US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina primary on February 27, propelling her into next week's crucial "Super Tuesday" voting in 11 states on a wave of momentum.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earned an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic's emergence from years of isolation.

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on February 27, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt.

Islamic State militants launched an assault on a Kurdish-controlled town on Syria's border with Turkey on February 27, prompting air strikes by the US-led coalition to try to drive them back.

The US has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to extend his non-militarisation pledge to all of the East Sea.

VOV.VN -  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation at the 2016 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat that opened in Vientiane on February 27. 

Greece moved to slow the flow of migrants from its islands to the mainland on February 26 as thousands of homeless refugees were trapped in the country by border limits imposed along a Balkan route to richer nations in northern Europe.

Indonesian authorities have played down an Australian warning on possible terror attacks being planned in the Southeast Asian country. 

India has called on all States to avoid unilateral actions in the East Sea that can lead to tensions in the region.

Japan, Australia and India on February 26 agreed on the importance of maintaining the rule of law in the East Sea and shared “strong concerns” over tensions in the region amid China’s rising assertive move in the sea.