Beijing (AFP) Sept 2, 2020 - China on Wednesday condemned a Pentagon report for claiming Beijing wants to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads within a decade as it seeks to deter the United States from any intervention linked to Taiwan.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2020 - China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top US diplomat visits the self-ruled island in a move that has angered Beijing.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2013 - A code of conduct for handling disputes in the South China Sea should be discussed gradually, Beijing said after meetings with Southeast Asian nations, suggesting any agreement is still far off.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2017 - Banking regulators in Beijing and Shanghai have ordered local cryptocurrency exchanges to shut down, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest blow to the once flourishing Chinese market for virtual money.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2012 - Beijing and Taipei on Thursday dismissed Manila's renaming part of the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, with both saying the designation did not affect their own sovereignty claims.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2023 - Beijing's top diplomat told President Vladimir Putin that China and Russia must work to strengthen cooperation in the face of a complex international situation, Chinese state media reported Thursday.
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 - An air taxi flew over Jerusalem on Wednesday as part of an Israeli experiment to develop a network of drones to offer transport services and ease traffic congestion.
Ulaanbaatar (AFP) Sept 3, 2023 - Pope Francis on Sunday told Catholics in China to be good Christians and good citizens, using his visit to Mongolia to help ease tensions between the Vatican and Beijing.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 22, 2009 - A bankruptcy petition has been filed at a Russian court against the factory that produces the famed Kalashnikov assault rifle, the country's biggest rifle producer, reports said Tuesday.
Dhaka (AFP) Sept 04, 2014 - Dhaka said Thursday it has resumed sending workers to Iraq after a three-month ban, despite reports of hundreds of Bangladeshi construction labourers being dragged into the country's bloody sectarian conflict.
Dhaka (AFP) Sept 8, 2010 - Bangladesh said Wednesday exports leapt more than 25 percent year on year in July, with manufacturers linking the jump to a shift in orders from China to the low-cost South Asian country.
Tallinn (AFP) Sept 02, 2014 - From Tallinn to Warsaw, Russian moves in Ukraine are sparking grave concern across a region deeply scarred by war and decades of Soviet occupation on the eve of a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama.
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 - Russia used an Iskander ballistic missile in an attack that damaged a Ukrainian government building in Kyiv at the weekend, an official said Monday.
Boulder - Nov. 14, 2000 - Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. announced today that it has acquired a minority interest in Vexcel Corporation. This investment is part of Ball Aerospace's long-term strategy to be a leader in the field of radar remote sensing. Ball Aerospace's space systems heritage and Vexcel's ground systems expertise combine to provide end-to-end radar systems capabilities and information products that are unmatched in the industry.
Pristina (AFP) Sept 30, 2014 - With the world on high alert over foreign fighters joining jihadist ranks in Syria and Iraq, Balkan states are launching efforts to clamp down on recruiting in their region, considered fertile ground by Islamists.
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 29, 2014 - As Iraqi forces struggle to pin back the Islamic State group on the ground, Baghdad is taking its war against the jihadists to the airwaves with a television comedy series.
