South Korea’s defence ministry has told North Korea to stop its verbal attacks on the South’s president. The North has criticised Lee Myung-bak, calling him a sycophant of the US for his tougher policies on the North, which includes linking...

Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda, left, addresses an election campaign rally in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, in this March 12, 2008 photo. Nepal goes to the polls on April 10. The leader of Nepal’s former...