China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued a joint declaration on law enforcement cooperation on October 23.

Stone-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli soldiers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip during "Day of Rage" protests on October 23 while diplomats tried to end more than three weeks of bloodshed.

Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexico's Pacific coast on October 23 with destructive winds that tore down trees, moved cars and forced thousands of people to flee homes and beachfront resorts.

The ASEAN-China Ministerial Dialogue on Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation took place in Beijing on October 23 on the theme of “Security for Prosperity”.

After years of speeding up the building of three pillars, the Political-Security Community, Economic Community and Socio-Cultural Community, with specific priorities, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are moving closer to their goal of establishing the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015. To achieve this goal, the association must build up, strengthen and maintain the bloc’s unity. And strategic trust, among others, is considered the solid foundation of the “ASEAN common house.”

The building of a strong institution and legal framework is crucial for ASEAN’s sustainable economic growth.

Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party, or the red shirts, issued a statement on October 22 defending former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for the controversial rice pledging scheme that cost the nation billions of US dollars. 

The third ASEAN Connectivity Forum titled ASEAN-Korea Partnership for ASEAN Economic Building took place in the Republic of Korea on October 22.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on October 22 voiced cautious hope there may be a way to defuse Israeli-Palestinian violence that has killed nearly 60 people this month.

President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping US$612 billion defense policy bill on October 22, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget cuts to military programs.

OPEC members Iran and Saudi Arabia, the top greenhouse gas emitters yet to submit national strategies for tackling climate change, say they will do so before a UN summit in December in a sign of widening participation even by oil producers.

The Thai Government on October 21 approved amendments to the outdated National Security Act in order to restructure the National Security Council (NSC).

More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the past 24 hours and thousands more are expected, prompting authorities to ask the rest of the European Union (EU) -for help dealing with the flood of people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad had told him he was ready to talk to armed opposition groups if they are genuinely committed to dialogue and to combating Islamic State.

The 10th ASEAN-China senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in East Sea (DOC) took place in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province, China from October 19-21. 

Delegates from police and security forces of ASEAN member states and some other Pacific Asia nations are gathering in the 4th General Police and Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference Asia (GPEC Asia 2015) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The United States, Britain, France and Germany sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council's Iran sanctions committee on October 21 notifying it of Tehran's recent missile test and demanded action in response to what they said was a violation.

Whether it's a fact-finding mission as Republicans insist or the political witch hunt that Democrats anticipate, the congressional committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on October 22 will hear from Hillary Clinton, then the secretary of state and now the top candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The EU and ASEAN on October 20 launched a three-year programme to enhance border management and security across the ASEAN region.

Experts at a discussion in the US’s Washington DC. on October 20 examined recent security developments in the East Sea, underlining the serious impacts of activities that change the status quo.

An ASEAN declaration on climate change is expected to be scrutinised and approved at the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME 13) in Hanoi from October 26 to 31, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

The third meeting of Governors /Mayors (MGM) of ASEAN Capitals was held in Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur from October 18-20.

Prospects for a UN deal in Paris in December meant to mark a "turning point" in slowing climate change have brightened after an acrimonious start to the final preparatory talks in Germany, France said on October 20.

President Vladimir Putin said on October 20 Russia had foiled 20 militant attacks this year and was stepping up efforts to root out domestic terrorism, almost three weeks after launching air strikes against Islamist fighters in Syria.

International policymakers and leading minds in finance gathered at the 6th World Bank (WB)- Singapore Infrastructure Finance Summit in Singapore on October 20 to discuss measures to foster private capital in infrastructure development.

Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad's foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said on October 20.

Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to boosting the economy and legalizing marijuana.

Koppu, the second strongest storm to plough into the Philippines this year, has killed 16 and left thousands stranded in villages.

Thai police on October 19 declared an end to the initial investigation into the August 17 Bangkok bombings, adding that police are conducting procedures to officially prosecute the two main suspects.

A seminar on reviewing the observation of elections in ASEAN countries was held at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 19.