The trial of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and six of his aides on charges of genocide against Kurdish population resumes Tuesday with Saddam's attendance in a Baghdad court.

The main leaders of the Nepali ruling Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and guerrillas resumed their talks on Tuesday morning as they failed to reach in conclusion on all issues late Monday night.

Incumbent President Emomali Rakhmonov won Monday's presidential election in Tajikistan with 79.3 percent of the vote, the head of the central election commission said on Tuesday.

Preliminary results showed incumbent President Emomali Rakhmonov won Monday's presidential election in Tajikistan with 76.4 percent of the vote, an official of the central election commission said on Tuesday.

As the meeting of top leaders of ruling Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and guerillas could not reach any conclusion till late Monday night, they are continuing the talks on Tuesday.

Japan has decided to extend its Air Self-Defense Force(ASDF)'s mission in Iraq until next July, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday.

In a bid to further restore confidence among foreign countries towards Thailand's political situation, Thai Ministry of Defense has explained to diplomats here that the martial law imposed since the Sept. 19 coup will be lifted as soon as "the undercurrent political situation" recedes, Thai News Agency reported Tuesday.

A military exercise started in northern Greece on Monday, which was part of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Deployable Corps-Greece headquarters training program.

A delegation of the European Council will arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday to start a three-day probe into alleged secret CIA prisons in Poland, the Polish Press Agency reported.

Visiting General Secretary of South African Communist Party Blade Nzimande on Monday in Havana condemned the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba, describing it as immoral and illegal.