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US to deploy heavy weapons on NATO's eastern flank
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
The US will deploy heavy weapons in central and eastern Europe for the first time, Washington said Tuesday, in the midst of the worst stand-off between Russia a...
Philippines in US, Japan naval drills amid China sea row
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines Monday began separate but simultaneous naval exercises with the United States and Japan, amid shared and growing concern at Chinese island-build...
NATO head says alliance will more than double rapid response force
Jun 22, 2015 (AFP)
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday the alliance will approve plans this week to more than double the size of its rapid response force, having already create...
Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip
Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in...
Pentagon chief seeks NATO spending boost to counter Russia
Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in...
Tibetans pray for Dalai Lama at 80th birthday celebration
Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama marked his official 80th birthday on Sunday, with prayers and celebrations at his hometown in exile but little to show for decades of lobbying se...
Executive power shall be...
Jun 21, 2015 (UPI)
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton have now formally entered the presidential 2016 sweepstakes, joining a small platoon -- if not battalion -- of contenders on both s...
China, US set for 'vigorous' talks on tough issues
Jun 21, 2015 (AFP)
The United States is vowing not to "paper over" differences with China at key talks this week weighed down by thorny issues of trade, cyber spying and tensions ...
Filipinos fear 'armed conflict' with China over sea row: poll
Jun 19, 2015 (AFP)
Eight in 10 Filipinos are worried a festering South China Sea territorial dispute could lead to "armed conflict" with the world's most populous nation, an indep...
Accidental conflict is true danger of Russia-West clash: experts
Jun 19, 2015 (AFP)
Military posturing and increasingly hostile rhetoric between Russia and the West are raising the risk of an accidental slide towards a wider conflict that neith...
NATO flexes muscles in Poland war games
Jun 18, 2015 (AFP)
NATO flexed its muscles Thursday in Poland during the first full drill of its new spearhead force, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank i...
Philippines sets US, Japan naval exercises as China row simmers
Jun 18, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines is to hold simultaneous naval drills next week with key allies the United States and Japan, the military said Thursday, as Chinese building cont...
NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War, as the region grapples with terror...
New Chinese islands don't settle sea disputes: Japan
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal", after Beijing announc...
China deports British investigator, wife in GSK case
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese authorities on Wednesday deported a British investigator and his wife linked to a corruption case involving pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), ...
Some building in disputed waters to finish soon: China
Jun 16, 2015 (AFP)
China said Tuesday it would soon complete some of its land reclamation projects on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but that infrastructure work there w...
Scotland pushes for fiscal autonomy
Jun 15, 2015 (UPI)
Scotland, which has said it could support its economy on oil and gas, needs full autonomy over its finances to reach its full potential, a deputy minister said....
Philippines to present China sea case at Hague next month
Jun 15, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines will argue its case against China's claim over most of the disputed South China Sea at The Hague next month, the foreign department said Monday....
Poland says in talks with US on storing heavy weapons
Jun 14, 2015 (AFP)
Poland said on Sunday it is in talks with the United States on the possibility of Washington storing heavy weaponry on Polish soil, as regional tensions run hig...
An eventful year for Great Britiain
Jun 14, 2015 (UPI)
2015 is indeed an event filled year that could help put some of the "great" back into Great Britain. Today commemorates the 800th anniversary of the signing of ...
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