South Korea's new defence minister asks troops to be ready to face any provocation from North Korea
Song Young-moo meets troops at highly sensitive demilitarised zone.
Turkey's Erdogan to address rallies in Ankara and Istanbul to mark first anniversary of failed coup
The Erdogan administration has come under fire for using excessive force following the coup attempt.
Philippines President Duterte makes another rape joke: You can mess with Miss Universe but not kids
'Maybe I will even congratulate you for having the balls to rape somebody when you know you are going to die,' he said.
North Korea threatens another round of UN sanctions will trigger strong response
Pyongyang's warning comes as at a time when the UNSC is preparing punitive measures to North Korea's latest ICBM test.
3 assailants shot dead in Jerusalem after they opened fire on Israelis
Three Israelis suffered gunshot wounds as a shooting unfolded in Jerusalem's Old City.
China warns 'relevant countries' not to meddle in domestic affairs over Liu Xiaobo death
Beijing's response comes amid mounting criticism against China's refusal to allow Liu to travel abroad for treatment.
Marawi crisis: Philippines military's botched air strike kills its own soldiers again
The latest misdirected air strike killed 2 soldiers and injured 11 others.
5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes North Korea in Sea of Japan, nuclear test ruled out
Pentagon and US Geological Survey said a nuclear test is unlikely to have caused the quake.
Chemical weapons in Kashmir? India and Pakistan trade charges through media
Reports in Pakistan and India accuse the other side of introducing chemical weapons in the Kashmir conflict.
Saudi Arabia executes 4 Shia Muslims for violent protests and terrorism
The prisoners were accused of 'announcing disloyalty to the country's supreme monarch'.
China setting up first overseas military base in Djibouti in Horn of Africa
Beijing hopes its base in strategically located Djibouti will be pivotal in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.
Will Microsoft's Calibri font send Pakistan's first family to prison?
Nawaz Sharif's daughter submitted 'original documents' from 2006 in Calibri but the font was introduced only in 2007.
Seoul spy agency says North Korea yet to master missile re-entry technology
South Korean lawmaker rejects Pyongyang's claims on a key step in acquiring a fully operation ICBM.
Sea Breeze 2017: US, Ukraine lead major multinational naval exercise in Black Sea
17 countries including the UK, France and Canada are taking part in the exercise.
Philippines top lawmaker calls for 5-year extension of martial law in Mindanao but army casts doubt
Filipino military says 5-year-long martial law will be 'too long' and insists final decision rests with President Duterte.
Israeli army to replace slow-moving llamas with robots as military equipment porters
Robots will allow soldiers to move faster in tough terrains during combat operations, hopes IDF.
Teenage circumcision goes awry claiming at least 11 lives in South Africa
Eastern Cape provincial government says the number of deaths at the start of initiation season 'is alarming'.
Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump on TV is very different from real person
The Russian president cautiously praised Trump and expressed hope to improve Washington-Moscow ties.
North Korea warns of nuclear conflict and world war after US flies bombers
State-run paper slams US over 'crazy act of playing fire on top of an ammunitions locker'.
Modi and Xi address Brics meeting amid India-China border standoff
India and China praise each other in informal Brics gathering on the sidelines of G20 summit in Hamburg.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to have first face-to-face encounter at G20 summit
Russian and US presidents are widely expected to discuss North Korean situation and Syrian conflict.
North Korea warns destroying South Korea would be a 'piece of cake'
Pyongyang termed South Korean forces as 'puppet military gangsters' in its latest rhetoric.
Who is Ashutosh Maharaj – the dead Indian guru kept in a freezer?
Maharaj's followers have now been legally allowed to keep his dead body in a deep freezer so that he can wake up later.
Duterte threatens to eat Abu Sayyaf Islamists' internal organs seasoned with salt and vinegar – for third time
The Philippines president's 'cannibalistic' warning comes after bodies of decapitated Vietnamese sailors were found.
US launches air strike in Somalia targeting al-Shabaab Islamists
This was the second air raid by US forces in the last two days against the militants in war-torn Somalia.
Communal violence erupts in Indian state after Hindu teenager posts anti-Islamic content on Facebook
The central government has sent 400 paramilitary personnel to West Bengal to contain the riots.
Watch US and South Korea fire barrage of missiles after North Korea test-launched ICBM
The Kim Jong-un regime warns there will be similar 'gift packages' of missile tests for the US.
Narendra Modi to become first Indian prime minister to visit Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be accompanying Modi for the most part of the visit.
North Korea claims the latest missile it launched was an ICBM capable of reaching the US
This is the first time Pyongyang has claimed it has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Trump's references to Hitler and Nazism caricatured in Iran cartoon contest
The International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest drew 1,600 entries from over 70 countries.
