Germany's capacity to take in refugees is limited
Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on November 8 as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.
NATO ponders future of Afghan mission as fatigue, frustration mount
NATO partners are considering ways of beefing up their training and assistance mission in Afghanistan as concern grows over the ability of local forces to fight an escalating insurgency by Taliban militants, according to officials in Brussels and Kabul.
Singapore, China vow to promote bilateral ties
Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed to promote bilateral ties in various socio-economic areas during their meeting in Singapore on November 7.
Myanmar goes to the polls
A historic national election saw participation from 32 million of Myanmar’s voters on November 8.
Russian plane broke up in mid-air after noise
A Russian plane which crashed in Egypt last week was flying on auto-pilot and appeared to break up in mid-air after a sudden noise but it is too soon to conclude exactly what brought it down, the lead investigator said on November 8.
Cuba opens embassy in Singapore
The Cuban embassy has opened its door in Singapore, making the City State the 125th country in which the Caribbean country has its consular presence, said the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6.
US to open new screening centers for Syrian refugees
The Obama administration is moving to increase and accelerate the number of Syrian refugees who might be admitted into the United States by opening new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon, administration officials said on November 6.
Russia suspends Egypt flights, US boosts security
Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt, and the United States imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on November 6 to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb.
ASEAN, China, Japan vow to boost regional transport links
Transport ministers from ASEAN, China and Japan pledged to further cooperation in enhancing transport links in the region, as heard conferences held in Malaysia on November 5 in the framework of the 21 st ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM-21).
China, Malaysia pledge to increase defence cooperation
Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan vowed to deepen bilateral defense cooperation during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur on November 5.