North Korea crisis: North in another 'failed' missile launch
North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say.
The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said - the second failed launch in the past fortnight.
US President Donald Trump accused North Korea of showing "disrespect" towards China and its president.
The missile was fired from a site in South Pyeongan province, north of Pyongyang, in the early hours of Saturday local time, South Korea said.
Mr Trump tweeted: "North Korea disrespected the wishes of China & its highly respected President when it launched, though unsuccessfully, a missile today. Bad!"
Brazilians sick of corrupt politicians hit the streets to protest austerity measures
Police clash with striking union workers in streets of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo as protesters in 26 states demonstrate against Michel Temer’s proposed reforms
Brazilian unions have ratcheted up the pressure on president Michel Temer with a nationwide general strike that closed schools, disrupted transport networks and led to clashes with public security in several cities.
Demonstrators in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo blocked key roads with barricades of burning tires on. Riot police used teargas and percussion grenades to try to disperse the crowds and open the routes.
Domestic media said it was the biggest general strike in decades, with protests reported in 26 states and strikes by teachers, bus drivers, healthcare providers, oil industry workers and public servants.American Muslim composer detained for hours at New York airport after trip to UK
Mohammed Fairouz says he was held for 'long enough to have written a short piano etude', had his belongings not been confiscated by border guards
An American Muslim composer has said he was detained for hours at a New York airport when he returned home from a recent trip to London.
Mohammed Fairouz, who has been described as one of the most frequently performed composers of his generation, had travelled from Heathrow to John F Kennedy airport after visiting the UK to record with a British string orchestra.
He says he was pulled aside for “additional screening” by an immigration officer with no explanation except that his name is “super common”.
Thai police obtain arrest warrant for Red Bull heir
A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull fortune five years after an alleged crime. For the Thai public, the case has come to symbolize the impunity of the rich and powerful.
A Thai court on Friday approved an arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune accused of a deadly hit-and-run incident nearly five years ago, police said hours after they made the application.
The Thai public was watching whether the court would issue an arrest warrant for Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, whose repeated ability to avoid police summons has come to symbolize the impunity of the rich and connected.
"The prosecutors have decided to no longer allow Vorayuth to seek another delay. This has dragged on for too long and it has affected the attorney general's image," Somnuk Siangkong, spokesman for the office of the attorney general, said earlier in the day.
ANALYSIS
Korean crisis: between lobbing missiles, Kim Jong-un looks to Russia for support
Kim Jong-un knows how to time his missile tests to maximum effect.
Just as signs emerged that cooperation between China and the United States on solving the North Korea problem may be fracturing,
a ballistic missile was fired.
The failed launch, believed to be a medium-range missile that landed 35 kilometres from the launch site at Bukchang, came hours after a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council, where foreign ministers debated how to curb North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Strong sanctions that could cripple North Korea are on the cards. Multiple world leaders have warned of the risk of war.
NSA BACKS DOWN ON MAJOR SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM THAT CAPTURED AMERICANS’ COMMUNICATIONS WITHOUT A WARRANT
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY on Friday suddenly announced it is curtailing one of its major surveillance programs.
Under pressure from the secret court that oversees its practices, the NSA said its “upstream” program would no longer grab communications directly from the U.S. internet backbone “about” specific foreign targets — only communication to and from those targets.
This is a major change, essentially abandoning a bulk surveillance program that captured vast amounts of communications of innocent Americans – and turning instead to a still extensive but more targeted approach.
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