Military standoff in Crimea to end with Ukrainian personnel's withdrawl Ukrainian Navy personnel have begun vacating their barracks in the port city of Sevastopol in the Crimea. The move is easing a military standoff between pro-Russian forces and Uk...
Maldives residents saw low flying planeof the moring of disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight Local reports surfacing out of the Maldives are suggesting residents of the island archepelago witnessed a low-flying jetliner in the early-morning...
Putin recognizes Crimea as sovereign and independent state Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to recognize Crimea as a sovereign and independent state. The move follows an official declaration of Crimean independence from Ukraine fo...
Crimea referendum exit polls: 95 pct favor reuniting with Russia Voting in the controversial referendum in Crimea has come to a conclusion. Exit polling is suggesting that over 95 percent have voted to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia. The final resul...
China urges thorough, accurate information from Malaysia on missing jet China has urged Malaysia to continue providing more thorough and accurate information about missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said...
China to expand search area for missing jet China says it will expand the search area for the missing jet in the coming days. The search will be expanded to the east and west, with intensive search in the east region and enhanced efforts in the south...
Search area may open in Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian plane A new search area may opened up in the Indian Ocean, as authorities try to trace the whereabouts of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight. The White House has alluded to the opening...
China's annual parliamentary session to conclude The National People's Congress, China's top legislature, is set to conclude its annual session later on today. Several key documents, including the government work report and both national and local bu...
China's top political advisory body to conclude annual session China's top political advisory body is scheduled to conclude its annual session later on today. Several draft documents are set to be submitted for review to the closing session of the 12...
Search expands for missing Malaysian jetliner The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight is being expanded. The Chinese ministry of Transport is adding a number of new vessels to the search grid. The US military is also sending an additiona...
Search continues for missing Malaysia Airlines plane The Chinese government is preparing to send a working group to Malaysia later on this Monday to deal with the fallout from the suspected crash of a Malaysian Airlines flight off the coast of Vietna...
No information on location of missing flight: Malaysia Airline Malaysian Airlines says there is still no information on the location of its flight MH 370, more than 24 hours after it lost contact with ground. The airline spokesman said early Sunday t...
China opposes U.S. lawmakers' meeting with Dalai China's Foreign Ministry has released a new statement, voicing firm opposition to some United States lawmakers' meeting with Dalai Lama. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang says the U.S. Congress shoul...
Chinese Premier calls for stronger initiatives to fight smog Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has issued a new call for stronger initiatives to fight pollution, saying China can't wait for changes in weather to deal with smog. Li Keqiang has made the comme...
PLA not Boy Scouts: China defends military spending The Chinese government has blasted Japan's criticism of its increasing military spending, saying the moderate growth in China's defense budget is reasonable and in line with the country's economic c...
