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Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome', should leave: Bahrain
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Malinowski, is "unwelcome" in the Sunni-...
China detains six Vietnamese fishermen
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
China's coastguard has detained six Vietnamese fishermen, an official said Friday, in a move that could raise tensions between the neighbouring countries, alrea...
Chinese, Indian militaries vow cooperation: Xinhua
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
Top Chinese and Indian military officials vowed to boost cooperation between the Asian giants during a rare visit by the head of India's army, state media repor...
Japan hits back over Beijing and Seoul WWII proposal
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
Japan on Friday hit back at China and South Korea, calling suggestions that they could jointly mark Tokyo's wartime wrongs "utterly unhelpful", as tensions over...
Ukraine agrees to crisis talks with rebels and Russia
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine's embattled new leader agreed on Friday to immediate crisis talks with rebel commanders and Russia aimed at stemming bloodshed that has threatened his s...
China to release daily Japanese war crimes 'confession'
Jul 03, 2014 (AFP)
China began publishing "confessions" of 45 convicted Japanese World War II criminals on Thursday, officials said, in Beijing's latest effort to highlight the pa...
Bankers on the march: Hong Kong financiers join democracy fight
Jul 03, 2014 (AFP)
When huge crowds took to Hong Kong's streets this week to voice anger at Beijing's ever-tightening grip, an unlikely group was marching in step: wealthy financi...
Tale of abuse and revenge behind fall of China 'tiger'
Jul 03, 2014 (AFP)
When Chinese official Zhou Jianhua refused to tell Communist Party investigators he had received massive bribes, he says they beat him and forced him to drink t...
NATO's weakest flank and softest underbelly -- and what to do about it
Jul 03, 2014 (UPI)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), created in 1949 to contain and deter Soviet aggression, has been the most successful defensive military alliance ...
'Sue me' Obama draws strength from power showdown
Jul 03, 2014 (AFP)
Something unexpected happened to Barack Obama as he slipped toward the lame duck inertia that stifles second term presidencies. He transformed himself into a po...
Ukraine presses deadly offensive with strong Western backing
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
Ukrainian troops backed by tanks and fighter bombers suffered their first losses on Wednesday as they pressed on with a renewed offensive against pro-Kremlin in...
China criticises Japan's move to expand military role
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
China's government and media launched a broadside Wednesday against Japan's move to loosen the bonds on its powerful military, casting it as a threat to Asian s...
China general's ousting tightens Xi's grip on military: experts
Jul 01, 2014 (AFP)
The Chinese Communist Party's dramatic expulsion of a former top general -- the most senior figure to fall in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign --...
Historic shift as Japan expands scope of military
Jul 01, 2014 (AFP)
Japan on Tuesday loosened the bonds on its powerful military, proclaiming the right to go into battle in defence of allies, in a highly controversial shift in t...
Japan to proclaim right to 'collective self defence'
Jul 01, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's government will Tuesday proclaim the right to send soldiers into battle even when the country is not under direct attack, the most significant change in...
Japan pushing on with military reform despite fiery suicide bid
Jun 30, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's government will press ahead with divisive plans to loosen restrictions on its military, a top government spokesman said Monday, despite widespread publi...
China's Xi calls for stronger frontier defences: Xinhua
Jun 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping said China should strengthen its frontier defences on land and sea, state media reported Saturday amid territorial disputes with neighbouri...
China 'won't seek hegemony' says President Xi
Jun 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China is incapable of "hegemony or militarism", after calling for stronger border defences to avoid a repeat of past ...
Ukraine seeks concrete steps from Russia on truce
Jun 28, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine on Saturday sought concrete steps from Russia to back up a tenuous truce it extended with pro-Moscow rebels in the hope of calming a deadly insurgency s...
US, Philippines start naval drills near China-claimed waters
Jun 26, 2014 (AFP)
The United States and the Philippines kicked off joint naval exercises Thursday in the South China Sea near waters claimed by Beijing, amid tense territorial ro...
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