNE (TIP): Indian mining giant Adani’s plan to build one of the world’s largest coal mines got a new lease of life on Thursday after the Australian government gave its re-approval to the 16.5 billion […]
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A US-Pak nuclear deal would be a threat to India’s security
If a report in a US newspaper is to be believed, a US-Pakistan nuclear deal might be on the cards. The report says that such a deal is being considered around Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif‘s visit […]