The Syrian army and its allies announced the capture of a large swath of eastern Aleppo from rebels on November 28 in an accelerating attack that threatens to crush the opposition in its most important urban stronghold.

Tens of thousands of Cubans, some wrapped in red, white and blue national flags, paid final respects in Havana on November 28 to Fidel Castro, who led a leftist revolution, ruled for half a century and resisted the United States throughout the Cold War.

Philippine press reported the discovery of an object suspected to be a bomb near the US Embassy in Manila in the early morning of November 28. 

Indonesia’s counterterrorism police arrested two Islamic State linked militants who allegedly planned bomb attacks at prominent places in Jakarta, including the Myanmar Embassy and government buildings.

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has urged the Abu Sayyaf rebel group to stop pirate activities and start direct negotiations with him.

VOV.VN - With the famous statement: "For Vietnam, Cuba is willing to devote all our blood", Cuba's revolutionary legend Fidel Castro has become a symbol of the comradeship and brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba.

Hardline reformist Francois Fillon scored a resounding win in France's conservative primaries on November 27, making him favorite to win a presidential election five months from now against the popular far-right and a deeply divided left.

A blast ripped through a street in the northern Syrian town of al-Rai on November 27 in what was believed to be an Islamic State suicide bombing, with several deaths reported and security and hospital sources saying 12 wounded, mostly children, were taken to a hospital in nearby Turkey.

Cuba's most prominent dissident group called off its weekly protest march for the first time in 13 years on November 27 following the death of its nemesis Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader whose passing has cast a pall over the island.

The Joint Economic Commission (SKB) meeting has been held in Indonesia to discuss measures to promote bilateral economic cooperation between Indonesia and Iran.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will begin his three-day official visit to India on December 11, reported the Institute of Defence Study and Analyses (IDSA).

The first Myanmar-China Diplomacy and Defence "2+2" Consultation was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on November 26, focusing on maintaining peace and stability in the border areas between the two countries.

Israeli aircraft killed four Islamic State-linked gunmen on November 27 after they fired mortars and shot at troops patrolling along the occupied Golan Heights, the military said.

The Indonesian police’s counterterrorism team has announced to capture a member of the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) and confiscated explosives in his hide in West Java province. 

The Philippine troops have launched an assault on the Maute group militants, killing 11 and injured five others.

US President-elect Donald Trump said on November 26 that his administration would "do all it can" once he takes office on Jan. 20 to help increase freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro.

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that endured for decades and was shaped by his political cunning, keen sense of destiny and boundless ego.

The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on November 26 after fierce fighting, with rebels blaming intense air strikes and lack of hospitals for their collapsing frontline.

Thailand’s government could delay holding a general election slated for 2017 if it causes damage to the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on November 25.

Three suspects involved in two blasts on November 25 at the Yangon regional government office have been arrested, an official of Myanmar Police Force said on November 26.

Two explosions hit Myanmar's Yangon regional government office on November 25 evening, local police said.  

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, a towering figure of the 20th century, died in Havana on November 25 at the age of 90, announced his brother, President Raul Castro.

Forty-four people were killed and 103 injured when one Iranian passenger train collided with another at a station about 150 miles (250 km) east of the capital Tehran on November 25, state media reported.

Russian or Syrian government warplanes pounded a women's hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on November 25, killing three people nearby, a monitoring group and an aid organization said.

The Chairman of the Committee I of Indonesia’s House of Representatives, Abdul Kharis Almasyhari, on November 24 urged the ASEAN member countries to take a more active role in resolving conflicts and putting an end to violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

The Indonesian police said on November 24 that it will deploy 8,700 personnel to monitor massive demonstrations scheduled for November 25 and December 2 in Jakarta. 

A suicide truck bomb killed about 100 people, most of them Iranian Shi'ite pilgrims, at a petrol station in the city of Hilla 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad on November 24, police and medical sources said.

A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China collapsed early on November 24, killing 67 people and injuring two, while rescuers pulled one worker from the debris, state media said.

The UN Special Envoy for Syria on November 24 said US President Barack Obama could well keep working until his last day in office to end the war in Syria, and Russia did not want to be held responsible for the demolition of eastern Aleppo.

 Chris Matlhako, a member of the Politburo of the South Africa Communist Party (SACP), said that the East Sea issue should be resolved by peaceful measures on the basis of international law.