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China probes Canadian Christian couple for alleged spying
Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)
China is investigating a Canadian Christian couple for alleged espionage, state media and their son said Tuesday, a week after Ottawa accused Beijing of cyber-s...
Ukrainians flee besieged Donetsk as fighting closes in
Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)
The once-bustling leafy boulevards of central Donetsk are now deserted but one place where there is almost certain to be a crowd is the rebel-held city's ornate...
Philippines says China sea action plan gaining support
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines said Monday it has won support from Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei for a plan to ease tensions in the South China Sea which it intends to present...
NATO to draw up new defence plans amid Ukraine crisis: Rasmussen
Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview published Sunday that the alliance would draw up new defence plans in the face of "Russia's aggression" ag...
Soldier's 'selfie' raises questions over Moscow's role in Ukraine
Aug 02, 2014 (AFP)
Photos taken by a Russian soldier have sparked controversy after it was revealed they may have been taken in Ukraine, despite Moscow's denials that its troops h...
China-India energy rivalry in spotlight as Modi visits Nepal
Aug 02, 2014 (AFP)
Energy will be high on the agenda when India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Nepal on Sunday, eager to claw back lost ground in the race for resources...
The new MAD: An era of assured disruption
Aug 01, 2014 (UPI)
For much of the Cold War, the major strategic and security paradigm between east and west was largely (and misleadingly) defined as an era of mutual assured des...
Japan gives Vietnam six ships to boost maritime patrols
Aug 01, 2014 (AFP)
Japan said Friday it would give Vietnam six vessels to boost the communist country's capacity to patrol its territorial waters, amid a bitter maritime dispute w...
British MPs urge NATO to adjust for Russian ambiguous warfare
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
NATO is not prepared to deal with a military threat from Russia and must adjust to be able to respond to an "unconventional attack", British lawmakers warned on...
China Cultural Revolution 'hero' to make $30 mn from IPO
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
A former Cultural Revolution role model who shot to fame in 1970s China for submitting a nearly blank exam paper is poised to enjoy the fruits of capitalism as ...
NATO unprepared for Russian attack: UK lawmakers
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
NATO is not ready to deal with a military attack by Russia on a member state and must adjust to the unconventional tactics seen in Ukraine, British lawmakers wa...
Zhou Yongkang an oil man whose well of power finally ran dry
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
Embattled former top Communist Zhou Yongkang rose through China's state oil industry to become the country's internal security chief -- and amassed so much powe...
Sino-Japanese War still stings China 120 years later
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
When China and Japan first went to war 120 years ago this Friday, Beijing suffered a "national humiliation" that resonates to this day as tensions between the A...
Number of Russian troops on Ukraine border rising: NATO
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
NATO's top commander said Wednesday that Russia was "increasing" the number of troops and weaponry along the border with Ukraine. "The number of troops along th...
China security chief's fall cements Xi's grip on power: analysts
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
China's Xi Jinping is emerging as the country's most powerful leader in decades, analysts said, after the declaration of a probe into the country's former secur...
Back to square one
Jul 30, 2014 (UPI)
The Iraq and Afghan wars have cost the U.S. taxpayer upwards of $2 trillion thus far -- and the meter is still running in both theaters. In Afghanistan, after 1...
China puts powerful former security chief under investigation
Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)
China's ruling Communist Party said Tuesday it has launched an investigation into former security chief Zhou Yongkang -- one of its most powerful figures -- in ...
After shaky start, Ukraine turns eastern offensive around
Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)
When Ukraine's military offensive to oust pro-Russian rebels from the restive east began in mid-April with humiliated soldiers meekly surrendering their armoure...
China's Xi approaches Mao in state media mentions: study
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping's name has graced the pages of the Communist Party's flagship newspaper more frequently than any other leader since founding father...
Putin defiant in face of new EU arms sanctions
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged Russia's defence industry to swiftly cut imports as the EU looks set to impose a ban on the sale of weapons and technol...
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