Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90
Nearly 90 people were killed during December 11's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on December 12, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.
US asks Germany for more military help in fight against IS
The United States has asked Germany for more military help in the fight against Islamic State, a German magazine reported on December 12, a week after parliament approved a plan to join the campaign in Syria.
ASEAN, India seek wider cooperation
ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh and Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj explored areas of cooperation during their meeting in New Delhi on December 11.
Mexico workshop promotes ASEAN Community
The embassies of Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand to Mexico have co-hosted a workshop on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at San Luis University in the northern central state, San Luis Potosi.
Asian Parliamentary Assembly issues Phnom Penh Declaration
The eighth Asian Parliamentary Assembly issued the Phnom Penh Declaration at the end of its four-day working session on December 11.
Differences on rights and obligations at COP-21
(VOV) - COP21, the UN Convention on Climate Change, which began on November 30 in Paris, has entered a critical period. After some positive early signals, 195 countries now have to merge their individual interests to reach a global agreement.
Message to Boston Global Forum
(VOV) -On December 12, the UN Secretary General extended a message to the ongoing Boston Global Forum underlining the need to develop a global culture of cybersecurity and share the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the Internet.
Turks keeping troops in Iraqi camp, Baghdad turns to UN
President Tayyip Erdogan declared on December 11 he would not bow to Iraqi demands he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the UN Security Council to order them to leave.
Taliban attack hits Spanish embassy in Kabul
Taliban fighters mounted a car bomb attack on a guest house near the Spanish embassy in Kabul on December 11, killing at least one security officer and further dimming any hopes of peace talks with moderate elements of the Islamist insurgent movement.
Workshop looks to raise awareness of ASEAN Community
It is high time to build specific programmes to raise public awareness of opportunities and challenges from the formation of the ASEAN Community, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at a workshop in Hanoi on December 11.