Senior Kurdish and Shi'ite Muslim leaders agreed on April 27 to withdraw their forces from a northern Iraqi town in a bid to end violence that has killed more than 10 people in recent days.

Cambodia does not have any new agreements regarding the East Sea issue with China, the country’s Secretary of State and Spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan, has said. 

The 41st ASEAN Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) opened in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila on April 26, discussing initiatives to further bolster transportation connections in the region.

VOV.VN - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour of 3 Southeast Asian nations on April 24 with a statement on a 4-point agreement on the East Sea. 

The United States warned US citizens in Turkey on April 26 about "credible" terrorist threats to tourist areas in the country.

The United States warned on April 26 it would consider "other" options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is scheduled to visit Russia and attend an Informal Meeting of the Defense Ministers of ASEAN and Russia and the fifth Moscow International Conference from April 25-28.

Myanmar’s Government has banned cabinet members from appointing their relatives as personal assistants, according to an announcement from the Minister of the President’s Office Aung San Suu Kyi.

VOV.VN - US President Barack Obama visited the UK from April 21 to 24. Economic issues, the war on terror, and persuading the UK to remain in the EU topped his agenda. 

Libya's UN-backed unity government said on April 25 it taken administrative control of seven ministries in Tripoli including the foreign ministry, as it pushes to extend its control over the capital.