Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed a Syrian Kurdish militia fighter working with Kurdish militants inside Turkey for a suicide car bombing that killed 28 people in the capital Ankara, and he vowed retaliation in both Syria and Iraq.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong praised the importance of the recent US- ASEAN Summit, which was held in Sunnylands, California from February 15-17.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered five besieged areas of Syria scheduled for deliveries on February 17 in a UN-backed deal to deliver help to thousands of trapped residents, the United Nations said.

The eighth Delhi Dialogue themed “ASEAN – India Relations: A New Paradigm” opened in New Delhi city, India, on February 17 to discuss bilateral political-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement. 

Thailand ’s Appeals Court on February 17 dropped the case against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban, brought against them for the deadly military crackdown of red-shirt protesters in 2010.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on February 16 stressed the importance of maintaining stability in the Asia-Pacific region while affirming his full support for the international community in seeking peaceful solutions to regional tensions, including East Sea dispute. 

The prospects for the socio-economic cooperation between the ASEAN and Japan were the focus of a workshop held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 17 by the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies in Jakarta.

Twenty-eight people were killed and dozens wounded in Turkey's capital Ankara on February 17 when a car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces' headquarters, parliament and other government buildings.

Britain Prime Minister David Cameron will hold 'now or never' talks on February 18 to keep Britain in the European Union, with the bloc's 28 leaders suggesting there are only a few obstacles left to a new membership deal.

US President Barack Obama on February 16 called for “tangible steps” from relevant sides to lower tensions in the East Sea.