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US threatening 'chaos' in Asia-Pacific: China
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
China accused the United States on Thursday of threatening to sow "chaos" in the Asia-Pacific region by inciting countries whose territorial claims in the South...
Putin makes troop deaths in peacetime operations a 'state secret'
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday banned the release of information about troop deaths in "special operations" during peacetime, as the Kremlin conti...
Baltics mull joint air defence system against Russia
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Defence ministers for the three Baltic states said Thursday they are mulling a joint air defence system in response to security concerns over Russia's activity ...
Philippine, Vietnam troops play sports on disputed island
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Filipino and Vietnamese troops played football and tug-of-war on a disputed South China Sea island on Wednesday, officials said, closing ranks as their rival Ch...
Re-establishing the Anglo-American special relationship
May 28, 2015 (UPI)
First a note to my readers. UPI has granted me the great honor and distinction of being named the first person to become UPI's just created Arnaud de Borchgrave...
Taiwan launches peace plan for South China Sea
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Taiwan launched a peace plan Tuesday in what it said was a bid to ease growing tensions in the South China Sea, as Beijing steps up development of a disputed is...
'Tanks don't need visas,' blacklisted Russian official tells West
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
An outspoken deputy prime minister in charge of Russia's defence sector has dismissed Western concerns over Moscow's increased assertiveness in the Arctic by sa...
Philippines to fly over disputed South China Sea: Aquino
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Philippine military and commercial aircraft will keep flying over disputed areas in the South China Sea despite Chinese warnings over the airspace, President Be...
India's ex-premier says new regime undermining democracy
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
India's former prime minister on Wednesday accused his successor Narendra Modi of suppressing dissent and undermining democratic institutions, in an unusually o...
China to project its military further and stronger
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
China said Tuesday it would project its military power further beyond its sea borders and more assertively in the air, defending the construction of artificial ...
US affirms 'ironclad' promise to defend Philippines
May 27, 2015 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday that Washington's pledge to defend the Pacific nation remains "ironclad" and cal...
Japan to join major US-Australia military drill
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese troops will take part in a major US-Australian military exercise for the first time in July, as Washington looks to bolster links among its allies in t...
Playing With Fire: US Unleashes Hybrid 'Proto-War'Against China
May 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
Washington has unleashed a "proto-war" against China, using military, economic, and informational measures, in accordance with the "Brzezinski doctrine" and the...
Swathes of Ukraine's rebel east lose access to water
May 24, 2015 (AFP)
A pro-Kiev official in eastern Ukraine said Sunday that swathes of the rebel-run region have lost access to water because fighting has damaged a water main. The...
China's Xi says Japan friendship 'worth cherishing'
May 23, 2015 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping struck a friendly tone on relations with Japan Saturday, but touched on disputes over history which still add to tensions between t...
US planes keep distance from Chinese 'islands' -- for now
May 22, 2015 (AFP)
US surveillance aircraft and naval ships have yet to test China's territorial claims around artificial islands built in the South China Sea, but the Pentagon wa...
NATO to hold summit in Warsaw in July 2016
May 22, 2015 (AFP)
NATO announced Friday it will hold its next summit in Warsaw on July 8-9 next year as it tackles perceived threats from Russia to the east and jihadists to the ...
China 'severely concerned' over US spying accusations
May 21, 2015 (AFP)
China said Wednesday it was "severely concerned" over the arrest of one of its citizens in the US, one of six Chinese nationals charged with economic espionage....
Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia's army: OSCE
May 21, 2015 (AFP)
European mediators in the Ukrainian crisis said Thursday that two men captured by Kiev's troops had confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces sent ...
Ideological mountain to climb for China-India business
May 20, 2015 (AFP)
India's democratically elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi viewed Shanghai's gleaming skyscrapers at the weekend in search of pointers for his economy, but Chi...
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