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Chinese admiral in Iran calls for closer defence ties

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

China wants to strengthen military ties with Iran, a senior Chinese admiral said Thursday, three months after Tehran sealed a deal with world powers over its nu...

Beijing warns against US South China Sea move

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

Beijing warned Thursday that it would "firmly oppose" infringement of its sovereignty after indications Washington will soon send warships close to its artifici...

Montenegro PM optimistic over bid to join NATO this year

Oct 15, 2015 (AFP)

Montenegro's premier expressed optimism Thursday that the tiny Balkan country would join NATO by the year's end, after the chief of the military alliance visite...

Britain's Charles to skip banquet with Chinese president

Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)

Britain's Prince Charles is to skip a state banquet during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the office of the heir to the throne said on Wedne...

Japan, China must move on from 'excessive focus' on past: Abe

Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)

Japan's premier Wednesday said his country's relationship with China must move away from an "excessive focus" on the past during a meeting with a top Beijing en...

Brazilian general warns against 'social crisis'

Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)

The chief of Brazil's army says growing political and economic turmoil in Latin America's biggest country risks becoming a "social crisis," according to comment...

Senior Chinese politician to head to Japan

Oct 12, 2015 (AFP)

China's top foreign policymaker will visit Japan Tuesday for a high-level political dialogue, in the latest possible thaw between the Asian rivals despite terri...

Outgoing Army Secretary calls for larger U.S. land force

Oct 12, 2015 (UPI)

Outgoing Army Secretary John McHugh warns that recent situations like the rise of the Islamic State and Russian aggression are reasons to expand the U.S. land f...

USS Porter arrives in Ukraine for NATO peace mission

Oct 12, 2015 (UPI)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter arrived in Odesa, Ukraine in support of the NATO initiative to promote peace in the region. The U.S....

Belarus leader Lukashenko wins landslide re-election

Oct 11, 2015 (AFP)

Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term as president of Belarus by a landslide Sunday, and warned the opposition against protests that could derail the lifting of...

Two more Japanese detained for spying in China

Oct 11, 2015 (AFP)

Two more Japanese nationals have been detained in China on suspicion of spying, bringing the number of Japanese held by Chinese authorities for espionage to fou...

Russia seeks victory over the West in Syria campaign: analysts

Oct 11, 2015 (AFP)

Cruise missiles fired from warships, the latest jets pounding far-off targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin's show of strength in Syria looks aimed at provi...

Japan hits out as UNESCO archives Nanjing massacre documents

Oct 10, 2015 (AFP)

Japan on Saturday lashed out at UNESCO's decision to inscribe documents related to the Nanjing massacre in its Memory of the World register, describing it as "e...

China vows to continue building on disputed islands, reefs

Oct 10, 2015 (AFP)

China on Saturday vowed to continue building in disputed reefs of the South China Sea, as state media said construction had finished on two lighthouses on reefs...

US, Russia to hold new Syria air safety talks: Pentagon

Oct 10, 2015 (AFP)

Russia and the United States are set to renew talks to avoid accidents in Syrian air space as the two countries conduct separate bombing campaigns, a US officia...

Fired GOP staffer: Benghazi probe politicized

Oct 10, 2015 (UPI)

A former GOP staffer on the House Select Committee on Benghazi says he was fired because he didn't go along with efforts by Republican panel members to politici...

Russia running short on reserve funds

Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)

Stumbling under the strain of low crude oil prices, the Russian economy will run out of reserve funds as early as 2017, the deputy finance minister said. Russia...

Norway to significantly increase defense budget

Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)

The Norwegian government proposed a 9.8 percent increase for its defense budget in 2016, which includes more funding for F-35 procurement. The $526 million incr...

U.K. Defense Secretary announces more support for Ukraine

Oct 08, 2015 (UPI)

The United Kingdom will step up troop deployment to the Baltic states and increase training for Ukraine's soldiers, the country's Defense Secretary announced on...

UN launches audit of funds linked to bribery scandal

Oct 08, 2015 (AFP)

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon ordered an audit Thursday to shed light on UN ties to a Chinese real estate mogul and foundations allegedly set up to funnel br...