Libyan forces battled to clear Islamic State insurgents from the western city of Sabratha on February 25, in fighting that killed at least three Libyans and one of the militants, officials said.

The Thai Democratic Party requested on February 22 to amend the country’s temporary constitution.

The US and Russia announced a ceasefire agreement in Syria on February 22. The agreement, which will take effect on February 27, is a sign of hope.

The African Economic Summit took place in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh last week.

NATO advisers want Afghan soldiers to spend less time manning checkpoints and more taking the fight to Taliban militants, a key tactical shift the coalition hopes will enable local forces to quell a rising insurgency.

Over 700 Thai and Singaporean soldiers are taking part in a joint military training program in Thailand in a move to promote defense cooperation and ties between the two countries.

Over 130 Malaysian citizens, who join the self-claimed Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, will be barred from returning home, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on February 21.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund 1.5 billion USD to buld a rail line that will connect Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh's southeastern beach resort, to neighbouring Myanmar

A week-long "Make in India" fair closed on Thursday with $222 billion in investment pledges, but thin attendance by foreign firms at the event launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on the US to raise a strong voice and take more pragmatic and effective actions to ask for an end to the large-scale construction of man-made islands

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left California on February 17 (Vietnam time), successfully concluding his trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Summit at the Sunnylands Centre in California.

The US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued the Sunnylands Declaration on February 17 (Vietnam time) after their two-day summit in California, the US.

The Special Leaders’ Summit of the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued a joint statement in Sunnylands, California on February 16 (US time).

European Council leader Donald Tusk said an EU summit in Brussels on February 18 will be crucial for the future of the bloc, with talks to keep Britain in the EU at critical moment.

The special ASEAN-US Summit kicked off in Sunnylands, California, the US, on February 15 (US time) with the presence of US President Barack Obama and leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries.