Asean bloc meet in Myanmar to discuss Ebola and IS

World leaders are gathering for wide-ranging talks in Myanmar in the country's biggest event since it emerged from military rule.
Heads of Asian nations are expected to discuss territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the rise of Islamic State in the Middle East.
It comes as Myanmar's own democratic reform process is called into question.
US President Barack Obama is attending and will meet both President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which has 10 member states, began on Wednesday in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
Several member nations, including the Philippines and Vietnam, are currently embroiled in territory disputes with China over islands in the South China Sea.
The rise of Islamic State (IS) and its efforts to recruit from Muslim-majority member countries including Indonesia and Malaysia are also expected to be discussed.
In the draft statement, Southeast Asian leaders committed to "all necessary measures to prevent fighters travelling from Asean member states to join terrorist groups".
The Ebola epidemic, which has killed around 5,000 people in West Africa though has not spread to Asia, will also be on the agenda.
On Thursday, Asean leaders are due to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang when the focus shifts to the East Asia Summit, which groups the Southeast Asian bloc with the US, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Russia and New Zealand, according to a news agency