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China decries any U.S. involvement in Japan dispute (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

Reuters - China on Tuesday denounced U.S. efforts to help in improving relations between Beijing and Tokyo which have been poisoned by a spat over a group of disputed islands,…

UAE, BlackBerry resolve dispute, averting ban (AP)

October 8th, 2010

FILE -- In an Aug. 5, 2010, file photo a BlackBerry user in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, displays a text message sent by his service provider notifying him of the Oct. 11, 2010 suspension of services.  The United Arab Emirates said Friday Oct, 8, 2010 it won't go ahead with a planned ban on key BlackBerry services.  (AP Photo/file)AP - The United Arab Emirates on Friday backed off a threat to cut key BlackBerry services, just days before a ban was set to take effect that could have…

Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

September 24th, 2010

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the…

Japan to release Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)

September 24th, 2010

File - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Zhan Qixiong, center, the 41-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese fishing boat, is led by Japan Coast Guard personnel to disembark from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan. Japanese prosecutors said Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 they will release the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel involved in a collision near disputed islands. (AP Photo/Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi, File) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES **AP - Japanese prosecutors decided Friday to release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat involved in a collision near disputed islands whose detention raised tensions between the Asian neighbors.


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China premier threatens Japan over boat dispute (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a meeting with representatives of Chinese nationals and Chinese Americans in the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 in New York. Wen warned that his country will take 'further actions' if Japan does not immediately release a ship captain at the center of a growing dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Yao Dawei) ** NO SALES **AP - China’s premier has threatened Japan for the first time in a growing fight over disputed islands, saying his country will take “further actions” if Japan does not immediately…

Chinese hold anti-Japan protests over boat dispute (AP)

September 18th, 2010

A Chinese policeman watches protesters hold placards chanting slogans during an anti-Japan protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Dozens of Chinese protesters chanted 'Down with Japan' outside the Japanese embassy Saturday on a politically sensitive anniversary before hundreds of police ushered them away, amid official worries that anger over a China-Japan boat incident in disputed waters could get out of control. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Protesters in several cities across China marked a politically sensitive anniversary Saturday with anti-Japan chants and banners, as authorities tried to stop anger over a diplomatic spat between…

China postpones visit to Japan amid ship dispute (AP)

September 14th, 2010

In this photo released by Japan's 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, a Taiwanese fishing boat, bottom, is followed by Japanese patrol boats as it sails near Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu in Chinese, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. The disputed islands are controlled by Japan, but are also claimed by Taiwan and China. (AP Photo/11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters)AP - Japan said Tuesday that China has postponed a senior official’s visit to Tokyo in an escalating diplomatic battle over the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain after…

Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute (AP)

September 7th, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks.


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US opposes use of force in South China Sea dispute (AP)

August 18th, 2010

U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Robert Willard gestures as he answers media queries during a press conference after the Philippines-U.S. Mutual Defence Board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at Camp Aguinaldo in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines.  (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - The U.S. military opposes the use of force by countries locked in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea and will maintain its presence in the strategic…

Polish police remove cross defenders amid dispute (AP)

August 14th, 2010

AP - Polish police say they have removed a group of protesters from around a large cross memorializing the late President Lech Kaczynski in the heart of the capital to…