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Putin heads to China as Ukraine sinks ties with West
May 18, 2014 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China on Tuesday to shore up eastern ties as relations with the West plunge to new lows over the Ukraine crisis. Durin...
One month on, Ukraine military fails to rout rebels
May 17, 2014 (AFP)
Without even firing a shot, masked rebel gunmen overran a Ukrainian military headquarters in the main eastern city of Donetsk on Friday and swiftly declared the...
Modi eyes 'India's century' after landslide victory
May 16, 2014 (AFP)
Triumphant Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi pledged to make it "India's century" as he propelled his right-wing party to a stunning electoral triumph Friday with...
China defiant as US warns over sea row with Vietnam
May 16, 2014 (AFP)
An unrepentant China on Friday defended its actions in disputed Asian waters amid warnings of war with Vietnam, as Washington voiced "serious concern" after rio...
One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in Vietnam
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
A riot at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and over 100 injured, as Beijing vowed Thursday it would protect an oil rig in disputed waters a...
US air power on display at Philippines war games
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
US aircraft dropped bombs and marines tore forward under artillery fire in war games in the Philippines on Thursday, weeks after the allies signed a defence dea...
Abe pushes for more active Japanese military
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Nationalist prime minister Shinzo Abe set out his case Thursday for beefing up pacifist Japan's rules of engagement, saying he wants the armed forces to be able...
Philippines: China may be building airstrip at disputed reef
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines warned on Wednesday that China may be building an airstrip on a reef in the South China Sea, boosting the superpower's claim to most of the stra...
Vietnam shaken by worst anti-China unrest in decades
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
Anti-China protesters have set more than a dozen factories on fire in Vietnam in the biggest eruption of rage against Beijing for decades over the deployment of...
History should matter
May 14, 2014 (UPI)
Given the large turnover in newly elected members of both houses of Congress and the ascent of the twenty-somethings to positions of power in the White House, i...
Putin to visit China on May 20: Kremlin
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week travel to China for a visit expected to see Moscow and Beijing seal a landmark gas agreement, the Kremlin said o...
China accuses US of emboldening maritime rivals
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
China accused the United States Tuesday of emboldening Asian nations in their territorial disputes with Beijing, as diplomatic exchanges over the latest maritim...
ASEAN fires warning shot across China's bows
May 12, 2014 (AFP)
Southeast Asian leaders have expressed "serious concern" over worsening territorial disputes in the South China Sea, presenting a rare united front against an i...
Rebels in east Ukraine claim landslide vote for independence
May 12, 2014 (AFP)
Pro-Russian rebels claimed voters in eastern Ukraine massively backed independence in a disputed poll that Kiev and the West dismissed as an illegal "farce", wi...
Sea row dominates Southeast Asian summit
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
Surging maritime tensions dominated a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders Sunday, with Vietnam calling on its regional neighbours for support in its worsening te...
Philippines' Aquino says ASEAN must tackle China sea claims
May 10, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino Saturday urged fellow Southeast Asian leaders to face up to the threat posed by China's contentious claims to most of the So...
Myanmar diplomatic debut tested by China sea spats
May 10, 2014 (AFP)
Surging tensions in the South China Sea dominated a meeting of Southeast Asia's regional bloc Saturday, presenting a challenging diplomatic debut for Myanmar as...
Japan, US express concern at China-Vietnam maritime spat
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
Japan and the United States said Thursday they were deeply concerned by the latest flare-up between China and Vietnam over contested waters, with Tokyo urging B...
ASEAN leaders meet under China cloud
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
Southeast Asian leaders head into a historic summit in Myanmar this weekend dogged by a flare-up of high-seas tensions with China that will test the region's ab...
US warship arrives in Georgia amid Ukraine crisis
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
A US warship arrived on Thursday in Georgia's port of Batumi, the US embassy said, sending a message of support to NATO allies amid the spiralling crisis in nei...
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