The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that Cambodia’s economy will grow at 7 percent in 2014 due to the political crisis over last year’s election finally ending last month.

Indonesia’s parliament on September 26 voted to abolish direct elections for provincial governors, mayors and heads of districts.

Almost 300 people, thought to be Syrian refugees, are refusing to disembark from a cruise ship that rescued them off the coast of Cyprus, officials say.

New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization.

The Ebola epidemic is set to explode unless the response is radically intensified, the WHO said on Tuesday (Sep 23), warning that hundreds of thousands could be infected by the end of the year.

The United States and partner nations are carrying out the first air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday,

The Palestinians launch an intensive diplomatic campaign on three fronts this week: tackling internal divisions, resuming truce talks with Israel and making a fresh appeal to the United Nations.

Our correspondent Van Nghiep Chuc reviews the outcome of the 35th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Vientiane, Laos.

Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s remaining global clout.

The UN Security Council on Thursday (Sep 18) adopted a resolution declaring the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and security, and calling on countries to provide urgent aid.

President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak "a threat to global security"

Four Turkish individuals have been arrested by the Indonesian anti-terrorism police for their suspected links to international and regional terrorist organisations, a spokeman said on September 14.

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Saturday in Cairo on the latest leg of a regional tour to forge a coalition in the US-led war on jihadists in Iraq and Syria.

Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has delivered a policy statement before the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), following the appointment and the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet.

The CIA says the Islamic State (IS) militant group may have up to 31,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria - three times as many as previously feared.