North Korea missile launch: regime says new rocket can hit anywhere in US
Pyongyang has conducted its first ballistic test launch in two months, reigniting tensions in the region
North Korea has claimed that the rocket it test-fired on Wednesday morning is a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can strike anywhere on the United States mainland, as it declared itself a “complete” nuclear state.
In a special announcement broadcast on state TV, the regime said it had successfully tested a Hwasong-15, which appears to be an advanced version of ICBMs it launched in July.
A government statement, read out by the TV presenter Ri Chun-hee, quoted the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, as saying: “Now we have finally realised the great historic cause of completing the state nuclear force, the cause of building a rocket power.”
Germany: Altena locals shocked by pro-refugee mayor's stabbing
Altena has been rocked by the recent knife attack on its pro-migrant mayor. Despite widespread shock over the stabbing in the sleepy German town, some residents said discontent had been growing for some time.
Less than 24 hours after Altena Mayor Andreas Hollstein was attacked by a man with a knife at a neighborhood kebab shop, he returned to the scene of the crime on Tuesday — to thank the men who helped save his life.
Carrying a bouquet of bright flowers and with a long, white bandage covering up the 15-centimeter (5.9-inch) knife wound on his neck, Hollstein strode into City Döner-Pizza, warmly embracing the shop's owner, Demir Abdullah, who along with his son helped tackle the assailant.
"I am certain that if I hadn't received help, I wouldn't be here," Hollstein said during a press conference earlier in the day.
Migrant workers in China left homeless after crackdown on unsafe buildings
Lu Haitao
Nineteen people – mostly migrant workers from rural parts of China – died when a fire broke out in an apartment building in a Beijing suburb on November 18. After the tragedy, Beijing authorities launched a mass operation to demolish dangerous buildings in the city. This sent many migrant workers – many of whom live in buildings that don't meet safety regulations – scrambling to pack up and leave before their homes were bulldozed.The deadly fire took place in Daxing – a suburb located to the south of Beijing – that is home to many labourers from rural China who came to the city to work. Most live in poor conditions.
In total, 19 people died and eight were hospitalised after the fire. Most of the victims were migrant workers.
Local media reported that the building fell short of safety standards, with residents crammed together in tiny apartments. Firefighters concluded that the fire probably started in the basement, where a giant freezer was being built.
Olympic Doping Diaries:
Chemist’s Notes Bolster
Case Against Russia
The International Olympic Committee’s decisionnext week on how to punish Russia will be informed
by diaries seen exclusively by The New York Times.
By
The chemist has kept a diary most of his life. His daily habit is to record where he went, whom he talked to and what he ate. At the top of each entry, he scrawls his blood pressure.
Two of his hardback journals, each embossed with the calendar year and filled with handwritten notes from a Waterman pen, are now among the critical pieces of evidence that could result in Russia being absent from the next Olympic Games.
Documents reveal how ISIL ran areas under its control
by Ali Younes
Documents from ISIL-held areas in Iraq have shed light on the armed group's tough rules of internal governance and the fate awaiting fighters who violated its code of conducts and laws.
Obtained by Al Jazeera, the files also provide further evidence about the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant's structure and level of organisation.
The documents were seized from al-Baaj district west of Mosul, Iraq's second-biggest city, following its capture by Iraqi forces in June.
Japanese sumo star Harumafuji retires after 'violent assault'
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport.
Harumafuji is being investigated for an alleged assault on a junior wrestler.
He said he "apologised from [his] heart" to his fans, the governing sports body and his wife "for causing such trouble".
Japan's sumo world has been hit by scandals involving violence, mafia links and match fixing in recent years.
The Mongolian wrestler started his career in Japan at the age of 16 and was promoted to grand champion or yokozuna - sumo's highest rank - in 2012.
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