North Korea’s military on Tuesday threatened a “physical counter-attack” to a South Korean naval exercise set to start this week in the Yellow Sea, the communist state’s official media reported.

Nepal’s Parliament will hold a fourth vote to try to elect a new Prime Minister, an official said on Tuesday, after the last election failed to produce a clear winner.

Al Qaeda fighters killed five policemen at a Baghdad checkpoint on Tuesday and planted the black flag of the terror network’s front group in Iraq, an interior ministry official said.

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has an old score to settle when he competes in the 300,000-dollar Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters from Wednesday, but admits he is not on top form.

Amid growing clamour against the war in Afghanistan, defence secretary Robert Gates has cautioned that large numbers of US troops will remain even after a “limited” July 2011 drawdown.

Hardcore porn was broadcast on the Indonesian Parliament's internal information service Monday, shocking journalists and bureaucrats who rely on the screens for updates on political events.

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Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he was ready for “face-to-face” talks with US President Barack Obama on issues concerning the international community.

Sachin Tendulkar will become the most-capped Test player on Tuesday, adding another milestone in one of cricket’s most accomplished careers.

Bangladesh will play five one-day international matches against New Zealand in October, instead of the scheduled two Tests and three limited-over contests, an official said on Monday.

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Monday, killing five children and injuring one other, a police official told AFP.