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A nuclear free world: a dream closing to reality?
US President Barack Obama is reportedly planning a shift in nuclear strategy. How are experts in Asia reacting to this possible shift in US nuclear policy?
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China slows military surge
China says it will end a long period of double-digit growth in military spending, but its 7.5% target will still alarm the West.
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China slows military spending surge
China says it will end a long period of double-digit growth in military spending, but its 7.5% target will still alarm the West.
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NATO unity threatened by defense budget and equipment shortfalls
NATO currently faces one of its biggest challenges away from the battlefield as concern about the budget shortfall which is plaguing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization threatens to drive a wedge between its members.
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Turkish leaders in 'plot' summit
Turkey's leaders meet the head of the armed forces, Gen Ilker Basbug, after multiple arrests over an alleged military coup plot.
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Turkey officers in 'coup' charges
Twenty military officers are formally charged in Turkey with attempting to overthrow the government.
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India and Pakistan launch talks
India and Pakistan begin their first high-level talks since the attacks on Mumbai at the end of 2008, amid tensions over Kashmir.
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Massive oil spill threatens Italian ecosystem
Vandals are thought to have opened the cisterns at an Italian oil refinery, allowing some 2.5 million liters of oil to flow into the Lambro River. Now the slick has reached Italy's most important river, the Po.
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