The signing of a historic declaration on the formation of an ASEAN Community by the end of this year by all 10 ASEAN leaders will be the highlight of the upcoming 27th ASEAN Summit.

Boosting regional cooperation is high on the agenda of the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC 23), which opened in Manila, the Philippines, on November 18.

The Myanmar government lifted the martial law imposed in the Kokang region of the State of Shan as order has been restored, according to an order of the country’s Presidential Office published on November 18.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on November 18 that his country can beat terrorism on its own but the best option would be for Moscow and the West to put aside their differences and fight it together.

The G20 summit opened in the Turkish city of Antalya on November 15. After the “brutal and cowardly” attacks in Paris, the summit is expected to end with stronger commitments to fighting terrorism.

More than a dozen state governors refused on November 16 to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash...

A series of terror attacks on November 13 in Paris killed at least 129 people and injured more than 350 others. The attacks have stirred international indignation.

French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on November 15 as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people.

The Philippines Saturday vowed "higher security" for world leaders at an economic summit in Manila next week after a series of bombings and shootings left more than 120 dead in Paris on Friday (Nov 13).

The establishment of the ASEAN Community at the year’s end is deemed the most significant achievement of ASEAN as it initiates a new development phase of the bloc.

Iran has stopped dismantling centrifuges in two uranium enrichment plants, state media reported November 10, days after conservative lawmakers complained to President Hassan Rouhani that the process was too rushed.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Norway Le Thi Tuyet Mai joined the Ambassadors of other ASEAN nations in the ASEAN Committee in Oslo (ACO) in a visit to Bodo, the capital of the northern region of Nordland...

Prime Minister David Cameron will kick off his efforts to reform the European Union on November 10 with a declaration that his demands are not "Mission Impossible"...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured US President Barack Obama on November 9 that he remained committed to a two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict...

Egypt insisted on Thursday its airports were secured to international standards, despite growing concerns that its screening procedures may be flawed