US Secretary of State John Kerry defended his efforts to negotiate with Moscow over the war in Syria on September 26, despite the collapse of a ceasefire that has led to a massive Russian-backed assault on the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo.

The United States said on September 26 it had sanctioned a Chinese industrial machinery and equipment wholesaler, a new step in tightening the financial noose around the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program after its fifth nuclear test this month.

VOV.VN - Reaffirming that proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and their means of delivery, threatens international peace and security, the UN Security Council on September 23 adopted a resolution urging all States who haven't done so to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test_Ban Treaty.

Hungary's police were the target of a home-made shrapnel bomb that rocked central Budapest late on September 24, injuring two officers, the national police chief said on September 25.

The United States accused Russia of "barbarism" in Syria on September 25 as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo and Moscow said ending the civil war was almost "impossible".

A crowd of more than 100 chanted and marched outside an NFL game in Charlotte on September 25, after the release of two videos showing the fatal shooting of a black man by police officers failed to quell nearly a week of protests in North Carolina's largest city.

Myanmar’s military has conducted a joint manoeuver of ground, air and artillery forces at Meiktila station, the first of its kind since the new government took office on April 1, local media reported on September 24.

Malaysia has decided to lengthen a curfew in waters near the Philippines, the country’s news agency Bernama reported.

Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of high ground on the Aleppo outskirts on September 24 as warplanes bombed the city's opposition-held east relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington's Syria policy in tatters.

Yemen plans to complain to the U.N. Security Council over what it says are Iran's weapon transfers to Houthi allies fighting the internationally recognized Yemeni government, the foreign minister said on September 24.