Indonesia will host an international conference in the capital city of Jakarta from December 14-15, aiming to search peace solutions for the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
India will resume high-level talks with rival Pakistan, the Indian foreign minister said on December 9, raising hopes that relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors may be thawing slightly.
The United States is prepared to deploy advisers and attack helicopters if requested by Iraq to help it "finish the job" of retaking the city of Ramadi from Islamic State, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on December 9.
Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its 2015 "Person of the Year" on December 9, noting her resilience and leadership when faced with the refugee crisis and turmoil in the European Union over its currency this year.
The 8th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 9 under the theme of “Promoting Peace, Reconciliation and Dialogue in Asia”.
The Myanmar's Union Parliament on December 8 approved the Nationwide Cesaefire Accord (NCA) signed between the government and eight ethnic armed groups on October 15.
(VOV) - Many Turkish soldiers illegally entered Iraq on December 4 to train Kurdish militias fighting IS. This has harmed relations between Iraq and Turkey and created a new security challenge in the Middle East.
Singapore and the US signed a defence cooperation agreement (DCA) in Washington on December 8.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on December 8 that Russia had for the first time struck Islamic State targets in Syria with missiles fired from a submarine in the Mediterranean.
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on December 8.