Education Ministers from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) member countries and representatives from regional organisations gathered in Pattaya, Thailand on May 7 for the 48th SEAMEO Council Conference. 

Philippine and Japanese coast guard teams staged an anti-piracy drill on May 6, featuring the storming of a cargo vessel after a mock hijack, in a show of maritime cooperation between the two nations amid rising tension in Asian waters.

Yemen urged the international community "to quickly intervene by land forces to save" the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz, according to a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council on May 6.

The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the French Alps rehearsed the fatal maneuver on the morning of the disaster, and had twice been refused medical papers needed to fly, investigators said on May 6.

British voters get to decide on May 7 who they want to rule the world's fifth-largest economy in a tight election that could yield weak government, propel the United Kingdom towards a vote on EU membership and stoke Scottish desire for secession.

(VOV) -China and the European Union have held their fifth round of high-level strategic dialogue in Beijing to discuss ways to improve political and economic ties and cooperation on global issues.

The US Senate on May 5 narrowly passed a Republican budget plan that prescribes deep domestic spending cuts to eliminate deficits by 2024 and aids the party's goal of trying to dismantle President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called on May 5 for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, courting Latino voters and drawing a line between herself and Republican rivals for the White House in 2016.

(VOV) -18 regional organizations including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations (UN) have pledged to work together to promote peace and conciliation on a global scale. 

Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month's devastating earthquake and were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, officials said on May 4.