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China's Xi wraps up Pacific talks with Fiji aid boost
Nov 23, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping injected a further 70 million yuan (US$11.4 million) of aid money into Fiji as he wrapped up a round of talks in the Pacific nation...
China defence minister brushes off fears over military growth
Nov 21, 2014 (AFP)
China's defence minister on Friday sought to soothe concerns over the country's growing armed forces, saying its military modernisation is rooted in both past h...
NATO reports 400 intercepts of Russian aircraft in 2014
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
NATO said Thursday there have been around 400 intercepts of Russian military flights near its member countries this year, amid heightened tension between Moscow...
China policies fuel tensions with US: commission
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
China's souring foreign investment climate, "unfair" trade practices and inceased military spending heightened tensions between the United States and Beijing in...
Complex turns for Xi on China's diplomatic path
Nov 19, 2014 (AFP)
In a flurry of diplomacy, Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed environmental targets with the US, held a first formal summit with Japan and pledged friendshi...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO
Nov 19, 2014 (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday called for Ukraine to stay out of the NATO alliance, insisting that a "non-aligned status" was in the interests of the ex-Soviet country. "T...
Hollande on first state visit by French president to Australia
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Francois Hollande on Tuesday became the first French president to make a state visit to Australia, pushing to strengthen ties almost two decades after nuclear t...
Hollande pays first visit to Australia by a French president
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Francois Hollande Tuesday became the first French president to make a state visit to Australia, pushing to boost ties almost two decades after its nuclear tests...
NATO sees 'very serious' Russian military Ukraine build-up
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Russia has launched a "very serious" military build-up inside Ukraine and on their shared border, deploying troops and sophisticated equipment including air def...
'Big guy' China is committed to peace, says Xi
Nov 17, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday vowed always to use peaceful means in pursuit of Beijing's goals, including in maritime disputes, just days after US Pres...
G20 urges 'strong and effective action' on climate change
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
The world's most powerful economies urge "strong and effective action" on climate change, catapulting the issue up the G20 agenda in a new boost for campaigners...
Japan's Okinawa elects governor opposed to US base
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
Residents of Japan's Okinawa Sunday elected a governor who opposes plans to relocate a US military base within the island chain, a fresh setback in efforts to r...
Putin under fire over Ukraine at G20 summit
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine at a G20 summit in Australia on Saturday, underscoring the deepest chill in rel...
'Cold War' fears over Ukraine overblown, say experts
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
Secret "Russian subs" off Sweden, tit-for-tat sanctions, NATO fighters scrambling to intercept Russian warplanes: relations between the West and Moscow over Ukr...
Obama warns Asian territorial rows could 'spiral into confrontation'
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Saturday warned of the dangers of outright conflict in Asia, as China squares off against rival claimants over disputed territories...
Blind man's bluff
Nov 13, 2014 (UPI)
President Barack Obama evidently has learned little from the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan. And even less about the 16-year-war in Vietnam. As for the Korean ...
Ukraine says preparing for combat in face of Russian build-up
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine said Wednesday it was readying for fresh combat operations in the war-torn east as NATO backed claims that Moscow has poured columns of military hardwar...
Cold shoulders and effusive smiles in Beijing's diplomatic wonderland
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
From Cheshire Cat-like grins to gloom invoking Eeyore the donkey, the diplomatic menagerie surrounding an annual Asia-Pacific summit meeting left observers with...
How a GOP Congress could accommodate Obama's agenda
Nov 11, 2014 (UPI)
Getting elected is tough but for the new Republican majority in Congress, working with President Obama could prove downright daunting. After the drubbing Democr...
West confronts Putin at Asia-Pacific summit
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday had a close-up brush with Western anger over the Ukraine crisis and the downing of Flight MH17, as the White House w...
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