China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next US president, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on November 13.

The United Nations Security Council pushed for a peaceful transition of power in Congo during a weekend visit aimed at averting massive violence when President Joseph Kabila's mandate runs out on Dec. 19.

A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck New Zealand's South Island on November 14, the US Geological Survey said, hours after a more powerful quake killed two people and damaged buildings along the east coast of the South Island.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Semarang on November 13 for his two-day official visit to Indonesia to increase the bilateral collaboration.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) conducted an exercise in Singapore on November 13 to enhance its ability to deliver air power from public roads.

At least eight people died in clashes between the Myanmar army and the supposed Rohingya Muslim militants, the local media said on November 13.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership's fate is up to Trump and Republican lawmakers.

A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a laborer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on November 12 killing four Americans and wounding at least 17 people in one of the bloodiest attacks against US forces since President Barack Obama took office.

Venezuela's government and opposition on November 12 reached tentative deals in the areas of elections and foreign aid as part of a Vatican-backed dialogue process, though the agreements fell far short of initial opposition demands.

An explosion claimed by militant group Islamic State ripped through a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan on November 12, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores, officials said.