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Claims Russia army in Crimea 'nonsense': defence chief

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that photographs from Crimea of military vehicles with Russian numberplates and video of an armed man clai...

Nicaragua plays down report of Russian base for military resupply

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Nicaragua on Tuesday shrugged off the idea of Russia building a military resupply base in this Central American nation after a suggestion last week by the Russi...

US expands military support to Poland, Baltic states

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

The United States will bolster military cooperation with Poland and Baltic states to show solidarity with its allies after Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Pen...

Ukrainians rush to enlist for army amid crisis in Crimea

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

There may not be any fighting in Ukraine yet but as tensions ratchet up in Crimea, young men in Kiev were queuing to sign up for the army, ready to take up arms...

NATO steps up Ukraine cooperation, reviews it with Russia

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

NATO is stepping up its cooperation with Ukraine but reviewing cooperation with Russia, the secretary-general of the alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Wedne...

NATO-Russia ambassadors to meet

Mar 04, 2014 (AFP)

NATO will hold a meeting with the Russian ambassador to the US-led military alliance on Wednesday, just one day after a second emergency gathering on the Ukrain...

NATO to hold emergency Ukraine meeting Tuesday: Rasmussenw/

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

NATO will hold its second emergency meeting in 48 hours on the Ukraine crisis on Tuesday after Poland requested "article 4" consultations with its allies on the...

Russian troops flowing into Crimea: Ukraine border guards

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

Russian troops and military planes were flowing into Crimea on Monday in violation of accords between the two countries, Ukrainian border guards said. Over the ...

China backs 'principles' on Ukraine as Russia claims agreement

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

China, which consistently says it opposes interference in other countries' internal affairs, is looking to "maintain principles" on Ukraine, it said Monday afte...

US First Lady to visit China late March: White House

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

US First Lady Michelle Obama will make a first visit to China between March 19 and 26 and finally meet her Chinese counterpart Peng Liyuan. Obama had been expec...

China's rich and famous gather at top political meeting

Mar 03, 2014 (AFP)

Billionaires, political princelings and entertainment celebrities were among more than 2,000 delegates who gathered in Beijing Monday for the annual meeting of ...

Crackdown after China killings may backfire

Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)

Beijing is vowing to strike back against an unprecedented mass killing of civilians by alleged Xinjiang militants far outside their homeland, but analysts say t...

Ukraine would face David-and-Goliath battle against Russia

Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)

Ukraine has placed its army on full combat alert, but with ageing equipment and limited personnel, it has remained cautiously defensive in the face of an incurs...

China annual legislature session to face familiar problems

Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)

China's annual show of political theatre, the National People's Congress, opens this week -- the first under a new Communist Party leadership facing intractable...

Ukraine mobilises army as West warns Russia

Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)

Ukraine warned Sunday it was on the brink of disaster and called up military reservists after Russia's threat to invade its Western-leaning neighbour risked spa...

China media hurls racist slur at departing US envoy

Mar 01, 2014 (AFP)

A Chinese state media outlet used a racist slur to criticise departing US ambassador Gary Locke in an insulting commentary which even blamed him for Beijing's n...

US, NATO warn Russia to avoid 'miscalculation' over Crimea

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday joined NATO in warning Russia not to take any action that could lead to "miscalculation" amid rising tensions on Uk...

Chinese scholar warns US on university 'spies'

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

A prominent Beijing scholar who recently fled to the United States warned Thursday that China was sending "spies" to US universities and urged caution on academ...

Russian navy taking 'security measures' in Crimea: minister

Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)

Russia is taking measures to ensure the security of its Black Sea naval fleet based on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, Russia's defence minister said Wednesday as ...

Feature: Young Chinese strive to thrive in Finland

Feb 26, 2014 (XNA)

Wang Yang, 27, met Chen Lihong at a Chinese New Year party in Helsinki years ago and got married afterwards. Two years after marriage, they had their first baby...