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Surrounded Crimean commander makes desperate appeal for help

Mar 13, 2014 (AFP)

The commander of a surrounded Ukrainian military base in Crimea made a desperate appeal to his superiors Thursday to give him orders or he might have to shoot. ...

Philippines drops food to troops after China 'blockade'

Mar 13, 2014 (AFP)

The Philippine military said Thursday it had evaded a Chinese sea blockade by using an airplane to drop food to soldiers on a tiny and remote South China Sea sh...

US hits 'provocative' China move on Philippine ships

Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)

The United States on Wednesday accused China of raising tensions by blocking two Philippines vessels as it urged freedom of navigation in the tense South China ...

Chinese president to make first EU visit

Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first visit to European Union headquarters in Brussels on March 31 as part of trip to several EU countries, an EU sta...

Kerry to decide 'soon' on resuming Egypt aid

Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday he hoped to decide soon on whether to restore the full $1.5 billion in American aid to Egypt. "We want this inte...

Japan lawmaker urges Abe effort on US, S.Korea

Mar 12, 2014 (AFP)

An influential Japanese opposition lawmaker called Wednesday on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to work for more stable relations with the United States and South Kor...

Fifteen years on, Ukraine neighbours glad to be in NATO

Mar 11, 2014 (AFP)

Fifteen years have passed since the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joined the NATO military alliance, a decision the ex-Soviet satellites now see as fortuit...

Philippines lodges protest over ships 'blocked' by China

Mar 11, 2014 (AFP)

The Philippines said Tuesday it had lodged a formal protest after two Filipino vessels were prevented from bringing supplies to marines by the Chinese coastguar...

NATO says to deploy recon flights over Poland, Romania

Mar 10, 2014 (AFP)

NATO said Monday it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine. The fl...

Crimea 'soldiers' swear oath before pro-Moscow PM

Mar 10, 2014 (AFP)

Crimea's pro-Russian authorities sought to boost their claim to break from Ukraine Monday as volunteer soldiers swore an oath of allegiance in front of prime mi...

Russia floats own solution to Ukraine crisis

Mar 10, 2014 (AFP)

Russia vowed on Monday to unveil its own solution to the Ukrainian crisis that would run counter to US efforts and would appear to leave room for Crimea to swit...

Merkel tells Putin that Crimea referendum is 'illegal'

Mar 09, 2014 (AFP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that she considered the referendum being held in Crimea this month on joining Ru...

Philippines has 'right' to defend its territory like China: PM spokesman

Mar 09, 2014 (AFP)

The Philippines also has the right to defend every inch of its territory, President Benigno Aquino's spokesman said on Sunday, after China made a similar warnin...

China to 'defend every inch' of territory: foreign minister

Mar 08, 2014 (AFP)

China's foreign minister on Saturday said his country would vigorously defend its sovereignty, declaring there was "no room for compromise" with Japan over terr...

Gunfire keeps monitors from Crimea as Russia ups threats

Mar 08, 2014 (AFP)

Pro-Kremlin militia fired warning shots as unarmed foreign observers tried to enter Crimea on Saturday while Russia stepped up its standoff with the West over U...

China muddling through on Ukraine - and world affairs: analysts

Mar 07, 2014 (AFP)

As world leaders scramble to shape events in Ukraine, China has stood by unable even to articulate its stance, exposing its muddled approach to foreign affairs ...

US destroyer en route to Black Sea for 'routine' drills

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

A US guided-missile destroyer is en route to the Black Sea but naval officials said Thursday it was a "routine" deployment that was planned before the crisis un...

US sends six fighters for NATO Baltics patrols: Lithuania

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

The United States on Thursday sent six additional F-15 fighter jets to step up NATO's air patrols over the Baltic states, mission host Lithuania said as West-Ru...

Dalai Lama encourages 'self-confident' US global role

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

The Dalai Lama on Thursday encouraged the United States to show self-confidence in defending democracy as top lawmakers rallied behind his calls to preserve Tib...

China's defence splurge good for world peace: media

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

The latest double-digit increase to China's defence budget serves world peace and is no threat to anyone, state media argued Thursday after the 12.2 percent spe...