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Kerry, Chinese counterpart to talk Syria, North Korea
Sep 16, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry will welcome his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Thursday, when the two are expected to talk about Syria and North Korea over a wor...
Obama slaps Republicans on debt, budget showdowns
Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama hit out at conservative Republicans, warning he would not negotiate on raising the debt ceiling in a showdown that threatens to throw ...
Russia's arctic military moves seen as NATO missile shield response
Sep 15, 2013 (UPI)
Russia's weekend announcement of a permanent military presence in the arctic is partly a response to NATO sea-based missile defenses, a Russian expert says. Ana...
Four Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan
Sep 14, 2013 (AFP)
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia's two l...
Obama likely to find ally in new Australian PM
Sep 14, 2013 (AFP)
The United States expects smooth relations with Australia's Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott, but it remains to be seen if he can match his predecessor's pally ...
China warns US to stay out of island disputes
Sep 13, 2013 (AFP)
Beijing has warned the United States not to support China's neighbours' claims to disputed islands in the East and South China Seas, the government said Friday....
Commentary: Russia back as geopolitical force
Sep 13, 2013 (UPI)
From the hard right, we hear alternating allegations that U.S. President Barack Obama is both the Manchurian Candidate, the sinister embodiment of evil, a brain...
Outside View: Ukrainian president and European values
Sep 12, 2013 (UPI)
When Viktor Yanukovych was elected president three years ago a lot of Ukrainians hoped that he had changed and become more democratically minded. Ukrainians bel...
Abe vows to boost Japan defence amid 'provocations'
Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday vowed to beef up his country's defence capability amid a blistering row with China, saying he would deal firmly w...
China warns Japan over Diaoyu Islands comments
Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)
China has warned Japan to avoid provocative action over a clutch of uninhabited Islands in the latest war of words concerning the disputed East China Sea territ...
Japan on high alert for disputed islands anniversary
Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's coastguard said it was "on high alert" Wednesday, a year to the day since Tokyo nationalised islands that China says it has owned for centuries. Often-t...
Outside View: The fall of our discontent
Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)
On this anniversary of the attacks that leveled the Twin Towers in New York and part of the Pentagon a dozen years ago, a long, hot and wet summer in Washington...
Japan lawmaker cool to moves on China
Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)
A coalition ally of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday rejected sending officials to islands claimed by China, calling instead for greater efforts to...
US, Russian joint military exercise in Far East, Alaska
Sep 10, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
The Vigilant Eagle international exercises, in which the Russian Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defence Command are taking part and which are aimed ...
China flotilla in Japan dispute island waters
Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)
Eight Chinese ships were in waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Tuesday, as Tokyo said it had not ruled out stationing officia...
Japan scrambles jets for drone near disputed islands
Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)
Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after an unidentified drone flew near Tokyo-controlled islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China, a defence minis...
Japan PM urges reset in ties at first meet with China's Xi
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's prime minister urged the Chinese president to reset dangerously frayed ties between Asia's two largest economies when they met on the sidelines of the G...
Four China ships in disputed zone: report
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
Four Chinese coastguard ships on Friday entered disputed waters near East China Sea islands at the centre of a bitter row with Tokyo, according to a report. Jij...
China's Li stresses ASEAN trade, downplays rows
Sep 04, 2013 (AFP)
China's trade with Southeast Asia could more than double to $1 trillion by 2020, Premier Li Keqiang has told regional leaders, downplaying simmering territorial...
Outside View: A child's death rocks Islam's teachings
Sep 03, 2013 (UPI)
Only time will tell, but a 5-year-old Saudi girl may eventually prove to have wielded more influence over her people during her short, tragic life than did the ...
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