North Korea 'ready for nuclear attack' amid show of force
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is "ready to hit back with nuclear attacks".
The comments came as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president, Kim Il-sung.
A huge parade in Pyongyang was held amid speculation current leader Kim Jong-un could order a new nuclear test.
Among the hardware on display appeared to be new intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
The show of strength comes amid mounting tension, with a US aircraft carrier group steaming towards the region.
"We're prepared to respond to an all-out war with an all-out war," said Choe Ryong-hae, believed to be the country's second most powerful official.
Everton ban The Sun newspaper following Kelvin MacKenzie's comments on midfielder Ross Barkley
MacKenzie, the newspaper's editor between 1981 and 1994, compared Barkley, who is of Nigerian descent, to a 'gorilla' in a column on Friday
Everton have banned reporters from The Sun from attending the club's matches and their training ground following columnist Kelvin MacKenzie’s comments regarding midfielder Ross Barkley.
MacKenzie, the newspaper's editor between 1981 and 1994, compared Barkley, who is of Nigerian descent, to a 'gorilla' after he was punched in the face in a Liverpool nightclub earlier this week.
The column, printed in Friday's edition of The Sun, made several other disparaging comments against Barkley and the city of Liverpool. MacKenzie was subsequently suspended by the newspaper, who apologised for causing offence and claimed to be "unaware of Barkley's heritage".
Pakistan journalism student latest victim of blasphemy vigilantes
A 23-year-old journalism student in Pakistan has been killed by a vigilante mob over allegations of blasphemy. The brutal murder shocked many liberals who believe that state policies are emboldening religious fanatics.
Mashal Khan, a student at Abdul Wali Khan University in the northwestern city of Mardan, has become the latest victim of Pakistan's blasphemy vigilantes. Khan was murdered in broad daylight by a mob at the university campus on Thursday. He was accused of insulting Islam by fellow students after a debate over religion the day before.
But the manner in which Khan was killed shocked liberal and secular Pakistanis, who expressed their anger and revulsion on social media. The videos of the gruesome murder circulating on Twitter and Facebook show a similar style of lynching and "mob justice" that is often associated with militant Islamist groups like the Taliban and the so-called "Islamic State."
Khan was dragged out of his dorm by fellow students, who then shot and beat him to death. Pakistani media quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Khan was forced to recite verses from the Koran before his death. Khan's friend, Abdullah, was injured in the attack.
How Erdogan transformed Turkey's democracy in a decade
Updated 1043 GMT (1843 HKT) April 15, 2017
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has steered his country through a period of extraordinary change.
The country's economic rise has been meteoric, lifting millions of people out of poverty, but it's also suffered a stream of deadly terror attacks and a failed military coup last year, which prompted a clampdown on civil liberties.
Turkey in 2017 is a vastly different country to a decade ago and on Sunday, the Turkish people will vote in a referendum on a new constitution that could hand Erdogan unprecedented powers, cementing his position for years to come.
LEAKED NSA MALWARE THREATENS WINDOWS USERS AROUND THE WORLD
The ShadowBrokers, an entity previously confirmed by The Intercept to have leaked authentic malware used by the NSA to attack computers around the world, today released another cache of what appears to be extremely potent (and previously unknown) software capable of breaking into systems running Windows. The software could give nearly anyone with sufficient technical knowledge the ability to wreak havoc on millions of Microsoft users.
The leak includes a litany of typically codenamed software “implants” with names like ODDJOB, ZIPPYBEER, and ESTEEMAUDIT, capable of breaking into — and in some cases seizing control of — computers running version of the Windows operating system earlier than the most recent Windows 10. The vulnerable Windows versions ran more than 65 percent of desktop computers surfing the web last month, according to estimates from the tracking firm Net Market Share.
Thousands of Syrians face eviction from Lebanon camps
Aid workers warn of humanitarian catastrophe as Lebanon's army threatens to begin demolition of camps in Bekaa Valley.
Beirut, Lebanon - Thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley face displacement as a deadline to evacuate their informal tent camps expires on Saturday.
Camp residents within a seven-kilometre radius of the Rayak airbase were given five days to remove their homes following an eviction order delivered orally earlier this week by the army.
The move, reportedly taken for "security" reasons, would represent the largest-ever eviction of Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
It would cut a circular swath through one of the most densely inhabited areas of camps in the country, uprooting as many as 11,000 people across at least 92 settlements.
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