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Russia paroles physicist convicted of spying for China
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the release on parole of physicist Valentin Danilov, who was convicted of spying for China in 2004 and sentenced to 14 years ...
Who will be on Obama's new dream team?
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
A week after winning re-election President Barack Obama has yet to reveal his new White House dream team amid fierce jostling for coveted posts key to shaping A...
China's Peng Liyuan: a 'first lady' with star power
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
China's next first lady Peng Liyuan is a dazzling singer whose profile long eclipsed that of her husband Xi Jinping, and who will bring a touch of glamour to a ...
China ex-leader Jiang a new force behind scenes
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
He was wrongly reported dead last year, and his political influence was said to have faded as a younger generation assumed control of China, but former Presiden...
China to reveal new leaders Thursday: Communist Party
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
China's Communist Party will on Thursday unveil the new set of top leaders who will run the country for the next decade, one day after its week-long congress en...
Petraeus was 'right' to resign as CIA chief: Panetta
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
David Petraeus was right to resign as director of the CIA over an affair because the position requires "personal integrity," Pentagon chief Leon Panetta said Mo...
Chinese Communist party remains a boys' club
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Mao Zedong once declared: "Women hold up half the sky," but today's Chinese Communist Party is heavy with testosterone and when a new set of leaders is announce...
China to ramp up development on disputed island
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
China is to ramp up development on a disputed South China Sea island, a local government chief has said, in a move likely to stoke a growing territorial row wit...
Transparency calls at China congress face tough road
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
Pledges for more transparency by top Chinese Communist officials made following high-profile graft cases have been met with scepticism that corrupt leaders can ...
Mystery second woman tied to CIA chief's downfall
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
The FBI uncovered the affair that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus while investigating threatening emails sent by his lover to a mystery secon...
Threatening emails said to have brought down CIA chief
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
The plot surrounding the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair thickened Sunday amid reports that his alleged lover had sent email...
Military cuts 'not on agenda' of US talks: Australia
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
Australia on Sunday sought to play down comments by a senior US official who said Washington planned to raise concerns about Canberra's falling military spendin...
Japan, US to discuss revising defence guidelines
Nov 10, 2012 (AFP)
Japan and the United States have agreed to discuss updating 15-year-old guidelines on their security alliance in view of China's growing military presence in th...
CIA chief's departure adds to Obama's to-do list
Nov 10, 2012 (AFP)
Fresh from re-election, President Barack Obama's lengthy to-do list grew after CIA chief David Petraeus resigned over an extramarital affair, leaving another hi...
China web users greet Hu speech with derision
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Internet users have evaded censors to take potshots at President Hu Jintao's assessment of his performance in a farewell speech, saying the country is w...
Putin replaces Russia army chief in military shake-up
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin on Friday replaced Russia's army chief of staff with a veteran commander from a Chechnya war, in a military shake-up after the dramatic...
Hu says China should become 'maritime power'
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
China Thursday stressed its intention to become a "maritime power" in line with its economic clout, as US President Barack Obama prepares to return to Asia amid...
Pentagon chief to visit Australia, Thailand and Cambodia
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will travel to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia next week as part of America's strategic tilt to the Asia-Pacific, even as cri...
China leader warns of 'collapse' at start of congress
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
China's president Thursday warned the Communist Party faces "collapse" if it fails to clean up corruption and called for an economic revamp as he opened a congr...
Outside View: A real presidential agenda
Nov 07, 2012 (UPI)
The only downside to writing a Wednesday column recurs every fourth November and the day after the United States' presidential elections. Few sensible columnist...
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