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Uighur scholar defiant as China separatism trial ends
Sep 18, 2014 (AFP)
A prominent scholar from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority strongly rejected charges of separatism and said he loved his country as his trial ended on Thurs...
China mum as Iceland envoy reportedly held for spying
Sep 17, 2014 (AFP)
China refuses to clarify the status of its ambassador to Iceland, who left the country mysteriously in January, the Icelandic foreign ministry said Wednesday, a...
China's Xi makes maiden India visit, seeking to reset ties
Sep 17, 2014 (AFP)
India's new prime minister rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping in his hometown Wednesday, as the Chinese president began a maiden visit with Asia's rival s...
Dalai Lama calls inter-faith meeting in India to counter violence
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
The Dalai Lama will convene a rare meeting of India's religious leaders to try to tackle rape, communal violence and other issues facing the world's biggest dem...
China's Xi visits India, sets tone for future relations
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
India's new prime minister will spend his 64th birthday Wednesday at a private dinner with Xi Jinping in his home state of Gujarat, as the Chinese president beg...
China's Xi pledges closer defence ties with Sri Lanka
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping Tuesday announced increased defence and maritime security cooperation with Sri Lanka, whose Beijing-funded strategic port developme...
Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: minister
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
Russia is to reinforce its troop deployments in annexed Crimea and southern Russia because of the worsening crisis in Ukraine and the buildup of foreign forces ...
British PM holds fire on IS, pursues cautious strategy
Sep 14, 2014 (AFP)
The murder of British aid worker David Haines has upped the pressure on London to take the fight to the Islamic State, but Prime Minister David Cameron is proce...
China offers Russia 'helping hand' in Xi, Putin talks
Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for Beijing and Moscow to offer each other a "helping hand" in the face of external challenges, at talks with his counterpar...
China warns citizens to avoid Philippines
Sep 12, 2014 (AFP)
China on Friday warned its nationals to avoid visiting the Philippines, citing a foiled bomb plot against the Chinese embassy in Manila and the danger of crimin...
US still concerned after arms treaty talks with Russia
Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)
Washington's concerns that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty "were not assuaged" during a meeting between the two sides in Moscow, the State Department...
India and China in wary dance as Xi visits South Asia
Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)
China's president will kick off his first South Asia tour with a visit to Beijing's latest investment in Sri Lanka, a $1.4-billion port city development to incl...
More than half of Chinese see war with Japan: poll
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
More than half of Chinese people think their country could go to war with Japan in the future, a new poll revealed Wednesday, after two years of intense diploma...
Vietnam accuses China of attacking fishermen
Sep 10, 2014 (AFP)
Hanoi has accused Chinese sailors of attacking a group of Vietnamese fishermen near a disputed island chain, the latest in a string of maritime spats between th...
China warplane interception 'unsafe', 'unprofessional': US official
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese fighter jet's interception of a US surveillance aircraft last month was "unsafe and unprofessional", a US official said Tuesday as a top White House a...
Obama to host Security Council session September 24
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama will lead a UN Security Council session on the threat of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria on September 24, a US official said Monday. I...
US, Russia to hold talks on 1987 arms control treaty
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
A US delegation heads to Moscow Thursday to discuss the 1987 arms control treaty with their Russian counterparts, with both sides accusing the other of violatio...
Ukraine in NATO would be 'unprecedented challenge': Russia
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
Russia said emphatically on Tuesday it did not want Ukraine to become a NATO member, describing such a possibility as an "unprecedented challenge to European se...
China's President Xi to visit India next week
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to rival Asian giant India next week, officials said Tuesday, as Beijing sought to allay fears it i...
Hu's he? China's ex-president drops down rankings: paper
Sep 09, 2014 (AFP)
Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao has slipped further down the Communist Party rankings, state-run media said Tuesday, as his successor Xi Jinping consolidates hi...
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