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Taiwan president: Meeting with China's Xi unrelated to elections

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping was ab...

Nov 05, 2015 02:59 AM EST

Taiwan, China leaders to hold historic meeting in Singapore on Saturday

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou in Singapor...

Nov 03, 2015 09:04 PM EST

Victorious Catalan separatists claim mandate to break with Spain

Separatists on Sunday won a clear majority of seats in Catalonia's parliament in an election that se...

Sep 27, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

Taiwan's new political voices want more openness on China ties

Taiwan is spinning away from China's idealized model of "one country, two systems" as a renewed spir...

Mar 13, 2015 10:07 AM EDT

Myanmar police beat students, journalists, monks, detain about 100

Myanmar police beat students, monks and journalists with batons and detained about 100 people on Tue...

Mar 10, 2015 09:48 AM EDT

China's No. 3 leader warns HK activists against 'crossing a line'

China's third-ranked leader warned advocates of Hong Kong independence on Friday that they were "cro...

Mar 06, 2015 08:32 AM EST

China No. 3 leader says more attention needed for Hong Kong young

China's third-ranked leader wants greater attention paid to young people in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong,...

Mar 05, 2015 09:42 AM EST

Taiwan envoy admits U.S. kept in the dark over controversial flag raising

Taiwan's top envoy to the U.S. on Wednesday said that Taiwan did not let U.S. officials know about a...

Jan 07, 2015 03:50 AM EST

French parliament votes for recognition of Palestinian state

French lawmakers on Tuesday urged their government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will...

Dec 03, 2014 08:26 AM EST

Spain says will seek to block watered-down Catalan vote on independence

Spain will seek to block in the courts a watered-down version of a Catalan vote on independence plan...

Oct 31, 2014 10:12 AM EDT

UK's Cameron shifts tack on constitutional shake-up to mollify Scots

Scotland will get more autonomy with no "ifs or buts", Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on...

Sep 21, 2014 08:16 PM EDT

Scots spurn independence, vote to stay in the United Kingdom

Scotland has chosen to stay in the United Kingdom, spurning independence in a historic referendum th...

Sep 19, 2014 01:52 AM EDT

Glasgow bucks Scottish trend, votes for independence

Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, voted for independence from the United Kingdom, but only by a narr...

Sep 19, 2014 12:36 AM EDT

Scots vote against independence in four small constituencies

Scotland voted against breaking apart the United Kingdom in four small constituencies, early referen...

Sep 18, 2014 10:52 PM EDT

Scots independence polls close, UK's future in the balance

Scotland has voted on whether to stay within the United Kingdom or declare independence to break the...

Sep 18, 2014 07:54 PM EDT

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