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China makes war with Japan six years longer

Jan 11, 2017 (AFP)

China has ordered all schools to teach pupils that its 20th-century war with Japan lasted 14 years rather than eight, the education ministry said Wednesday, to ...

NATO's new $1.2-bn base held up by IT glitches

Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)

Completion of NATO's new $1.2-billion headquarters in Brussels, expected to open this year, has been held up by problems with its IT and communications systems,...

Trump govt faces rising risk of international conflict

Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)

The incoming Donald Trump administration faces a world of greater risk of conflict, slower growth and more anti-democratic pressures than ever since the Cold Wa...

Hundreds protest as Sri Lanka launches Chinese industrial zone

Jan 07, 2017 (AFP)

Sri Lanka police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of people protesting the launch Saturday of a special industrial zone in the island's south that hopes to at...

NATO and Russia in game of cat and mouse in Baltic skies

Jan 06, 2017 (AFP)

French jets have been engaged in a game of cat and mouse with Russian fighters in the skies above the Baltic states, as NATO keeps a close eye on Russia's ambit...

Indonesia backs down in Australia military row

Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)

Indonesia appeared to back down Thursday from a decision to suspend all military cooperation with Australia in a row over teaching materials, with a senior mini...

Russian Marines in smashing Philippine charm offensive

Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)

Russian Marines shattered glass bottles with their heads and smashed burning wooden planks against each other Thursday as part of an eye-catching charm offensiv...

Obama urges military to make Trump transition smooth

Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)

President Barack Obama on Wednesday huddled with top military commanders, urging a smooth transition of power and praising their respect for civilian rule. "We ...

Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia

Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)

Indonesia said Wednesday it has suspended military cooperation with Australia, reportedly due to training materials deemed offensive, in a fresh flare-up of ten...

Russia flags war games with US ally Philippines

Jan 03, 2017 (AFP)

The Russian Navy said Tuesday it was planning to hold war games with the Philippines, as two of its ships made a rare stop in Manila following Filipino Presiden...

Duterte seeks 'strategic shift' from US to China: envoy

Jan 02, 2017 (AFP)

The Philippines is tilting away from its traditional ally the United States towards China in a bid to "normalise" relations following a longstanding territorial...

Top official urges independent Chinese Catholic Church

Dec 30, 2016 (AFP)

Catholics in China should build a more independent, socialist church, a senior Beijing official has said, as the government remains at odds with the Vatican on ...

China Communist party expels former spymaster

Dec 30, 2016 (AFP)

China's ruling Communist Party has expelled the former deputy chief of the country's top intelligence agency, it said Friday, the latest high-ranking figure to ...

McCain calls for permanent US troops in Baltics

Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)

Republican Senator John McCain on Thursday called for US troops to be permanently stationed in the Baltic states as a deterrent against Russia amid regional con...

This is a drill: British army returns to Hong Kong

Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)

Nearly 20 years after Hong Kong was returned to China, the British army is back -- this time to train the city's police force on crucial matters of pomp and cer...

New UN chief wants to meet Trump 'as soon as possible'

Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)

Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he wants to meet Donald Trump "as soon as possible" and is "determined to establish a constructive dialogue ...

China gives Trump the bird

Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese shopping mall is ringing in the year of the cock with a giant sculpture of a chicken that looks like US president-elect Donald Trump. China has gone c...

China willing to work with India to maintain peace and build prosperity

Dec 28, 2016 (XNA)

China is willing to cooperate with India and other regional countries to maintain lasting peace, prosperity and stability, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chun...

China flexes military muscle before Trump takes office

Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)

An aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a newly upgraded combat aircraft: China's military is showing off its newest equipment less than a month before the swear...

India bans foreign funds of 20,000 charities: official

Dec 27, 2016 (AFP)

India's government has banned some 20,000 charities from accepting overseas funds because they failed to comply with the rules, a home ministry official said Tu...