Hungary McCain's 'neofascist' comments strain US-Hungary relations Republican Senator John McCain calls Prime Minister Victor Orban a 'neo-fascist dictator' during an outburst against the nomination of TV producer Colleen Bell as ambassador to Hungary. 04/12/2014
Russia Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech Putin's State of the Nation speech roundly attacks the West and affirms Russia will meet every challenge, yet his economic proposals to revive the sagging economy fail to convince critics. 04/12/2014
Afghanistan British national among five dead as suicide bomber hits embassy vehicle in Kabul 27/11/2014
China Oil reserves ignite the explosive issue of sovereignty in the East China Sea China- Japan relations 20/12/2013