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Philippines warns of 'very threatening' China
Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)
The Philippines' top diplomat warned Thursday that "very threatening" actions from China in staking its claims to contested waters were posing a risk to stabili...
Japan scrambles jets against China military planes
Jan 10, 2013 (AFP)
Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday to head off a number of Chinese military planes near islands at the centre of a territorial dispute, Japanese media said. ...
Outside View: Three New Year's wishes
Jan 08, 2013 (UPI)
A week after New Year's Day isn't too late for making wishes for 2014. Peace in Syria, Iraq and the Middle East looms large in the wishful category. So, too, do...
Japan summons China envoy for first time under PM Abe
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
Tokyo summoned the Chinese ambassador Tuesday for the first time under the new nationalist government to "strongly protest" against the presence of official shi...
Hagel draws fire as Obama's Pentagon pick
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama named Chuck Hagel on Monday to lead the Pentagon, setting up an ugly confirmation battle as Republican opponents said he was too hard ...
Japan plans to raise military budget amid China row
Jan 08, 2013 (AFP)
Japan will raise military spending this year for the first time in over a decade under a ruling party plan, an official said Tuesday, as Tokyo summoned Beijing'...
China ships off disputed isles in Japan row
Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)
Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around Japan-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute Monday. The marine surveillance ships were s...
Hillary Clinton to be back at work Monday
Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused by a series of health scares, including a blood clot in he...
Obama picks new CIA, Pentagon chiefs
Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Monday nominated controversial former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon and hard-nosed counterterrorism czar John...
Obama pick for Pentagon shaped by combat in Vietnam
Jan 07, 2013 (AFP)
Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator nominated as the next US defense secretary, is a decorated Vietnam veteran who will bring a skeptical eye to both mil...
A World of Troubles: 2013
Jan 07, 2013 (UPI)
The new year isn't beginning well. The arc of instability now runs all along the Asia-Pacific coastline from Japan through the Indian Ocean and up the Persian G...
Japan scrambles jets to head off China plane
Jan 05, 2013 (AFP)
Japan scrambled fighter jets Saturday to head off a Chinese state-owned plane that flew near islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing, a Jap...
Australian academic hits back after China complaints
Jan 04, 2013 (AFP)
Beijing's complaints about an Australian university publication on China have prompted the centre involved to publish a rebuke against the harassment of academi...
Ukraine to tackle frozen conflicts at OSCE
Jan 03, 2013 (UPI)
Ukraine says it will work diligently to resolve "frozen conflicts" as the new 2013 chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Newly appoi...
Clinton 'raring' to be back at desk next week
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
A day after being released from hospital following treatment for a blood clot, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was Thursday hoping to return to work next wee...
China denies rejecting New York Times journalist visa
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
Beijing on Thursday denied rejecting a New York Times reporter's visa after the paper -- which has published a series of exposes on Premier Wen Jiabao's family ...
Outside View: Secrets in Ramallah tomb?
Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)
Usually tight-lipped about targeted assassinations, Israel recently has gone public. Why the sudden openness? The answer may -- or may not -- lie buried in a to...
Outside View: 10, 9, 8, 7 ..........?
Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)
10, 9, 8, 7 ...... refers to a countdown. The larger question is count down to what? To some who can be called "Armageddonists," regardless of whether the White...
Commentary: 2014
Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)
New Year projections for 2014 conveyed, for the most part, pessimism. They seemed like a rerun of 2009's Annus Horribilis. In the January issue of Newsmax, a co...
Erdogan touts TANAP for Europe security
Jan 02, 2013 (UPI)
Turkey's position as a guarantor of energy security in Europe has been secured with the new TANAP gas pipeline, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Erdoga...
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