Singapore will scan and record the fingerprints of all travellers aged six and above entering or exiting the country from April 20, including Singaporean citizens, said the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) on April 18.

Syrian peace talks came close to collapse on April 18, with the mainstream opposition announcing a pause in talks at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, although it agreed to keep its negotiating team in the city.

The death toll from Ecuador's biggest earthquake in decades soared to 262 on April 17 as survivors cobbled together makeshift coffins to bury loved ones...

The death toll from a raid carried out by South Sudanese gunmen in western Ethiopia has risen to 208 people and the assailants kidnapped 108 children, an Ethiopian official said on April 17.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee has congratulated the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) on the seventh national congress, which is taking place in Havana from April 16 – 19.

As many as 61 political prisoners, including activists and students, in Myanmar were freed on April 9 after their prosecutions had been withdrawn.

Vietnam welcomes the G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on security that featured a common goal of safeguarding aviation and maritime security and safety

People across Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar are eager to herald their traditional New Year festivals according to the Buddhist calendar.

China will continue discharging water from a hydropower station into the downstream Mekong River for drought relief, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said on April 12.

A renewed Palestinian drive to persuade the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements is aimed at removing the biggest obstacle to peace and boosting French efforts to broker an agreement...

Personnel issues and strengthening the government apparatus will be the main focuses of the 8th Lao National Assembly’s first meeting, slated to open on April 20, a Lao official has said.

The Panama Papers, the biggest information leak in history, has continued to produce widespread aftereffects, which are threatening the internal stability of many countries and contemporary international relations.

At least 18 Philippine soldiers were killed and 53 others wounded during clashes between government troops and the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group on Basilan island on April 9, according to the Philippine military.

The militant cell behind bombings in Brussels had been plotting to hit France again after carrying out the Paris attacks in November, but was forced to strike closer to home as police closed in...

A formal exchange mechanism at ambassadorial level of 18 member countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS) was set up at the first meeting of the 18 countries’ ambassadors to ASEAN in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 8.