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- Bangladesh (459)
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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Kyrgyzstan (667)
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- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
USA and China: Where do the stand?
APEC Summit, Asia Pivot and US midterm elections Republicans have swept in with 52 seats in the Senate. For the first time since 2006 they have a majority in both houses of the Congress. Meanwhile President Obama is on a visit to China, from where he will go onward to Mynmar and thereon to Australia for the G-20 Summit. This weakens Obama’s...
EU moves to put more Ukrainian separatists on sanctions list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers asked officials on Monday to present proposals for putting more Ukrainian separatists on the bloc’s sanctions list by the end of this month, diplomats said. …read more Source: The...
Moscow confirms expulsions of German and Polish diplomats
Russia said on Monday it has expelled a German diplomat and a number of Polish diplomats in response to the expulsion of its diplomats amid cooling ties with the EU over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Downed MH17 aircraft nearly hit village in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, video shows
Four months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a video has emerged that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia expels diplomats as EU set for new Ukraine sanctions
Russia expelled several Polish diplomats for spying, while in Brussels, EU foreign ministers met to discuss hitting Russia with fresh sanctions …read more Source: Channel...
Putin Makes Early Exit From Chilly G20 to Dodge Critics: Russian Media
President Vladimir Putin’s icy reception at the G20 summit in Brisbane accentuated the gulf between Russia and the West over Ukraine, Russian media said on Monday, saying he left early to dodge critic… …read more Source:...
MH17 debris removal begins in Ukraine
GRABOVE, Ukraine (AFP) ― Workers started winching debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on to trucks in eastern Ukra …read more Source: The Korea...
Artillery explosions shake Donetsk airport in east Ukraine
Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine today, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists. A Reuters reporter near the strategically important airport saw flashes of artillery fire in several places and heard frequent blasts in new...
Artillery explosions shake Donetsk airport in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists. …read more Source: The...
Sanctions, bloodshed and espionage leaves Russia in bad light
MOSCOW – Russia expelled several Polish diplomats for spying on Monday, deepening the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War as the EU eyed fresh sanctions against Moscow over the violence in Ukraine.Fresh bloodshed in Ukraine between pro-Kremlin rebels and Kiev’s forces added to the tensions after Russian President Vladimir Putin...
