Several dozen Chinese soldiers have set up a remote camp some 10 km (6 miles) inside territory claimed by India in the high altitude Himalayan desert of Ladakh, Indian police sources said, in a possible return to border tension between the Asian giants.
An Indian foreign ministry spokesman said the two countries were in touch with each other to resolve the row. The ill-defined border has fuelled 50 years of mistrust despite blossoming economic ties.
Chinese troops camping in Indian territory: police | Reuters
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Chinese troops camping in Indian territory: police | Reuters
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on April 20, 2013
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A Russia-China Alliance Brewing? | The Diplomat
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on April 12, 2013
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The short answer is yes there is an alliance brewing. There are issues between the countries that could limit this alliance.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s recent summit drew wide international attention. Are we witnessing the dawn of a new alliance?
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If Moscow and Beijing are able to consummate the major deals begun at the summit we are likely witnessing the start of a more robust Sino-Russian relationship. On the other hand, as we have seen in the recent past, historical suspicions, mutual mistrust, and divergent strategic interests may once again prevent the development of a deeper and more coordinated Sino-Russian relationship.
Spain and Slovenia told to reform economies now or risk financial crisis | Business | The Guardian
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on April 11, 2013
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Brussels identifies 13 countries, including France, in need of urgent action, underlying growing scale of eurozone crisis
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In a hard-hitting report on the countries facing macroeconomic imbalances, such as overvalued housing markets or hefty government debts, the European commission identified a total of 13 member states – including France, the Netherlands and Belgium – which it said should take urgent action to restore the health of their economies.
Spain and Slovenia told to reform economies now or risk financial crisis | Business | The Guardian
In Moscow, new Chinese leader Xi warns against meddling | Reuters
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on March 24, 2013
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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against foreign interference in the affairs of other nations during a speech in Moscow on Saturday, sending a signal to the West and echoing a message often repeated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In Moscow, new Chinese leader Xi warns against meddling | Reuters
This is a reoccurring theme we keep hearing over and over. Russian leaders have issued implied threats of nuclear war over this issue. Now it looks like both China and Russia are ganging up on the West to put a stop to western interference in other countries.
U.N. leader: Syrian civil war threatens cease-fire with Israel – The Washington Post
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on March 22, 2013
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The Syrian civil war is threatening the 39-year-old cease-fire between Syria and Israel, as fighting along a separation line between the two countries is undermining the United Nations’ capacity to monitor the terms of the truce, according to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki moon.
The development poses the most serious challenge to date to the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement, which set the terms for a strained, but stable, stalemate between Israel and Syria following the Yom Kippur War. For decades, it has helped to guarantee relative calm between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.
U.N. leader: Syrian civil war threatens cease-fire with Israel – The Washington Post
Crisis in the East China Sea — getting worse | iPolitics
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on March 5, 2013
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But I wonder if he [Kerry] should instead have visited just two countries, China and Japan. That’s where the most significant and dangerous new developments in international relations are unfolding. The world’s second- and third-largest economies have been jostling for months over territory, reviving ugly historical memories and making clear that, in the event of a crisis, neither side will back down.
Trade between the two countries — which usually hovers around $350 billion a year — is down substantially. An accident, miscalculation or unforeseen event could easily spiral out of control.
The Likelihood of War In Asia Grows – Business Insider
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on February 8, 2013
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China and Japan, along with North and South Korean troops at the DMZ, appear one step away from armed combat and tensions don’t look likely to ease any time soon.
New developments within both regions illustrate how close to open combat the four countries are, and how quickly one incident could expand to war among very powerful nations.
Putin’s Russia and the Big Lie
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on February 3, 2013
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With his nation’s economy on the ropes once again due to his gross mismanagement, Vladimir Putin is falling back on a tried-and-true Russian response to bad news: The Big Lie. And he’s bringing as many Americans on board as possible to help him carry out his plan.
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The reason for this dark view is pretty simple: Russia’s economy is still neo-Soviet in character, not a market governed by the rule of law. Russia currently ranks in 139th place out of 185 countries and is classified as “mostly unfree” on the Index of Economic Freedom put out by the Wall Street Journal. In fact, the only folks who have any real freedom in Russia are the criminals. According to Transparency International, Russia ranks in 133rd place out of 174 countries for economic corruption.
German Schools Struggle to Cope with Boom in Immigrant Students – SPIEGEL ONLINE
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on January 31, 2013
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Germany is experiencing a well-documented boom in immigrants from countries hard-hit by the euro crisis. Less visible, however, are their children. They rarely have any knowledge of German, and schools are struggling to meet their needs.
German Schools Struggle to Cope with Boom in Immigrant Students – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Ex-Iranian diplomat warns Israel: If Iran gets the bomb, it will fire on you | The Times of Israel
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on January 26, 2013
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Tehran’s former consul in Oslo, interviewed on Israeli TV, says Islamic regime is ‘willing to destroy many countries’
An Iranian diplomat who defected in Norway in 2010 warned Israel on Friday that if the Iranians got the bomb they would use it against the Jewish state.
In an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 TV, Mohammad Reza Heydari, the former Iranian consul in Oslo who resigned and obtained political asylum there three years ago, said that ”If Iran is given more time, it will acquire the knowledge necessary to build a nuclear bomb within a year.” Asked whether it would use the bomb against Israel, he said: “If Iran gets to the point where it has an atomic bomb, it will certainly use it, against Israel or any other [enemy] country.”
Ex-Iranian diplomat warns Israel: If Iran gets the bomb, it will fire on you | The Times of Israel
