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China's Wen says corruption biggest danger to party
Apr 16, 2012 (AFP)
Premier Wen Jiabao warned Monday the biggest danger facing China's Communist Party was corruption, as it struggles to contain the biggest political scandal to h...
Outside View: Rumor of war
Apr 16, 2012 (UPI)
The decision to place one or the other of the candidates in the Oval Office this election will have immense, perhaps dire consequence. The wrong choice can send...
London on defensive over response to death in China
Apr 14, 2012 (AFP)
Britain's Foreign Office defended itself Saturday over alleged hold-ups in intervening over the killing of an English businessman in China. A few weeks ago, Lon...
China gripped by Bo saga worthy of Hollywood
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
The spectacular fall from grace of Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai has triggered a riveting political scandal seeped in twists and turns worthy of a Hol...
US wants separate summit with Putin at G8 in May: Moscow
Apr 13, 2012 (AFP)
The United States wants to hold a separate summit with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of Eight meeting at Camp David in May, Foreign Minister Serg...
Communist paper urges unity after China scandal
Apr 12, 2012 (AFP)
China's top Communist Party newspaper on Thursday urged the country to unite behind the ruling party, as it seeks to minimise the fallout from the high-profile ...
Bo downfall a test for China political system: analysts
Apr 11, 2012 (AFP)
The purge of Bo Xilai and arrest of his wife for suspected murder have rocked China, and how leaders deal with the case may prove to be a crucial test for the c...
Clinton says no 'new Cold War' in Asia
Apr 10, 2012 (AFP)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the United States was not seeking conflict with a rising China but urged emerging powers to act more "constructi...
Communists protest NATO transit hub in Russia
Apr 07, 2012 (AFP)
Russian Communists on Saturday protested plans to create a NATO cargo transit base on the Volga river, calling it an "ulcer" on Russia's territory. About 1,500 ...
US ambassador endears China with frugal habits
Apr 06, 2012 (AFP)
United States ambassador to China Gary Locke, who has repeatedly won the praise of Chinese for his frugal travelling habits, has again impressed after refusing ...
US miscalculates China military growth: study
Apr 05, 2012 (AFP)
The United States has underestimated the growth of China's military as policymakers have taken public statements at face value or failed to understand Beijing's...
Russia denounces 'arrogant' US envoy comments
Apr 04, 2012 (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday denounced as "arrogant" a vow by the US ambassador that NATO would deploy a missile defence shield in Europe despite the Kremlin's stiff res...
In candid study, Chinese scholar sees US decline
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
Convinced that the United States is in decline, China's distrust is growing of the longtime superpower which it sees as bent on holding back the Asian power's r...
Myanmar, N. Korea in focus as ASEAN summit starts
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
Southeast Asian leaders met Tuesday for an annual summit dominated by Myanmar's historic reforms, North Korea's planned rocket launch and strategic maritime dis...
Falklands reminds Britain of past glories, future challenges
Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)
Thirty years after "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher sent a task force to reclaim the Falkland Islands, Britain is trying to carve out a new global role despite har...
Commentary: Second holocaust?
Mar 28, 2012 (UPI)
"SHOWDOWN" is splashed in large red letters across the cover of Newsmax, the April issue of the conservative monthly. Followed by, in smaller letters, "Iran's P...
Graft main threat to Communist Party: China's Wen
Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)
China's Premier Wen Jiabao has said corruption is the biggest threat facing the ruling Communist Party, warning of a change in the "nature of power" if it is no...
Obama to meet Hu after blunt words on North Korea
Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama will Monday press China to persuade North Korea to abort its planned rocket launch, as his patience runs out with Beijing's handling o...
Lavrov: Putin, Obama to meet in May
Mar 22, 2012 (UPI)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will meet shortly after the latter is sworn into office in early May, the Kremlin says. R...
Ex-spy boss may spill Gadhafi's secrets
Mar 21, 2012 (UPI)
Moammar Gadhafi's ex-spymaster and exterminator in chief has become the target of an international legal tug-of-war over who'll prosecute him for a chilling str...
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