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Russian activists say find fresh graves of soldiers killed in Ukraine
May 20, 2015 (AFP)
Russian opposition activists investigating the deaths of three special forces soldiers said Wednesday their findings indicate that elite Russian army reconnaiss...
Japan to earmark $100 bn for Asian infrastructure: report
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
Japan will announce a $100 billion plan to invest in roads, bridges, railways and other building projects in Asia, a report said Tuesday, weeks after China outl...
NATO urges Russia to be more 'transparent' on military exercises
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia on Tuesday for full transparency during snap military exercises in order to avoid potentially catastrophic misunderstand...
Ukraine vows to show off 'captured Russian soldiers'
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
Ukraine vowed on Monday to show off two Russian soldiers it claimed to have captured while fighting Moscow-backed forces in the separatist east. The politically...
Japan dove Murayama urges hawk Abe to follow war apology
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
The architect of a landmark Japanese apology for World War II crimes on Monday urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to follow his lead on the 70th anniversary of the...
New coastal watch center opens in Philippines
May 18, 2015 (UPI)
A Raytheon designed coastal watch center for maritime security has opened in the Philippines, a "major milestone" in the support provided by the U.S. Defense Th...
Xi tells Kerry: Pacific Ocean big enough for China and US
May 17, 2015 (AFP)
China's relationship with the US is "stable" despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John Kerry Sunday, adding ...
Russia flexes Central Asia military might amid Afghan fears
May 17, 2015 (AFP)
Russia has deployed hundreds of troops for drills in Central Asia with its ex-Soviet allies in a show of force as anxiety grows over a surge in fighting in neig...
India's Modi in Mongolia seeking stronger ties in China's backyard
May 17, 2015 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Sunday with his counterpart during a visit to Mongolia, with the two nations upgrading relations as Delhi tries t...
One Ukrainian soldier killed, 3 wounded in war-torn east
May 16, 2015 (AFP)
A Ukrainian soldier was killed and three were wounded in fighting between government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine, the armed forces said Saturday. ...
Beijing rebukes US over South China Sea islands row
May 16, 2015 (AFP)
China's foreign minister told top US diplomat John Kerry on Saturday that Beijing was "unshakeable" in its defence of sovereignty, as tensions between the power...
America's shabby absence from Russia's VE celebrations
May 15, 2015 (UPI)
Eager to punish Russia for its Ukrainian policies, the Obama administration in a demeaning display of petty petulance sent only the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, J...
India's Modi tells China to 'reconsider' approach
May 15, 2015 (AFP)
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that Beijing needs to "reconsider its approach" to relations between the Asi...
US anxious over China's 'great wall of sand'
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
The United States is weighing sending warships and surveillance aircraft near artificial islands built by China to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the...
Baltics to ask NATO for thousands of troops
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
The Baltic states will formally ask NATO to deploy several thousand troops as a deterrent to Russia, Lithuania said Thursday, but the alliance gave no assurance...
Japan cabinet OKs military expansion rules
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's cabinet on Thursday approved a set of bills bolstering the role and scope of the military, as the pacifist country redefines its position in the increas...
Indian PM meets China's Xi on home ground
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his ancestral home province Thursday, highlighting ancient ties as the Asian giants...
Reform doubts grow as India's Modi marks year in office
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Narendra Modi marks the first anniversary of his landslide election win in a bullish mood about his mission to transform India into a great power, despite doubt...
Ukraine navy left high and dry after Crimea losses
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
A clutch of rusty old naval boats bob about mournfully in the Black Sea off the harbour of Ukraine's southern city Odessa near an ageing missile boat. "The only...
'Critical' for Putin to implement Ukraine truce: NATO
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
NATO leaders on Wednesday warned President Vladimir Putin to waste no time in implementing a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after the Russia...
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