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Nov 15, 2013 (AFP)

Looking to a new role, NATO is pressing ahead with a high-tech, high-security headquarters to replace the supposedly temporary residence it ended up having to u...

One year in, China's Xi amasses control

Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)

China's Xi Jinping took over as Communist chief one year ago to calls for economic reform and faint hopes of greater political tolerance -- but has focused inst...

Top Russians talk arms sales in landmark Egypt visit

Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)

Egypt and Russia's defence ministers have discussed military collaboration between their countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during ...

Poland apologizes to Russia over Warsaw Embassy riot

Nov 14, 2013 (UPI)

Poland extended a formal apology to Russia this week after nationalists rioted outside Moscow's Embassy in Warsaw, burning a guard shack outside the post. Polis...

New Zealand and U.S. end 30-year defense estrangement

Nov 14, 2013 (UPI)

The United States and New Zealand have resumed military contacts after a hiatus of nearly 30 years, brought about by a disagreement over nuclear-powered vessels...

Commentary: A perfect storm

Nov 14, 2013 (UPI)

Jordan's young Queen Rania Abdullah, a Palestinian, put her finger on the detonator of everything from local to national to regional to global frustrations. The...

Military's aid operations help promote US interests

Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)

The US military's relief efforts in the storm-ravaged Philippines will save lives, but also illustrate how humanitarian operations promote Washington's interest...

China security committee to make enemies 'nervous': govt

Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)

China's decision to set up a national security committee is meant to rattle the nerves of those who mean to harm it, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. The ru...

Outside View: Is anyone home at either end of Pennsylvania Avenue?

Nov 13, 2013 (UPI)

Two of the United States' most vital interests are represented and co-located in Brussels. The European Union is one. And NATO is the other, by far history's mo...

Hong Kong activists halted ahead of 'fishing' trip to Spratlys

Nov 13, 2013 (AFP)

Activists were barred Wednesday from leaving Hong Kong waters on what they called a "fishing" boat trip to disputed islands, more than a year after sailing to a...

Hollande to be first French president to visit Australia

Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)

Francois Hollande will next year become the first French president to pay a visit to Australia, officials said Tuesday, as Paris pushes to boost ties with Canbe...

China should help Philippines despite row: media

Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)

China should put aside its territorial dispute with the Philippines to help victims of typhoon Haiyan, state-run media said Tuesday, adding that doing so was in...

Britain's Cameron to visit China in December

Nov 11, 2013 (AFP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he would visit China in early December to meet the new leadership in Beijing and forge business links. He sa...

Kerry in UAE to discuss Iran, Syria

Nov 10, 2013 (AFP)

Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday briefed US ally the United Arab Emirates on talks with Iran on its nuclear programme and efforts to hold Syria peace tal...

China builds expectations of reforms at key meeting

Nov 10, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese state media on Sunday raised expectations for major reforms at a Communist Party meeting which is setting the course for the world's second largest econ...

Indian FM optimistic about China ties

Nov 10, 2013 (AFP)

Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid is optimistic about future relations with fellow Asian power China, with Delhi viewing Beijing as "rivals who are also p...

Commentary: Geopolitical frisson

Nov 08, 2013 (UPI)

"Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed" was the riveting story of how the 2008-09 financial crisis, manipulated by get-rich-quick financial wheeler-dealers, bro...

China paper rejects political change ahead of key meeting

Nov 08, 2013 (AFP)

The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party on Friday firmly rejected Western-style political reforms as reports emerged of detentions a day before a major...

China's Xi wants 'simple' Mao celebration: media

Nov 08, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for restraint ahead of the 120th anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth, even as the late leader's hometown spends billions o...

Hong Kong activists plan new fishing trip to disputed islands

Nov 07, 2013 (AFP)

A group of Hong Kong activists Thursday announced they will embark on a "fishing trip" to disputed islands off Chinese shores this month, over a year after 14 w...