Sunday, 4 February 2018

North Korea 'uses Berlin embassy to get missile parts'

A person walks past while watching photographs outside the compound of the North Korean embassy in Berlin, Germany, 1 December 2017.
North Korea has been acquiring technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its Berlin embassy, Germany's head of intelligence says.
Hans-Georg Maassen told NDR TV that many of these activities had been thwarted, but not all were detected.
He did not say what type of technology was procured, but said it could be used for civilian and military purposes.

Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein attack

Uma Thurman in June 2017, photographed in front of a wall of white roses
In November, Thurman said she would tell her story "when I'm ready"
Actress Uma Thurman has detailed long hinted-at allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein.
In a New York Times article, she says Weinstein pushed her down and "tried to expose himself" at the producer's hotel room in London during the 1990s, before she managed to "wriggle away".
Harvey Weinstein's spokeswoman said the claims about an assault "are untrue".
The 47-year-old star also said she was forced into sex as a teenager by an unnamed actor 20 years older than her.

Winter Olympics: First test for joint Korean ice hockey team

Figure skaters Ryom Tae-ok (R) and Kim Ju-sik of North Korea practice at Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang
North Korean skaters Ryom Tae-ok (R) and Kim Ju-sik practise in Pyeongchang
The joint North and South Korean ice hockey team is set to play its first match on Sunday, ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea.
The match is an international friendly against Sweden, who the unified women's team will face during the Games, which start next Friday.
It will be the first and only practice match for the squad.

Migrant crisis: 20 bodies pulled from sea near Morocco

A BBC map showing the location of Melilla
The bodies of at least 20 people have been pulled from the sea off the coast of Melilla, a small Spanish territory bordering Morocco.
Moroccan rescue services recovered the corpses after the crew of a passenger ship spotted them in the water.
The dead are believed to be migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Amtrak crash: Two killed after trains collide in South Carolina

Map showing Cayce

A train carrying 147 people has collided with a goods train in the US state of South Carolina, killing at least two people, local police say.
More than 50 people were injured. The train's lead engine and several passenger carriages derailed in the crash, Amtrak said in a statement.
The train was operating between New York and Miami.