Turkey's National Security Council will propose extending the state of emergency introduced after the failed coup in July, it said on September 28, a move expected since President Tayyip Erdogan floated the idea.

Colombia's Marxist ELN rebels said on September 28 they were ready to start formal peace talks with the government and resolve issues that have so far stymied the negotiations announced in March.

VOV.VN - Since the truce in Syria collapsed last week, bloody clashes have plunged Syria back into its humanitarian nightmare.

An ASEAN conference on the application of laws, policies and practices to the identification, management and treatment of victims of trafficking, especially women and children, was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28.

Democrat Hillary Clinton sought on September 27 to keep Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive a day after their first US presidential debate with accusations he is a sexist, racist and tax dodger, while Trump suggested he would "hit her harder" by bringing up her husband's infidelity.

Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on September 27, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire.

The United States will speed up deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system to the Republic of Korea given the pace of DPRK's missile tests, and it will be stationed there "as soon as possible," the top US diplomat for East Asia said on September 27.

VOV.VN - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang concluded his official visit to Cuba from September 24-25 at the invitation of Raul Castro, President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers.

Democrat Hillary Clinton went on the attack against Republican Donald Trump at the start of the first one-on-one US presidential debate on September 26, accusing him of pushing economic policy that favored the rich at the expense of the middle class.

The European Union launched a program on September 26 to issue monthly electronic cash grants to benefit a million refugees in Turkey, as part of a deal under which Ankara will curb the numbers trying to enter Europe.

US Secretary of State John Kerry defended his efforts to negotiate with Moscow over the war in Syria on September 26, despite the collapse of a ceasefire that has led to a massive Russian-backed assault on the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo.

The United States said on September 26 it had sanctioned a Chinese industrial machinery and equipment wholesaler, a new step in tightening the financial noose around the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program after its fifth nuclear test this month.

VOV.VN - Reaffirming that proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and their means of delivery, threatens international peace and security, the UN Security Council on September 23 adopted a resolution urging all States who haven't done so to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test_Ban Treaty.

Hungary's police were the target of a home-made shrapnel bomb that rocked central Budapest late on September 24, injuring two officers, the national police chief said on September 25.

The United States accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on September 25 as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost "impossible".

A crowd of more than 100 chanted and marched outside an NFL game in Charlotte on September 25, after the release of two videos showing the fatal shooting of a black man by police officers failed to quell nearly a week of protests in North Carolina's largest city.

Myanmar’s military has conducted a joint manoeuver of ground, air and artillery forces at Meiktila station, the first of its kind since the new government took office on April 1, local media reported on September 24.

Malaysia has decided to lengthen a curfew in waters near the Philippines, the country’s news agency Bernama reported.

Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of high ground on the Aleppo outskirts on September 24 as warplanes bombed the city's opposition-held east relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington's Syria policy in tatters.

Yemen plans to complain to the U.N. Security Council over what it says are Iran's weapon transfers to Houthi allies fighting the internationally recognized Yemeni government, the foreign minister said on September 24.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) firmly believe in, and reaffirm their commitment to the spirit, principles, objectives, and modalities of the Universal Periodic Review as stipulated in HRC resolutions 5/1 and 16/21. 

Indonesia has announced the country will run for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2019-2020.

Four people have been shot dead at a mall in northwest Washington state and the shooter has fled the scene, police said on social media.

The planned US deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in the RoK is not negotiable as part of efforts to agree new UN sanctions on DPRK after its fifth nuclear test, but Washington is confident tougher steps will be agreed before long, the senior US diplomat for Asia said on September 23.

Warplanes bombed Aleppo on September 23 with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire.

Three foreign fishing vessels captured for illegal catching in the Malaysia waters will be sunk near Lang Tengah ocean park in Besut to form artificial reefs.

Authorities of Indonesia’s Bali Island held captive of a Malaysian ship carrying 30 tonnes of chemical fertilisers suspected to be used for creating bombs.

Indonesia seized two Chinese fishing boats for fishing illegally off Indonesia’s northwest coast, near the Natuna islands. 

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s dynamic economy and its high growth rate was highlighted at a conference held in Ottawa, Canada, on September 21 by ASEAN representatives. 

ASEAN’s energy ministers have vowed to strengthen collaboration in energy security and sustainable exploitation, and expand cooperation with the bloc’s partners and international organisations.