By Agence France-Presse Atop rock formations overlooking a vast coastline, groups of Chinese tourists snap pictures and gaze out to sea with binoculars in the direction of Taiwan’s main island, just over a hundred kilometers away. Taipei has this week accused China of launching its biggest maritime drills in years, with about 60 warships and […]
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By Ellie Doughty VLADIMIR Putin personally granted political asylum to ousted Syrian tyrant Bashar al Assad who was forced to flee after rebels toppled his government. Assad’s fellow despot and friend Putin granted him refuge as he scrambled to get out of Syria – fleeing to Moscow by helicopter on Sunday. Reuters Russian President Vladimir […]