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China fires water cannon in clash with Vietnam ship: state media
Jun 03, 2014 (AFP)
China fired water cannon at a Vietnamese vessel and damaged another of Hanoi's ships, state media said Tuesday, in the latest confrontation over disputed waters...
NATO agrees to 'readiness action plan'; Russian fighter intercepts US plane
Jun 03, 2014 (AFP)
NATO defence ministers agreed Tuesday series of steps to bolster protection in eastern Europe after the Ukraine crisis, but insisted they were acting within the...
NATO, Russia 'fundamentally' differ over Ukraine crisis
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
NATO and Russia had a "very frank" exchange of views on the Ukraine crisis Monday but found no common ground in the first such meeting since Moscow annexed Crim...
Japan hits back at China after Abe remarks spark row
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
Japan on Monday hit back at China's denouncement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech at a regional security forum, firing the latest salvo in an ongoing tit-f...
China hits back at US, Japan for 'provocative' remarks
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
China denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday for "provocative" remarks accusing Beijing of destabilising ac...
Japan says Chinese ships sail through disputed waters
May 31, 2014 (AFP)
Two Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Saturday, officials said, as the United States ...
US accuses China of 'destabilising' acts in South China Sea
May 31, 2014 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned China Saturday against "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea, and backed Japan's plans to take on a more muscul...
Ukraine leader vows to punish rebels after chopper downed
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine's president-elect Petro Poroshenko vowed to punish pro-Russian rebels who downed an army helicopter in the east of the country, killing 12 troops in one...
China slams US lawmakers over Liu Xiaobo street proposal
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing on Friday slammed as "provocative" a proposal by US lawmakers to rename the street outside China's Washington embassy in honour of the jailed Nobel Peac...
NATO sees 'some signs' Russia troops leaving Ukraine border
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
NATO said Friday it has seen signs Russia is pulling troops back from its Ukraine border and announced its first talks with Moscow since its disputed annexation...
China to promote its security theory at Shangri-La
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
China said Friday it would promote its own security theory at an Asian defence forum this weekend, setting the scene for a clash with neighbour and rival Japan....
Japan plans more proactive role in Asian security
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Friday that his country would play a larger role in promoting peace in Asia, and called for the rule of law to be upheld...
Russia says Ukraine breaches Geneva Convention on protection of civilians
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
Russia on Friday accused Kiev's armed forces of breaching international law protecting civilians in wartime by killing and wounding peaceful citizens as it figh...
US urges China to avoid tensions in airspace
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
The United States warned China Thursday against sparking tensions in international airspace after Japan accused Beijing of "dangerous maneuvers" above disputed ...
China accuses Japan of 'dangerous' flight in air zone
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing hit back Thursday at Tokyo's claims of "dangerous" flying near disputed islands, accusing Japanese fighter jets of coming recklessly close to a Chinese ...
Modi invites China President Xi to visit India
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India later this year as the new Hindu nationalist leader extended another olive bran...
Vietnam accuses Chinese ships of gun threats
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
Vietnam on Thursday accused Chinese war ships of pointing their weapons at Vietnamese vessels during an escalating standoff near an oil rig in contested waters....
Abe to put forward Japan as counterweight to China
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's prime minister will lay out a vision of Tokyo as a counterweight to the growing might of China this weekend, at a major security forum set to be dominat...
Obama warns against 'aggression' in South China Sea
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that the United States was ready to respond to China's "aggression" toward its neighbors at sea but said Washington shou...
Jaitley named India's finance, defence minister
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed top corporate lawyer Arun Jaitley as his joint finance and defence minister and Sushma Swaraj as foreign mini...
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