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US military on Okinawa fights to check stigma of crime

Jun 19, 2016 (AFP)

Crimes by US troops based on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have long angered residents, who for decades have claimed the American military was out of ...

Germany slams NATO 'warmongering' on Russia

Jun 18, 2016 (AFP)

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticised NATO for having a bellicose policy towards Russia, describing it as "warmongering", the German da...

China promotes EU ambitions of key trade partner Serbia

Jun 18, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday backed Serbia's bid to join the European Union during a visit to the country which aims to become a hub for Chinese imp...

Norway aims to boost defences against 'unpredictable' Russia

Jun 17, 2016 (AFP)

Norway announced plans Friday for its biggest military upgrade effort since the end of the Cold War, to bolster its defences against an "increasingly unpredicta...

NATO to strengthen support to Ukraine

Jun 17, 2016 (UPI)

NATO defense ministers have agreed to strengthen support for Ukraine with a Comprehensive Package of Assistance. The package will bring together all the strands...

Russia building military 'zone of influence': NATO

Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)

Moscow is seeking to create a "zone of influence through military means", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding that the alliance has observed major...

China blamed for ASEAN U-turn on South China Sea

Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese pressure was blamed Thursday for a stunning diplomatic U-turn by Southeast Asian Nations that saw them retract a statement sounding alarm over Beijing's...

US fighter planes arrive in Philippines for training mission

Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)

US fighter planes have arrived in the Philippines for a training mission and operations to ensure access to the disputed South China Sea, the US Navy said Thurs...

Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors

Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House Wednesday -- a now familiar ritual that took place off-camera and out of the public eye to av...

Indonesia cites error as ASEAN meeting ends in confusion

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

Indonesia said Wednesday that a bold statement from Southeast Asian nations raising concern over Beijing's island-building in the South China Sea was issued in ...

Chinese 'political prisoner' released from jail in Australia

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

An Australian businessman jailed in China on bribery and embezzlement charges before being sent home to serve out his sentence was released Wednesday on compass...

Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the United States and India, Japanese officials said...

Chinese spy ship entered Japan waters: Tokyo

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese spy ship entered Japan's territorial waters on Wednesday as Tokyo conducted a joint exercise with the United States and India, Japanese officials said...

Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House, defying Beijing

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday, in a move likely to enrage China, which sees the exiled Tibetan spiritual leade...

Britain has 'absolute veto' over EU army: minister

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

Britain has an "absolute veto" over any plans for a European Union army, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Wednesday, ahead of a bitterly-fought referendum o...

Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House on Wednesday: official

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday, in a move likely to enrage China, which sees the exiled Tibetan spiritual leade...

NATO boosts eastern presence ahead of key summit

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

NATO defence ministers on Tuesday approved sending battalions to the three Baltic states and Poland just weeks before a landmark summit in Warsaw endorses a maj...

US charges Chinese worker for IBM with 'economic espionage'

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

US authorities charged a former Chinese employee of tech giant IBM with economic espionage Tuesday for allegedly stealing proprietary source code to hand over t...

Turkey, Russia leaders in first contact since plane crisis

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin marking Russia's national day, in their first contact since Ankar...

ASEAN retracts South China Sea criticism: Malaysia

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

Southeast Asian countries have reversed course on a statement that expressed deep concern over events in the South China Sea, where Beijing is embroiled in terr...