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China ships in waters around disputed islands

Three Chinese government ships Saturday entered Japanese territorial waters around disputed islands, Japan`s ...

US, China agree on N. Korea sanctions deal

The United States and China have made a deal under which the UN Security Council will expand existing sanctions ...

Suicides in US military rise to record level

Suicides in the US military rose to a record level last year, with 349 troops taking their lives, despite concerted ...

US focused on Syria`s chemical arms after Assad

The United States is increasingly focused on how to secure Syria`s chemical weapons if President Bashar al-Assad falls ...

Japan`s Abe to visit Southeast Asia to boost economic ties

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will this month make his first overseas trip since winning office to Indonesia, ...

Covington Opens Shanghai Office

- Covington & Burling has launched its Shanghai office, its third in Asia, following the opening of offices in ...

Beyonce to sing national anthem at Obama inauguration

Pop diva Beyonce will sing the national anthem before hundreds of thousands of onlookers at US President Barack ...

Japan`s abe eyes SE Asia, not US, for foreign trip

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make Southeast Asia his first foreign destination, reports said Tuesday, ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

al-Assad one of world's most brutal actor

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is one of the most brutal actors on the world stage today and his actions against his ...

Obama to nominate John Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, ...

Hillary Clinton to be back at work Monday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused by a series of ...

US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan

The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on ...

New US Congress will take fresh crack at old problems

The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly ...