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.