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China shadows US warship near man-made islands
A US guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China's man-made islands in the East Sea on October 27, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it had tracked and warned the ship and called in the US ambassador to protest.
Deadly earthquake hits Afghanistan
A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on October 26, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said.
Poland's eurosceptic conservatives win national vote
Poland's eurosceptic opposition conservatives, the Law and Justice party (PiS), won October 25's general election, preliminary official results showed on October 26, as the country shifted towards nationalism and left-leaning economics.
President says Indonesia intends to join TPP trade deal
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, speaking after a meeting with US President Barack Obama on October 26, said his Southeast Asian country intends to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal the United States has forged with 11 other nations.
Greece says EU aid means it can shelter 20,000 more migrants
Greece said on October 26 the European Union had offered to pay the costs of accommodating 20,000 more migrants in temporary camps on its islands as the bloc struggles to improve its management of the flow of refugees across Europe.
Big quake in Afghanistan and Pakistan kills over 200
A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on October 26, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials said.
About 100 people injured in Hong Kong ferry collision
About 100 people were injured on October 25 when a ferry returning from Macau to Hong Kong collided with an unknown object, a police department official said.
Balkan, EU leaders agree to coordinate on migrants
European leaders agreed to cooperate to manage migrants crossing the Balkans but offered no quick fix to a crisis that threatens to take more lives as winter sets in and to set Europe's nations against one another.
Europe split on migrant crisis on eve of Brussels talks
European leaders traded threats and reprimands on October 24 as thousands more migrants and refugees streamed into the Balkans on the eve of European Union talks aimed at agreeing on urgent action to tackle the crisis.
Kerry lays out steps to ease Israeli-Palestinian strife
The United States on October 24 proposed steps, including 24-hour video surveillance, to end weeks of violence over a Jerusalem site holy to Muslims and Jews.