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China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row
China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its...
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Arrives In Hong Kong
China's sole aircraft carrier arrived in Hong Kong for the first time Friday in a display of military might less than a...
China Sends Aircraft Carrier To Hong Kong For Anniversary
A Chinese aircraft carrier is steaming towards Hong Kong for celebrations marking 20 years since Britain gave back the...
Second North Korean Soldier Defects To South In A Month
A North Korean soldier defected to the South after crossing the heavily fortified border, a defence ministry spokesman...
S. Korea Rape Victim Navy Officer Commits Suicide
A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a...
Tunisia Protester Death Raises Fears of More Unrest
A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...
Germany Slams Turkey’s Refusal To Let MPs Visit NATO Base
Germany on Monday slammed Turkey's refusal to allow its lawmakers to visit a NATO base near Syria and warned it could...
China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky
When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...
US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials...
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Army Base, ‘killing 140’
As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in...
Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers
Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...
G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...
Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...
Trump’s Syria Strike Celebrated By ‘terrorists’, Iran Says
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said "terrorists are celebrating" US strikes on a Syrian airbase. His comments echo...
Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’
US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...
South Korea Test Fires 800km-Range Missile
South Korea has successfully test-fired a home-developed ballistic missile with a range long enough to hit any part of...
Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...
Russia Blames Rebels For Syria Gas Attack
Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came...
China, Nepal To Discuss Joint Military Exercises
China's defence minister will arrive in Nepal later Tuesday for talks on joint military exercises, a meeting that will...