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Fighting eases in Donetsk after Ukraine claims airport victory
Jan 19, 2015 (AFP)
Fighting eased in the Donetsk region on Monday after Ukraine launched a major offensive and claimed to clear pro-Russian rebels from most of the airport outside...
Top Chinese spymaster probed for corruption
Jan 16, 2015 (AFP)
China's ruling Communist Party said Friday it has put the deputy chief of the country's top intelligence agency under investigation, the latest high-ranking fig...
US Concerned About Russia's Emerging Strategic Military Capabilities
Jan 16, 2015 (Sputnik)
The United States is concerned about Russia's emerging strategic capabilities in nuclear, space, cyber security spheres, Commander of US Strategic Command Adm. ...
Japan approves biggest ever defence budget amid Asia tensions
Jan 14, 2015 (AFP)
Japan approved its largest-ever defence budget for the next fiscal year on Wednesday, as hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks to strengthen surveillance of t...
Confucius the Redeemer symbol of Xi's Chinese Dream
Jan 14, 2015 (AFP)
Arms outstretched like Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer, a towering Confucius statue stands in the seaside resort that hosts the Chinese Communist leadershi...
West facing 'payback' for colonialism, says China paper
Jan 13, 2015 (AFP)
The religious and cultural tensions the West faces are "payback" for slavery and colonialism, a Chinese state-run newspaper said Tuesday in the wake of the Isla...
Japan, China resume talks on maritime hotline: reports
Jan 12, 2015 (AFP)
Japan and China resumed talks on Monday about setting up a hotline to prevent sea clashes, following frequent sparring between ships from the two sides around d...
China says Sri Lanka 'friendship runs deep' despite election
Jan 09, 2015 (AFP)
China on Friday downplayed the impact of Sri Lanka's presidential election upset, dismissing suggestions that the stunning win by Maithripala Sirisena could sha...
US scaling back bases in Europe in cost-cutting move
Jan 08, 2015 (AFP)
The US military said Thursday it will close a major air base in Britain and withdraw from 14 other installations across Europe as part of a reorganization of fo...
Merkel sets strict terms on easing Russia sanctions
Jan 08, 2015 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel set strict terms Thursday for easing EU sanctions on Russia as the 28-nation bloc unlocked new aid to help Ukraine overcome its ...
China and Venezuela to step up co-operation: Xi, Maduro
Jan 07, 2015 (AFP)
China and Venezuela will step up co-operation this year, Presidents Xi Jinping and Nicolas Maduro said in Beijing Wednesday as falling oil prices threaten the L...
China Nobel winner praises Communist party
Jan 07, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan has heaped praise on the ruling Communist party and its leader Xi Jinping in an interview likely to renew debate about his politic...
Australians reject siding with Japan over China: survey
Jan 06, 2015 (AFP)
Australians would overwhelmingly reject siding with close ally Japan against top trade partner China over a dispute in the East China Sea and prefer to remain n...
13 Ukraine soldiers killed in road crash in east
Jan 06, 2015 (AFP)
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with military trucks in bad weather in the war-torn east, o...
Abe says to stick to Japan apology in new WWII statement
Jan 05, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he would release a fresh statement on World War II this year, but would stand by previous apologies f...
Opinion: A New Year's resolution, to finally win a war
Jan 04, 2015 (UPI)
Isn't it about time that America won a war? Some will rightly observe that every war the U.S. started, it lost. Forget the misnomered wars on drugs, poverty, ra...
Shanghai stampede reveals gleaming China's hidden weakness
Jan 02, 2015 (AFP)
Dozens of deaths from a crush in Shanghai highlight China's enduring vulnerabilities even as the country races ahead economically, commentators say, with author...
Estonia accuses Russia of alleged airspace violation
Jan 02, 2015 (SPX)
The Estonian Ministry of Defense has accused a Russian military jet of entering Estonian airspace without permission on Christmas Day, local media reported on T...
Lithuania detains military officer suspected of spying
Dec 31, 2014 (AFP)
Lithuania said Wednesday it detained a military officer for alleged espionage, possibly for Russia, in the latest Cold War-style incident amid heightened tensio...
China launches cyber claim to islands in Japan dispute
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing on Tuesday launched a website for an uninhabited island chain in the East China Sea, in its latest bid to assert sovereignty over an archipelago control...
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