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Partial lifting of U.S. arms sales to Vietnam condemned by China
Oct 10, 2014 (UPI)
China objected Friday to the U.S. decision to partially lift its ban on selling weapons to Vietnam, calling it an interfering and destabilizing action. The obje...
Pentagon chief in trip to Colombia, Chile, Peru
Oct 10, 2014 (AFP)
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel departed Thursday on a six-day tour of South America but the US-led war against the Islamic State group in the Middle East will be lo...
Li visits Germany, China's 'anchor' in Europe
Oct 10, 2014 (AFP)
China's Premier Li Keqiang met German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday for the year's third top-level talks between the Asian and European export powers despite ...
Obama urged to press Xi on Hong Kong's democracy
Oct 09, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong protestors won powerful US backing Thursday as a high-level panel urged President Barack Obama to press concerns about democracy with Beijing and call...
Hong Kong, the golden goose Beijing cannot sacrifice
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong's democracy protests have stoked fears of retribution from China, but observers say the city is simply too valuable to punish and sideline, even as it...
China builds military airstrip on disputed island: Xinhua
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing has completed a runway for military aircraft on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam, state-run media reported, as it asserts its territoria...
Ukraine lobbies NATO, IMF as deaths mount
Oct 08, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine dispatched top envoys to Washington and Brussels on Wednesday to secure help in the face of a surge in clashes with pro-Russian insurgents that killed e...
Panetta tell-all in rich tradition of dirt dishing memoirs
Oct 07, 2014 (AFP)
It's as much a Washington tradition as fireworks on July 4. The blockbuster memoir is a rite of passage for retired power brokers keen to settle scores, polish ...
White House rejects Panetta critique of Obama
Oct 06, 2014 (AFP)
The White House on Monday rejected claims by ex-Pentagon chief Leon Panetta that President Barack Obama is too reticent to take on opponents and lacks the passi...
Philippines, US marines conduct exercises near China-held reef
Oct 05, 2014 (AFP)
Over 6,000 Philippine and US marines carried out a military exercise on a Philippine beach Sunday near a disputed reef occupied by Chinese ships which has becom...
Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes
Oct 05, 2014 (AFP)
As the Dalai Lama marked his 25th year as a Nobel laureate this week, a row over South Africa's failure to grant him a visa underscored the huge challenge facin...
HK protesters refuse to budge as deadline to clear streets arrives
Oct 05, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters remained stubbornly encamped on the streets as dawn broke on Monday, just hours before a government deadline to clear key t...
Defiant H.K. protesters clash with police despite talks offer
Oct 03, 2014 (AFP)
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong scuffled with police outside government headquarters as tensions ran high Friday, despite an eleventh-hour agreement for ta...
Hong Kong protests 'doomed to fail': China party paper
Oct 03, 2014 (AFP)
The official mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist party said Friday that authorities will not make concessions to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and th...
US lifts 40-year arms ban to boost Vietnam sea defense
Oct 03, 2014 (AFP)
In a decision likely to anger China, the US is partly lifting a 40-year ban on arms sales to former foe Vietnam to help boost defenses in the tense South China ...
Dalai Lama in 'informal' talks to return to Tibet
Oct 02, 2014 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama indicated Thursday he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to his Tibetan homeland after more than half a century in ex...
Hungary hosts NATO exercise in 'show of strength'
Oct 02, 2014 (AFP)
Hungarian and US soldiers took part in a joint military exercise Thursday, simulating "everyday" battle situations in Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor O...
Hong Kong Occupy leader says protests will spread 'like flowers'
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
One of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy leaders struggled to contain his emotions Wednesday as he warned protests would spread like "blossoming flowers"...
Laureate says Nobel summit axed after Dalai Lama row
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
A global summit of Nobel laureates has been cancelled after the event was hit by a boycott over the South African government's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a...
China detains activists for supporting Hong Kong protests: rights groups
Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)
Authorities have detained more than a dozen activists across China and questioned as many as 60 others who expressed support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy prote...
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