Philippines: Abu Sayyaf releases three Indonesian hostages
The Abu Sayyaf armed group has released three Indonesian hostages detained in the Philippines ’s southern Sulu province, a senior official of the Philippine Government said on October 2.
UN atomic agency chief says Iran sticking to nuclear deal
Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told French daily Le Monde.
Russian, Syrian missiles pound Aleppo, destroy hospital: rebels and aid workers
Russian warplanes and their Syrian government allies battered rebel-held areas in and around Aleppo on October 1, and rebels and aid workers accused them of destroying one of the city's main hospitals and killing at least two patients.
Police clash with migrants and protesters outside Jungle camp
French police fired tear gas and water cannon at migrants and protesters who gathered in defiance of a ban on October 1 outside the shanty town near Calais known as "the Jungle", local authorities said.
US pledges to work with ASEAN to tackle regional challenges
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter reasserted the US’s “rebalance” to the Asia-Pacific region will continue in the next US administration while chairing an informal meeting of ASEAN and US defence ministers in Hawaii on September 30.
East Sea takes centre stage at Canberra workshop
The East Sea once again took the theme of an international workshop that was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra where experts looked into a number of issues regarding this important sea.
Germany's Merkel says she has not changed course on migrant policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on October 1 that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year's influx.
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy 'on life support'
Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on September 30 as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was "on life support" but not dead yet.
Regional SAARC summit postponed amid rising Pakistani-Indian tensions
A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November has been postponed indefinitely, the Pakistani government said on September 30, amid rising tension between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
37th AIPA General Assembly opens in Myanmar
The 37th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-37) was opened in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on September 30.