Greece voted on July 5 on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain.

Euro zone countries tried in vain to stop the IMF publishing a gloomy analysis of Greece's debt burden which the leftist government says vindicates its call to voters to reject bailout terms, sources familiar with the situation said on July 3.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 3 ordered heightened security measures across the state over the U.S. July Fourth holiday weekend in response to a call for vigilance by the federal government.

The Myanmar Union Election Commission (UEC) has announced constituencies for the country’s upcoming 2015 general election scheduled for the end of October or beginning of November this year. 

Vietnam pledges to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in strengthening the relations between the bloc and New Zealand. 

Tehran and world powers were still shy of a breakthrough at nuclear talks on July 2 as foreign ministers flew in to help push for a swift deal and resolve disputes over how sanctions could be lifted and how Iran's compliance would be monitored.

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) commenced appeal hearings for two former Khmer Rouge leaders on July 2 who were accused of crimes against humanity last year. 

Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas dropped below the maximum level required under a 2013 interim nuclear agreement with world powers, a UN report showed, but a US think-tank suggested Tehran had not entirely met its obligations.

The United States and Cuba formally agreed on July 1 to restore diplomatic relations on July 20, setting up a trip to Havana by John Kerry, who would become the first US secretary of state to visit the country in 70 years.

Egypt's army said on July 1 more than 100 militants and 17 soldiers were killed after simultaneous assaults on military checkpoints in North Sinai, in the deadliest fighting in years in the restive province.

The ASEAN and United Nations and will continue to strengthen cooperation and institutional ties within the framework of the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Partnership between the two organisations signed in 2011. 

Iran and world powers gave themselves an extra week to reach a nuclear accord, extending a deadline due to expire on June 30, while US President Barack Obama said there would be no deal if all pathways to an Iranian nuclear weapon were not cut off.

Around 1,200 prisoners, including al Qaeda suspects, escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen on June 30, officials said.

The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago, and the historic deal will be unveiled on July 1, US officials said on June 30.

Egypt's top public prosecutor was killed by a car bomb attack on his convoy on June 29, the most senior state official to die at the hands of militants since the toppling of an Islamist president two years ago.

US President Barack Obama on June 29 signed into law legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek support from leaders of five Southeast Asian nations for promoting high-quality growth during the upcoming Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo, sources from the Japanese government said on June 28. 

Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich will announce his candidacy for president on July 21 at an event at Ohio State University, Politico reported on June 28, citing advisers.

Iran is backtracking from an interim nuclear agreement with world powers three months ago, Western officials suggested on June 28, as US and Iranian officials said talks on a final accord would likely run past a June 30 deadline.

Greece moved to check the growing strains on its crippled financial system on June 28, closing its banks and imposing capital controls that brought the prospect of being forced out of the euro into plain sight.

The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) held a meeting at its headquarters in Phnom Penh on June 28 to mark the 64th anniversary of its founding (June 28, 1951-2015). 

Greek lawmakers on June 28 authorized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' proposed July 5 bailout referendum, setting Greece on course for a plebiscite that has enraged international creditors and increased Greece's chances of exiting the euro zone.

Tour companies were evacuating thousands of foreign holidaymakers from Tunisia on June 27, a day after a gunman killed 39 people at a beach hotel in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

Three visiting US senators said on June 27 they hoped Congress would support President Barack Obama's opening toward Cuba, including lifting a ban on US citizens traveling to the Communist-run island.

The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) organised an international workshop on managing East Sea conflict from ASEAN perspective on June 26 in Jakarta, Indonesia, bringing together policymakers, diplomats, ASEAN officials and scholars on the East Sea. 

Australia will be Singapore’s comprehensive strategic partner which would enable bilateral cooperation in the economy, foreign affairs and defense to expand further.

The US and Iranian foreign ministers met on June 27, a senior US. official said, as major differences persist over an agreement under which Iran would curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on June 26 with a rifle he had hidden in an umbrella, killing 39 people including Britons, Germans and Belgians as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

The 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) and other related meetings are scheduled to take place in Malaysia in early August 2015, said the ASEAN media secretariat.

President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin has urged the European Union (EU) to continue strengthening bilateral ties in fields, particularly in trade.