The Myanmar government has invited two armed ethnic minority groups to sign the national ceasefire agreement (NCA), according to an official announcement on September 14.

Germany re-imposed border controls on September 13 after Europe's most powerful nation acknowledged it could scarcely cope with thousands of asylum seekers arriving every day.

Finance ministers of member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ended their 22nd meeting on September 11 after launching the Cebu Action Plan (CAP).

A powerful explosion triggered by a gas cylinder tore through a packed restaurant in India on Saturday (Sep 12) killing at least 85 people and wounding approximately 100 others,

The annual five-day camp between military cadets and university students from the south was first organised seven years ago to help create a better understanding between the two groups of people.

The migrant crisis in Europe is growing acute as thousands of migrants flood the border areas of EU countries.

More than 2.46 million eligible Singaporean voters are heading to the polls for the country’s 12th General Election on September 11.

Member states of the European Parliament (EP) expressed their willingness to provide technical support to member countries of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly...

Political parties in Myanmar began election campaigns on September 8 for the general election to take place on November 11.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) nations are at a stage where one more round of ministerial talks will lead to an agreement on remaining issues.

Families torn apart by the Korean War six decades ago are to reunite briefly near the heavily fortified border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ...

An explosion shook a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, state media said on September 7...

Struggling to cope with record numbers of asylum seekers, Germany told its European partners on September 7...

Austria said on September 6 it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees stranded in Hungary into Austria and Germany since September 5 morning.

The European Union and the United States have clinched a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes such as terrorism investigations, according to a document seen by Reuters.