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Britain's Prince Harry meets Obamas, promotes Invictus Games
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Britain's Prince Harry was hosted at the Oval Office Wednesday, after cheering a basketball game with the first lady, on a lightning visit to the United States ...
Fury in China over US sail-by in disputed waters
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese media denounced the US Wednesday after Washington sent a warship into disputed South China Sea waters and vowed to do so again, while netizens filled th...
Central, East Europe leaders seek bigger NATO presence
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
Romania's president said on Wednesday that nine central and eastern European countries would press at a November 4 summit for a greater NATO presence in the reg...
Military solution 'impossible' in parts of Middle East: CIA chief
Oct 28, 2015 (AFP)
A military solution is "impossible" in parts of the Middle East, US CIA chief John Brennan said Tuesday, arguing that it was hard to picture effective central g...
Is NATO relevant or is it finally a relic?
Oct 27, 2015 (UPI)
"I think it's possibly the beginning of the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I think it's that serious. We just can't sit back and let this happen...
Tokyo overturns Okinawa's ban on US base relocation work
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
The Japanese government Tuesday overturned a move by Okinawa's governor to stop work on a US base relocation site, marking the latest fight in a long-running ba...
China slams US over warship sailing near artificial islands
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
The United States defied China Tuesday by sending a warship close to artificial islands the rising Asian power is building in disputed waters, prompting Beijing...
Ukraine loses soldier in sudden upsurge in violence
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
Ukraine said Tuesday one of its soldiers had died in a mortar fire exchange with pro-Russian insurgents near the shelled-out remains of an airport in the rebels...
Russian navy holds drill to 'repel strikes' on Crimea
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Russia said Monday its navy is holding drills off the coast of Crimea to practise thwarting an attack on the Black Sea peninsula it annexed from Ukraine last ye...
Communist conclave seeks leaner, cleaner China
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Economic malaise and the spectre of intractable pollution confronted China's Communist leaders Monday as official media reported they gathered to plan the natio...
England celebrates 600th anniversary of Agincourt victory
Oct 25, 2015 (AFP)
England was this week celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of its greatest-ever battlefield victories, when king Henry V's longbow ...
China's Xi leaves UK with EU call, Man City trip
Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his visit to Britain on Friday with a call for Britain to remain in the European Union and a trip to see the English Prem...
China media laud Xi's British visit
Oct 22, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese media Thursday trumpeted President Xi Jinping's visit to Britain, running triumphant coverage of the trip at odds with Western accusations that London h...
Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police
Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)
China's consul general in the Philippines' second biggest city was wounded and two of his staff members were killed on Wednesday during a lunchtime gun attack a...
India, US hold naval exercise with Japan as ties grow
Oct 19, 2015 (AFP)
India, the United States and Japan on Monday wrapped up six days of naval exercises, reflecting closer military ties that are seen as a counterweight to growing...
Moscow fury as Swiss jet comes 'dangerously' close to official plane
Oct 19, 2015 (AFP)
Russia on Monday lashed out after a Swiss warplane flew "dangerously close" to one of its passenger jets carrying a senior parliamentary delegation, although Sw...
Syria 2015: Spain 1938 or Sarajevo June 1914?
Oct 18, 2015 (UPI)
Russia's military intervention in Syria has opened a Pandora's box of potential crises and frightening scenarios as well as hinting at the slimmest glimmer of a...
Beijing tries to soothe South China Sea jitters
Oct 17, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing sought to soothe tensions over its South China Sea claims Saturday, saying it will avoid the use of force in the region as the US ponders sending warshi...
Beijing holds defence forum as South China Sea festers
Oct 16, 2015 (AFP)
China gathered defence officials and experts from across the Asia-Pacific in Beijing Friday for a three-day security forum intended to boost the Asian giant's i...
China orders academics to push Communist doctrine online
Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese academics will be required to promote Communist party doctrine on the Internet, state-run media said Thursday, with promotions dependent on their abilit...
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