Indonesia enhances women’s capability, children protection
Foreign diplomats and representatives from non-government organisations in Indonesia participated in a fact-finding trip on improving women capability and children protection in Aceh province from November 4-6.
Al Shabaab claims fatal car bomb attack near Somali parliament
Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on November 5 near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State say nearing Mosul airport
Iraqi security forces drove Islamic State fighters from the center of a town just south of the militants' main stronghold of Mosul on November 5 and reached within a few km (miles) of an airport on the edge of the city, a senior commander said.
Trump, Clinton court voters in swing states three days before election
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton traded barbs as they entered the last three days of campaigning in the U.S. presidential election with competing events on November 5 in Florida, a swing state that could prove decisive in November 1 's vote.
Moscow warns of possible attacks by Russian jihadists on return home from Syria
Thousands of Russians have been fighting in Syria in anti-government ranks, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on November 5, issuing a warning of possible attacks by them on their return home.
UK police arrest nearly 50 at Anonymous protest in London
British police said they arrested 47 people on November 5 at an anti-capitalism demonstration in central London organized by the Anonymous hacking group.
Indonesian President cancels Australian trip over domestic protests
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on November 5 cancelled his upcoming visit to Australia after Islamist protests broke out in Jakarta.
Turkey condemned over Kurdish lawmaker arrests, as car bomb kills nine
Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism probe on November 4, drawing European and UN condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan.
British PM May confident of Brexit plans, reassures EU leaders
Prime Minister Theresa May told European Union leaders on November 4 she was confident a court ruling that could delay Britain's departure from the bloc would be overturned and she vowed to stick to her Brexit timetable.
Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul
Iraqi special forces said they recaptured six districts of eastern Mosul on November 4, expanding the army's foothold in the Islamic State bastion a day after its leader told his jihadist followers there could be no retreat.