Australia has confirmed a senior diplomat as its first resident ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

In an announcement following the second meeting with representatives of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, CNRP president Sam Rainsy and vice president Kem Sokha still called on supporters to prepare for another demonstration if their demands on issues related to elections are not net.

Speaking live on TF1 television, Hollande stressed that the international community must prepare for the possibility of sanctions "in case of non-implementation of the accord" as part of a UN resolution that could be voted on within the next seven days.

Ban will present the report to the UN Security Council at 11:15am (1515 GMT). He has already revealed that he expects the report by a UN investigation team to give "overwhelming" confirmation that arms were used in an attack near Damascus on August 21 in which hundreds died.

Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni (Source:Reuters)

Authorities of Phnom Penh city allowed the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to hold a mass protest at Freedom Park from September 15-17, but they forbade them to march or camp at the site.

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand have agreed to work together for a double-digit increase in the number of foreign tourists by 2015 under the theme “Five Countries – One Destination”.

A vessel of the Thai navies

Brazilian IOC member Carlos Nuzman was put under pressure after presenting an update on Rio's progress where he insisted they would be ready on time but that a lot of work still lay ahead.

Though the UN has not made any official conclusions on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, statements and action by the US and its allies over the past few days have showed signs of a possible military intervention in the country.

The findings, published in the U.S. journal Science, demonstrate the transmission of physical and metabolic traits via gut microbes, representing an important step toward the ultimate goal of developing anti-obesity treatment with bacteria.