Cuban President Raul Castro is on a 2-day official state visit to France, the first by a Cuban head of state since 1995.

The relationship between Russia and Turkey has been tense since Turkey shot down a Russian Su 24 fighter.

The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on February 1 and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire even as government forces, backed by Russian air strikes.

The United Nations appealed on January 31 for US$861 million to help Iraq meet a big funding gap in its 2016 emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State.

Syria's main opposition group is considering a proposal by UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura that could pave the way to the delegation pressing ahead with talks after holding their first meeting with him on January 31.

Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.

The first draft of the new constitution of Thailand was unveiled by the country’s Constitution Drafting Committee on January 29.

Singapore’s employment rate in 2015 was 0.9 percent or 31,800 more people were employed last year, the lowest annual growth since 2003, said the Manpower Ministry (MOM) on January 28.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) authorities arrested three Indonesian migrant workers who were suspected to have links with the Islamic State (IS)

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry on January 26 to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional issues.

The United States approved a wider range of commerce with Cuba on January 26, making it easier for US companies to film movies, finance exports and do business with the Communist government on public infrastructure projects.

Italy and Iran signed billions of dollars of business deals on January 25 at the start of a visit to Europe by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani...

The United Nations said on January 25 it would issue invitations for marathon Syrian peace talks to begin this week, but opposition groups signaled they would stay away...

In the draft documents of the 12th National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam stresses the importance of ensuring top national interests on the basis of international law, equality and mutual benefit.

Seven people with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) have been detained, Malaysian police said on January 24 after Kuala Lumpur raised security alert following terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 14.