A spate of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 24 people on August 15, two days after the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office one year ago.

Cambodian police arrested opposition senator Hong Sok Huar on August 15 after Prime Minister Hun Sen accused him of treason for posting on social media a document distorting the 36-year-old border agreement between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced the widest rebellion yet from his leftist lawmakers as parliament approved a new bailout program on August 14, forcing him to consider a confidence vote that could pave the way for early elections.

Six people were killed and eight wounded on August 14 as violence between Kurdish militants and Turkish soldiers flared up again in Turkey's southeast, security sources and the military said.

A ceremony to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held in Pretoria, South Africa on August 13.

(VOV) - It has been one year since the US launched a massive operation against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. The fight against IS has cost billions of dollars but IS continues to expand its network, forcing the US-led coalition to take more drastic measures. 

Greek lawmakers bickered through the night over a new bailout deal to keep the country afloat, only hours before euro zone finance ministers are due to decide on August 14 whether to approve the vital aid for Athens.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was poised on August 14 to issue a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, remarks that will be closely analyzed abroad to see whether he dilutes past apologies over the conflict.

The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Centre) assigned a team of experts to Nay Pyi Taw to support Myanmar’s emergency relief activities, according to the ASEAN Secretariat’s press release on August 13.

Two massive explosions caused by flammable goods ripped through an industrial area in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin late on August 12, killing 17 people and injuring around 400, official Chinese media reported.

The United States launched its first manned air strikes against Islamic State targets from the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on August 12, the US military said.

The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, scheduled to be held in Malaysia from August 22-25, will be the final step towards the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of this year. 

Iraq's parliament voted unanimously on August 11 for the biggest shakeup in its governing system since the US military occupation, eliminating entire layers of government and giving Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi new powers.

(VOV) - The relationship between the two Koreas is tense, following the Republic of Korea (RoK) used loudspeakers to blare anti-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) rhetoric across the border in retaliation for DPRK planting land mines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that wounded two RoK's soldiers last week.  

Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on August 11 after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ruin.

Russia and Saudi Arabia failed in talks on August 11 to overcome their differences on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a central dispute in Syria's civil war that shows no sign of abating despite renewed diplomacy.

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla urged ASEAN member states to step up security collaboration to prevent rampant piracy in theStrait of Malacca, one of the world’s most bustling maritime routes. 

Greece and its international lenders were locked in marathon overnight talks to seal a multibillion-euro bailout deal on August 10, racing against a countdown to European Central Bank debt repayments falling due in days.

Two women shot at the US consulate in Istanbul on August 10 and at least nine people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded that Pakistan crack down on the Taliban after a car bomb explosion near Kabul airport claimed by the Islamist militants killed five people on August 10, the latest in a series of suicide attacks to rock the capital.

The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on August 9, the US military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants from there.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged ASEAN member countries to join hands in strengthening the ASEAN Community and turn it into a major global player. 

Greek government officials discussed a draft of the country's third bailout agreement drawn up on the basis of discussions with EU/IMF lenders, a government official said on August 8, boosting hopes a deal could be wrapped up in days.

The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on August 8 of wounds sustained in the fire.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been considered one of the two most successful regional groupings that has grown in stature over time thanks to its diversity, Secretary General Le Luong Minh told the Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview ahead of the 48 th founding anniversary of the bloc (August 8).

A suicide bomber killed dozens of cadets at a Kabul police academy and insurgents struck an area near a US special forces base on August 7 in a wave of attacks in the Afghan capital that began with a huge early morning truck bomb explosion.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an important partner of Moscow in the Asia-Pacific region and as such, Russia has actively strengthened economic and political activities with ASEAN member nations. 

Foreign Minister of the Philippines, Albert del Rosario, and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed territorial tensions in the East Sea on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 6. 

Canada will bolster cooperation with ASEAN in such fields as business connectivity, people-to-people exchange and disaster mitigation, according to a press release issued by the ASEAN Secretariat on August 7.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) of Thailand announced on August 6 that it will vote on the impeachment of 248 ex-lawmakers, the majority from the ousted ruling party of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on August 14.