SUPERPOWERS - AFRICA DAILY

Mar 25, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. President Barack Obama last week waxed eloquent on the need for a Palestinian state that would coexist peacefully side by side with Israel. This would have...

Africom chief visits Sahel joint military HQ in Algeria

Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)

General Carter Ham, head of US Africa Command (Africom), travelled to the headquarters of a regional joint military committee in southern Algeria, the defence m...

Police find 'nothing' in radiation search of Berezovsky home

Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)

British police investigating the death of exiled Russian oligarch and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky said on Sunday a search of his house by chemical, biologic...

China leader says Russia trip 'far exceeds expectations'

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

China's new leader Xi Jinping said Saturday his first foreign trip as president to Russia had exceeded his expectations and hailed the strong partnership betwee...

China's glamorous first lady steals the spotlight

Mar 23, 2013 (AFP)

China's glamorous first lady has become a media and Internet sensation as she accompanies husband President Xi Jinping on a state visit to Russia. Already famou...

New US commander takes charge of Mideast forces

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Iraq assumed command in the Middle East Friday, succeeding an officer who had clashed with the White House ov...

Tokyo submits US base relocation plan to Okinawa

Mar 22, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's central government on Friday formally asked Okinawa's governor to approve plans to build new US military facilities on the island, officials said, a vit...

Xi trip highlights China's Africa influence

Mar 21, 2013 (AFP)

China's new president Xi Jinping heads to Africa this weekend as his resource-hungry country's influence on the continent soars, but with its torrents of money ...

US, Japan review worst-case plans for island dispute

Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)

US and Japanese officers are discussing worst-case contingency plans for retaking disputed islands in the East China Sea if China moves to seize them, US offici...

Commentary: Global gridlock -- and lockjaw

Mar 19, 2013 (UPI)

Former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft says that the threat of an electronic Pearl Harbor of cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare puts the United States in...

Australia signals Myanmar defense links

Mar 19, 2013 (UPI)

Australia is taking the first step toward full normalization of relations with Myanmar by lifting some defense restrictions in recognition of the country's ''ex...

Japan protests to France over military sales to China

Mar 18, 2013 (AFP)

Japan said Monday it had protested to Paris over a French firm's sale of helicopter landing equipment to China, at a time of heightened territorial tensions bet...

Outside View: Questions for Obama

Mar 18, 2013 (UPI)

As U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel for his first state visit, clearly Iran will dominate the agenda along with discussions over Syria, the Arab Sp...

Japan PM hopes to meet China, S. Korea heads to ease ties

Mar 17, 2013 (AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he hoped to meet the Chinese and South Korean leaders soon to improve relations strained by separate territorial r...

Walker's World: Sanctions and Putin

Mar 17, 2013 (UPI)

We are about to see whether the successful use of sanctions against Iran can be repeated, and whether they will have sufficient impact to make the Russia of Vla...

China names N. Korea, Japan expert as foreign minister

Mar 16, 2013 (AFP)

China's parliament on Saturday approved Wang Yi, a former envoy to North Korean nuclear talks and ambassador to Japan, as the country's new foreign minister as ...

New China premier Li faces challenge to exert authority

Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)

China's new premier Li Keqiang has risen from relatively humble roots to take charge of running the government of the world's second-largest economy, but could ...

Xi: new style for China president

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

The new president of China's 1.35 billion people is a relaxed, affable contrast to his stiff predecessors -- but whether there will be an accompanying change of...

China names Xi Jinping as new president

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

China's parliament named Xi Jinping as president Thursday four months after he took charge of the Communist Party with pledges of reform that have raised hopes ...

Some in ASEAN want closer ties: Japan minister

Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)

Some southeast Asian nations want one-time foe Japan to play an active role in regional security, Tokyo said Thursday, as countries seek a balance for China's g...