Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a crushing defeat on December 4 in a referendum on constitutional reform, tipping the euro zone's third-largest economy into political turmoil.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who won praise for his economic stewardship after the global financial crisis...

Tens of thousands of Cubans packed into a public square in Santiago de Cuba on December 3, joining dignitaries to bid farewell to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the city where his ashes will be entombed.

The Philippines has raised its terror alert to Level 3, the highest, after police discovered a plot by Islamic State-linked militants to attack a park near the US Embassy in the capital Manila.

Singapore (VNA) – Singapore and Malaysia have decided to postpone the signing of a bilateral agreement on a 14.7-billion-USD high-speed railway project due to slow scheduling and other administrative issues.

Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has accepted the invitation to ascend the throne as King Rama X, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on November 30.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on November 30 that he wants stronger cooperation between his country’s Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

The relationship between the European Union (EU) and Turkey has worsened recently with the sharp exchange of words. Distrust is preventing them from finding a common ground on regional issues.

The European Union will unveil its biggest defense research plan in more than a decade on November 30 to reverse billions of euros in cuts...

There has been no evidence of widespread election fraud in the Nov. 8 presidential contest, the White House said on November 28...

Tens of thousands of Cubans, some wrapped in red, white and blue national flags, paid final respects in Havana on November 28...

Cuba's most prominent dissident group called off its weekly protest march for the first time in 13 years on November 27 following the death of its nemesis Fidel Castro...

Philippine press reported the discovery of an object suspected to be a bomb near the US Embassy in Manila in the early morning of November 28.

Hardline reformist Francois Fillon scored a resounding win in France's conservative primaries on November 27, making him favorite to win a presidential election five months from now...

The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on November 26 after fierce fighting