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Sri Lanka approves Chinese port project
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's new government on Thursday gave the green light for China's $1.4-billion port-related project in the capital despite warning while in opposition tha...
Pentagon study claimed Putin has Asperger's syndrome
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
A Pentagon study from 2008 claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control" when faced with c...
Munich security meet to focus on 'collapse of global order'
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
The Ukraine conflict, Islamic State group jihadists and the wider "collapse of the global order" will occupy the world's security community at an annual meeting...
Greece defence minister reassures NATO over Russia ties
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
Greece's new government remains committed to its NATO role despite close ties with Russia that have worried its allies, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos told AFP...
Pentagon nominee favors arming Ukraine
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary said Wednesday he would likely support delivering arms to Ukraine to counter pro-Russian separatists, but...
Russian Tu-95MC Bombers Flying Over Atlantic Are Unarmed
Feb 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian military aircraft conducting flights over neutral waters are unarmed, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti on Monday. Britain's The...
Russia to Keep Up With US, NATO Military Capability
Feb 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
Measures taken by the Russian Defense Ministry to develop the Strategic Nuclear Forces and raise the capabilities of regular troops will prevent the United Stat...
Philippines, Vietnam mull alliance in face of rising China
Feb 03, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines and Vietnam, two of the most vocal critics of China's attempts to claim almost all of the South China Sea, have held talks on forging a strategi...
US military aid to Ukraine would be dangerous move
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
Washington is once again mulling military support to Ukraine after fierce offensives by Kremlin-backed rebels, but experts fear it will only justify Russian con...
Calls for louder global voice as China, India, Russia meet
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed his country's relations with India and Russia during meetings that heard calls for developing economies to have mo...
US weighs arms deliveries to Ukraine: officials
Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)
President Barack Obama's aides and top commanders are seriously considering providing arms and more military equipment to Ukraine as its army struggles against ...
19 die in east Ukraine fighting in 24 hours
Feb 01, 2015 (AFP)
At least 19 people, including 13 Ukrainian troops, have been killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country over the last 24 hours, ...
Indian PM Modi to visit China in May: foreign minister
Feb 01, 2015 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China in May, the foreign minister said Sunday during her own three-day visit to Beijing. "Mr. Modi is going to c...
China vows no 'Western values' in universities
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
China's education minister has vowed to ban university textbooks which promote "Western values", state media said, in the latest sign of ideological tightening ...
NATO chief warns of challenges after 'black year'
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged the alliance Friday to brace for further challenges after a "black year" of Russian intervention in Ukraine and terror attacks ...
Obama to appear in public with Dalai Lama
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said Friday, in a move sure to a...
China asks UN to blackout NGO criticism: diplomats
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
China has asked the United Nations to withhold the names of countries that criticize non-governmental organizations, diplomats said Thursday, in a move that rai...
Philippines a 'crying baby' for opposing China island-building
Jan 30, 2015 (AFP)
China's official news agency on Friday likened the Philippines to a "crying baby" for seeking international support against island-building in disputed waters b...
Ukrainian forces face drones, electronic jamming: US
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
Ukrainian troops are struggling to counter artillery fire and electronic jamming by pro-Russian militants, who are flying drones to target the Kiev government f...
China 2015 military drills to focus on 'winning local wars'
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
China's military training this year will focus on "improving fighting capacity" to win "local wars", the defence ministry said Thursday, with Beijing embroiled ...
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