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Chinese anger as journalists forced to leave India

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

India has refused to renew the visas of a group of journalists from China's state-run Xinhua news agency, government sources said Monday, after they reportedly ...

Vietnam warns South China Sea is a 'test' of ASEAN

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

Vietnam has warned that the inability of Southeast Asian nations to forge a unified front against Beijing's militarisation of the South China Sea is a "test" of...

China says sensitive issues could damage ties with US military

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

Failure to properly handle sensitive issues between the US and China could "very likely disturb and undermine" their military-to-military relations, a top Chine...

Turkey targets media in new crackdown after coup

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

Turkish authorities on Monday issued arrest warrants for over 40 journalists in a new phase of the controversial legal crackdown after the failed coup against P...

Turkey detains fugitive soldiers over Erdogan attack plot

Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey detained seven fugitive soldiers Monday on suspicion of taking part in an attack on the hotel where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was staying when the f...

SE Asia deadlocked as S. China Sea split deepens

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

Southeast Asian nations were deadlocked Sunday about how to confront China's territorial claims in the South China Sea as pressure from Beijing again drove a we...

Clouds gather for Turkey economy after attempted coup

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

A six percent loss in value of its currency, a plunge on the stock market and a downgrade by a key ratings agency. The last week alone has shown that life is no...

Turkey readies cross-party rally against coup, for democracy

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey readied Sunday for its first cross-party rally against the bloody putsch attempt, following the break up of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential guard as ...

Turkish 'unity' rally condemns coup amid torture claims

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

Many thousands of Turks massed Sunday for the first cross-party rally to condemn the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid a purge of suspec...

Amnesty says Turkey coup detainees being tortured

Jul 24, 2016 (AFP)

Human rights group Amnesty International said Sunday it had "credible evidence" of the abuse and torture of people detained in sweeping arrests since Turkey's J...

Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup

Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey pushed on with a sweeping crackdown against suspected plotters of its failed coup Saturday, defiantly telling EU critics it had no choice but to root out...

China's workforce may decline 23% by 2050: official

Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)

The size of China's workforce may decline by as much as 23 percent by 2050, a government official said, as the population of the world's second-largest economy ...

Erdogan's 'secret keeper' under fire over Turkey coup lapse

Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey's shadowy spy chief Hakan Fidan has faced an unprecedented public dressing down in the wake of the failed coup but appears set to stay on in his post -- ...

Erdogan's mass appeal saved him on coup night

Jul 23, 2016 (AFP)

More than his security forces, what saved Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the coup attempt was the extraordinary devotion the charismati...

Germany stresses NATO commitment to allies after Trump comments

Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)

Germany on Friday stressed its promise to protect its NATO allies after White House hopeful Donald Trump called the commitment into question. "The German govern...

Turkey shakes up security forces in post-coup crackdown

Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)

Turkey on Friday detained almost 300 members of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's guard and began shaking up the security forces one week after a failed coup, as...

July 15, 2016: The day Turkey changed

Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)

For most people in Turkey, July 15, 2016 was just another brilliant summer day heading into a balmy night. Until around 10:30 pm. Then came the F-16s roaring ov...

Divide and rule by Beijing throws ASEAN into disarray

Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)

Southeast Asian nations are in unparalleled disarray over Beijing's sabre-rattling in the South China Sea, analysts and insiders say, with the fractures set to ...

Turkey tensions spill onto German streets

Jul 22, 2016 (AFP)

The failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stoked tensions in Germany's three-million strong Turkish community, prompting demonstrations and thr...

China slams US Republicans for 'groundless accusations'

Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)

China on Thursday warned the Donald Trump-fronted US Republican Party against making "groundless accusations" after it accused Beijing of cultural genocide and ...