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US has given China a 'mission impossible' on N.Korea: envoy
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
The United States is giving China a "mission impossible" by insisting it exert pressure on neighboring North Korea to halt its nuclear program or face US conseq...
Romania presses for NATO redeployment over Ukraine crisis
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
NATO should redeploy its forces in eastern Europe and take a firm stand to prevent a contagion of the Ukraine crisis, Romania's foreign minister urged in an int...
Japan fighter jet dispatch highest since Cold War
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
Japan dispatched fighter jets more often over the past 12 months than at any time since the Cold War ended, according to government figures, with the sorties mo...
NATO 'totally' denies deploying troops near Russia border
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
NATO denied Russian claims Wednesday that it was planning to deploy massive numbers of troops near the country's border. "I totally dismiss claim by dep defense...
US 'Sergeant' Hagel meets his PLA counterparts
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Over kung pao chicken and dumplings, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel recalled his days as an infantryman in Vietnam Wednesday with young Chinese soldiers at a People...
Philippines pays tribute to Marines in China standoff
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino paid tribute Wednesday to nine Marines who stood guard over a disputed outpost in the South China Sea amid rising tensions w...
Australia defends security deal with Japan
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Closer defence ties between Japan and Australia should not raise concerns in regional superpower China, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday. Canberra and To...
Pacifists rally as poll shows Japan uneasy over military
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Some 3,000 people rallied Tuesday in a Tokyo park against government plans to soften Japan's constitutional commitment to pacifism and give its military a more ...
US could 're-examine' its military presence in Europe
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Russia's takeover of Crimea could prompt a review the US military presence in Europe, which has declined steadily since the end of the Cold War, a senior Pentag...
Pentagon chief's visit exposes US-China divide
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chinese military chiefs traded warnings and rebukes Tuesday as they clashed over Beijing's territorial disputes wi...
New China envoy tries to mend fences with Philippines
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
China's new ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday met President Benigno Aquino to try to mend relations strained by a festering territorial dispute. Zhao Jia...
China won't 'stir up troubles' in Japan dispute: minister
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing will not act first to "stir up troubles" over island disputes with neighbours, China's defence minister said Tuesday at a meeting with American counterp...
China warns US against 'interference' in Hong Kong: Xinhua
Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing warned the United States on Monday against interfering in Hong Kong's affairs after US Vice President Joe Biden met with two of the city's outspoken pro...
US sends warship to Black Sea amid Ukraine crisis
Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)
The United States is sending a guided missile destroyer to the Black Sea in order to reassure European allies in the region following Russia's annexation of Cri...
Russian marine kills Ukrainian officer: Kiev
Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian marine has shot dead a Ukrainian naval officer in Crimea, the Ukrainian defence ministry said Monday, the second reported death since Moscow claimed t...
US seeks to reassure Japan amid Ukraine crisis fallout
Apr 05, 2014 (AFP)
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday vowed America would stand by its security commitments to Tokyo, after Russia's intervention in Ukraine raised conce...
Ukraine troops dig in at border in staredown with Russia
Apr 05, 2014 (AFP)
Braced against the driving snow, fresh-faced Ukrainian conscripts stare out toward the border with Russia, waiting to repel an invasion from invisible-but-feare...
Nicaragua leader defends military ties with Russia
Apr 05, 2014 (AFP)
Nicaragua's president Saturday defended his country's right to strengthen its military with Russian help, seemingly backtracking on statements earlier in the we...
France sends China $1 billion worth of art
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
The last of 10 artistic masterpieces from France arrived under heavy security in China on Thursday, for a show featuring a billion dollars' worth of art. The ex...
Russian forces to quit Ukrainian border after exercises: Lavrov
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
Russian troops deployed close to the Ukrainian border will return to base after completing their exercises, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. "After...
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