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Hong Kong's first spy dies in China
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
A former police officer accused of spying for communist China in one of the former British colony's highest-profile espionage cases has died, according to repor...
Russia's New Military Doctrine Permits Retaliatory Nuclear Strike Only
Dec 29, 2014 (Sputnik)
Russia stopped short of including the "preemptive strike" notion into its new military doctrine released Friday, permitting the use of its nuclear arsenal only ...
China touts new weapon platforms, transparency
Dec 29, 2014 (UPI)
China's military is touting its introduction of new weapons platforms in 2014 and says that having done so publicly underlines its commitment to transparency. T...
Japan plans law to speed up overseas deployment of troops
Dec 28, 2014 (AFP)
Japan plans to draw up a law to speed the deployment of troops overseas for peacekeeping operations and to support allies, reports said Sunday, in a move that c...
Chechen president offers 'special regiment' to defend Russia
Dec 28, 2014 (AFP)
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov on Sunday proposed the creation of a "special regiment" made up from Chechnya's armed forces to help defend Russia from Western...
New Russian military doctrine labels NATO as main threat
Dec 26, 2014 (AFP)
The Kremlin on Friday branded the expansion of NATO as a fundamental threat to Russia in a revised military doctrine that dramatically reflects deteriorating re...
China urges Japan to pursue peace under new defence chief
Dec 25, 2014 (AFP)
China on Thursday called on Japan to pursue "peaceful development" under its new defence minister appointed this week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's re-elect...
Russian-Indian Joint Military Projects to Boost Delhi's Defense Industry
Dec 24, 2014 (Sputnik)
Russia will provide India with its most advanced weapons and technologies in order to renew Delhi's aging military hardware; since the countries have launched j...
Shinzo Abe returns as Japanese prime minister after snap election
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's parliament on Wednesday confirmed Shinzo Abe for another term as prime minister after his election triumph, but the return to power stirred warnings fro...
Russia's Military Doctrine Remains Defensive Despite NATO Buildup
Dec 24, 2014 (Sputnik)
The Russian military doctrine will remain defensive despite NATO military buildup in eastern Europe, but Russia will make consistent and determined efforts to s...
Pope to meet Muslim, Buddhist leaders in Philippines visit
Dec 22, 2014 (AFP)
Pope Francis will meet with leaders of various religions when he visits the Philippines next month, pushing a message of tolerance in order to combat global rel...
Opinion: Dysfunctional geopolitics
Dec 21, 2014 (UPI)
The Feinstein CIA torture report has given the U.S. a geopolitical black eye of worldwide dimensions. For the average Russian, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Afric...
China pledges $11.5 billion to Mekong region countries: Xinhua
Dec 20, 2014 (AFP)
China will provide more than $11.5 billion in loans and aid to neighbouring Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, mostly for infrastructure and industr...
China's Li visits Bangkok with Thai junta craving allies
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese premier Li Keqiang is set Friday to sign agriculture and transport agreements on a visit to Bangkok, as Thailand's junta seeks diplomatic support after ...
Challenging Russia, Ukraine moves to drop neutral status
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine's president openly challenged the Kremlin on Thursday by submitting a bill allowing the former Soviet republic to join NATO and make the Western allianc...
Serbia expels rights activists held during China PM's visit
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
Serbia deported 11 foreigners arrested during the Belgrade visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, officials said Thursday, as Amnesty International express...
Obama acts boldly on Cuba, with eye on legacy
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
While campaigning in 2008, Barack Obama said it was time to come up with a new US policy towards Cuba. Now, with two years left in his second term in the White ...
Danger in the skies as Russia, NATO play cat-and-mouse
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
Recent close shaves between Russian fighters and civilian aircraft highlight the dangers of the cat-and-mouse game being played out between Moscow and the West ...
US-Cuba relations more tense than neighborly
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
Relations between the United States and Cuba, more strained than neighborly over the past century, have seen US occupations, Cold War enmity, and even the brink...
Chinese PM in talks with east and central European leaders
Dec 15, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrived in Belgrade Monday for a summit with leaders from 16 central and eastern European countries, a region where Beijing wo...
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