Cuban leader Raul Castro announced on November 8 that the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) will convene its sixth congress in April next year.

Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, as Chair of ASEAN, has applauded Myanmar ’s General Elections held on November 7. 

The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Haiti has reached 544, the health ministry says.

Australia's government said on November 8 that it is moving to recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the nation's constitution.  

US President Barack Obama has backed India's ambition for permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

In a speech before the general assembly of a major Jewish organization on November 9, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran the biggest threat to his country and the world.  

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano continued to rumble and emit bursts of blisteringly hot gas and dust on November 7, as the death toll from recent eruptions pushed higher.

The Group of 20 is beginning to look more like the G19 plus 1 as emerging and rich countries alike accuse the United States of breaking a vow of unity.

A train carrying nuclear waste continues on its unpopular journey in northern Germany, as protesters obstructed the railway, some hanging themselves over tracks, delaying the transport for over two hours early on November 7.

A multi-party general election began across Myanmar Sunday morning under the 5th step of the country's seven-step roadmap with people starting to go to polls and cast votes at respective polling booths.