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Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift

Aug 09, 2016 (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began heal...

Japan's ageing emperor hints at abdication

Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)

Emperor Akihito said Monday his advancing age and weakening health mean he may no longer be able to carry out his duties, setting the stage for Japan to prepare...

Uncertain future for landmark Istanbul military school

Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)

With its twin pointed towers and brilliant white facade stretching along the Bosphorus, the Kuleli Military High School is one of the most striking late Ottoman...

Trump's economic plan

Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)

Donald Trump on Monday laid out his plan to lower taxes, freeze financial regulations and trigger an energy revival which he said would spur economic growth and...

China installs radar in disputed waters: Japanese media

Aug 07, 2016 (AFP)

China has installed a radar with potential military functions in a disputed area of the East China Sea, Japanese media said Sunday, in the latest flare-up of te...

Japan spots 230 Chinese fishing boats off disputed islets

Aug 06, 2016 (AFP)

Some 230 Chinese fishing vessels and seven coast guard ships, including four apparently carrying weapons, sailed into waters close to disputed East China Sea is...

Turkey ruling party orders purge after coup attempt

Aug 06, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey's ruling party on Friday ordered a purge from its ranks of supporters of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused of plotting last month's fail...

Tremors from Turkey coup rattle US, EU

Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)

From the roads of Pennsylvania and corridors of power in Washington to the public squares of Cologne and EU offices in Brussels, the shockwaves from the July 15...

Avoid China-claimed shoal, Philippines tells fishermen

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities. Th...

Japan taps nationalist Inada for defence chief

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday picked a close confidante with staunchly nationalist views as the new defence minister, a move likely to raise c...

Turkey's Erdogan accuses West of 'supporting coup plotters'

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Turkey's Western allies over last month's failed putsch, accusing them of supporting "terror" and demanding Was...

China Communist Party to rein in powerful youth wing

Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)

China's Communist Party is to impose tighter controls on its youth wing, state media reported, in what analysts said was a move to undermine a powerful politica...

Raids in Libya's Sirte in US national interest: Obama

Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)

President Barack Obama defended Tuesday a two-day-old US air campaign against the Islamic State group in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte, saying defeating the ji...

China must prepare for 'people's war at sea': minister

Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)

China's Defence Minister has urged preparations for a "people's war at sea" to counter offshore security threats and safeguard sovereignty, state media reported...

Japan warns China over 'territorial aggression'

Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)

China risks triggering unintended conflict with Asian rivals through its aggressive stance in maritime disputes, Japan said Tuesday in a security assessment, as...

Russia invites NATO experts for security talks

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

Russia's defence ministry said Monday it had invited NATO experts to Moscow for talks next month in a bid to increase security in Europe as tensions with the We...

FBI technician pleads guilty to acting as China agent

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

A 46-year-old FBI electronics technician pled guilty in New York on Monday to acting as an agent of China and passing along sensitive information to a Chinese g...

Turkey, US meet after power grab attempt

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey's military and political leaders were to meet on Monday in Ankara with the top US military commander in the first direct talks since last month's failed ...

Turkey summons senior German envoy over Cologne rally

Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey summoned a senior German diplomat on Monday, a day after a rally in Cologne in support of the Turkish president who was not permitted to address the crow...

China confirms probing Japanese for 'endangering security'

Jul 31, 2016 (AFP)

Beijing has confirmed it is investigating a Japanese suspected of "endangering China's national security", following Japanese reports that he had been detained,...