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T he Islamic State gathering's cyberwar capacities are unsophisticated, yet they won't be that route for long. That was the decision of a 25-page report discharged a week ago by Flashpoint . The report, "Hacking for ISIS: The Developing Digital Danger Scene," found that the Islamic State's "general capacities are neither progressed nor do they exhibit advanced focusing on." Nonetheless, the seriousness of the assaults by the gatherings supporters isn't liable to stay unsophisticated, it included. "Their capacity of hacking military or NSA servers in the Assembled States is unrealistic, however it's not totally unimaginable," said Laith Alkhouri, Flashpoint's chief of Center East and North Africa exploration and one of the creators of the report. "Concern is high, not on account of they have modern hacking aptitudes but rather in light of the fact that they're using numerous methods for acquiring new ability, using...

Space Invaders has been enlisted into the World Computer game Corridor of Distinction, very nearly 40 years after its discharge. The 1978 space shooter was respected nearby Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, The Oregon Trail, Terrific Burglary Auto III and The Sims. They join the six inaugural titles from 2015: Fate, Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, Tetris and Universe of Warcraft. Titles are chosen for the US-construct exhibition hall based with respect to their status among players, life span and impact. Lobby of distinction amusements get to be changeless displays at The Solid exhibition hall of play in Rochester, New York. The triumphant diversions were chosen from 15 finalists, which included Last Dream, Tomb Thief and the first Pokemon recreations. The inductees traverse classifications, decades and stages yet "all have fundamentally influenced the computer game industry, mainstream culture, and society all in all," the historical center said. ...

Bolivia's Leader Evo morales has blamed neighboring Chile for debilitating his nation by building up an army installation near their outskirt. Mr morales said the base in regards to 15km (10 miles) from the fringe was a demonstration of hostility against Bolivia. He said worldwide standards disallowed army bases inside 50km (30miles) from shared wildernesses. Chile says it has ventured up military watches yet denies it has built up a base. The remote service in Santiago said: "No such army base exists. What has happened is that we have heightened military watches in Chilean domain to stop assaults against regular folks, burglaries, stash and medication trafficking originating from Bolivia." The announcement said "the main army base is in the range of Silala stream on the Bolivian side just 1.5 km (one mile) in a straight line from the outskirts from Chile. "Bolivia ought to respond in due order regarding why it has a lasting military nearness on the ...

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) has designated Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State as the VP of the gathering. The declaration is contained in an announcement issued by the Central Press Secretary to the Senator, Mr Habib Aruna on Sunday. It said the arrangement was declared by the CEO of CWEIC, Mr Oliver Everett at a meeting amongst CWEIC and a gathering of Nigerian specialists at Ikeja. The News Office of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CWEIC is a vested party set up to advance exchange and venture by encouraging engagement amongst government and the private division all through the District. The announcement said that Ambode would be in office nearby Mr Jeffrey Mountevans , the Ruler Leader of the City of London as Co-VP of the Gathering for the following one year. The announcement noticed that Everett was in Nigeria to converse with little entrepreneurs on speculation opportunities in Region countries, particularly Europe. It said the arrangement ...

A colossal security operation has started in the Philippines in front of polls opening when all is said in done polls on Monday morning. More than 100,000 cops will be on obligation, in the midst of fears of savagery. Five hopefuls are in the race to end up the new president. A VP, representatives and around 18,000 neighborhood authorities including leaders will likewise be chosen. The crusade has been damaged by brutality and 15 individuals have been slaughtered so far amid the decision battle. On Saturday a mayoral hopeful was killed in the south. A shooter raged the home of Armando Ceballos, remaining as a free in the town of Lantapan, and shot him dead, police said. Reporters say the Philippines has a long history of political savagery and handfuls are slaughtered amid every race crusade. Who are the hopefuls in the Philippines' races? The presidential leader is 71-year-old Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte, who has run a crusade concentrated on lawfulness iss...

Specialists at the College of Michigan on Monday declared they had revealed a progression of vulnerabilities in the Samsung SmartThings home computerization framework that basically could have permitted programmers to take control of different capacities and break into a client's home. The analysts, working with Microsoft in what might be the main far reaching investigation of a Web of Things application for the home, did a security examination of the framework. They could perform four proof-of-idea assaults that permitted them section to the home or the capacity to assume control diverse capacities: A lock-pick malware application, camouflaged as a battery-level screen, could listen in on a client setting another PIN code for an entryway bolt and sent the PIN code to a potential programmer by means of instant message. A SmartApp could be misused remotely to make an extra entryway key by programming an extra key into an electronic lock. A SmartApp could kill get-away mode -...

Hypothetical US Republican candidate Donald Trump has said charges for rich individuals may need to go up in a clear inversion of his expressed arrangement. "On my arrangement they're going down. Be that as it may, when it's arranged, they'll go up," Mr Trump told ABC's This Week . He additionally obviously switched his position on the lowest pay permitted by law, telling the system: "I'm permitted to change." Mr Trump is everything except sure to wind up the official Republican possibility for the November presidential decision. A few top Republicans have said they won't vote in favor of him. On the Vote based Gathering side, Hillary Clinton has a generous lead over Bernie Sanders. Mr Trump's assessment arrangement says the wealthiest people would get a tax cut. In any case, he told ABC his "ideal arrangement" would be arranged with Democrats, yet not be affirmed thusly. His top needs would bring down charges on o...

Ill bliss, in a forward and backward, of furious words, reviled basic fan in a twitfight today, Sunday, May 8 2016, reviling that the fan's mum would be assaulted by a thousand bats.The fan tweeted at Ill bliss, saying that he is not viewed as a rapper and that rapping was not his calling, inciting the rapper's answer and a forward and backward tirade which finished in the rapper cautioning the fan to watch his mouth, and after that going ahead to square him. The hip-bounce recording artiste and Capital Slope manager, went hard on the client, Musician (@PazqalEriq) , however later apologized, saying that he was sad for the decision of his words, and that the tweep was qualified for his suppositions. The rapper has erased the tweets

The 35-year-old business motorcyclist, Muhammed Kabiru, battled on with the blade latched onto his subconscious mind till sympathizers helped him to a doctor's facility where the surgery was quickly performed according to news report. Muhammed's sibling, Mustapha Kabiru portrays that his sibling had grabbed a traveler to Masaka, a town in Nasarawa State that outskirts Abuja, for a concurred charge of #300. Upon landing in the destination, and requesting the passage, The Sun reports that the traveler drew out a blade and cut Muhammed in the head and kept running off. It stayed in that position until specialists surgically expelled it following a few hours. Mustapha, describing how his sibling survived the assault said: "Oh dear, my sibling did not tumble off the bicycle, but rather he rode on with the long knife latched onto his subconscious mind." "He was later taken to Dish Raf Healing facility, Nyanya, where specialists drove by one Dr. Odia and different...

The lady named Nkiruka, username @stillkinkkygal, posted a photo of herself in a wedding leaflet, and included a long inscription with which she clarifies that late news of Mrs. Ronke Bewaji Shonde, who was supposedly pounded the life out of by her significant other, roused her choice to share her own story which, thankfully, did not end in death. The lady recorded reasons why ladies thought that it was difficult to leave cases from aggressive behavior at home, and said she settled on the intense choice despite the fact that she needed to leave with nothing. She closes her story on a solid note, saying she was thankful she made the progression, and that she is better for it now. "The household [violence] story that prompted the passing of [Ronke Bewaji Shonde] today made meextremely upset and took me back to a world of fond memories. Yes that is my ex and [me.] I was only 19 years [in] that photograph, you can see the purity in my eyes. We where flawless, extremely idealize , ou...

The Nigerian Common Avionics Power (NCAA) has banned the starting of Remotely Guided Air ship (RPA) in the Nigerian airspace without the license of the power and the Workplace of National Security Consultant (ONSA). This is contained in an announcement issued by the General Administrator, Advertising, NCAA, Mr Sam Adurogboye , which was made accessible to the News Organization of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. The announcement said the move was a piece of the wellbeing rules issued by the NCAA to automaton administrators taking after the multiplication of the innovation in the nation. "As of late, RPA/UAV (Unmanned Ethereal Vehicles) are being sent for business and recreational purposes in the nation without satisfactory exceptional status. "In this way with the prevalence of these operations, especially in a non-isolated airspace, there must be proactive security rules. "The improvement of the utilization of RPA across the nation has risen with to some degr...

There are reports that Imo State number 1 citizen, Rochas Okorocha » is the wealthiest Nigerian government official with an aggregate appraisal of $1.4billion. As indicated by another report by Nigeriainfopedia, the Imo State senator stands out of Nigerian lawmakers which likewise incorporate previous and serving governors in Nigeria. Okorocha is purportedly trailed by Rabiu Kwakwanso with a sum of $1.15billion stacked in America Express Bank in New York. Likewise on the rundown are ex-Senator and serving Clergymen, Rotimi Amaechi with an entirety of $757m and Babatunde Raji Fashola with an expected aggregate of $448m. Ogun State senator, Ibikunle Amosun involves position 14 with a total of $442m while his partner, the Oyo State representative, Abiola Ajimobi keeps focused number 16 spot with See the rundown here >>> Okorocha Bank : JP Morgan Chase in New York Worth : $1.4b Kwankwaso Bank : American Express in New York Worth : $1.15b Shettima Bank : Wells Fargo in Sa...

As indicated by reports on Vanguard Daily paper, sources say the couple had a battle on Friday morning, as neighbors could hear clamor exuding from their level, Nobody however imagined how the matter would turn out. A neighbor of the couple, addressing Sunday Vanguard, said however they heard the clamor originating from theor level, they never thought it would end in anything near death, until their babysitter raised the alert. Advertising Officer of the Lagos State Police Order, Dolapo Badmus , who affirmed the claimed executing, said the episode was accounted for by one Mrs. Tiemo E.B at Idimu Division, saying one of her inhabitants seemed to have been executed. The Police Expert said the suspect couldn't be followed subsequent to the occurrence happened while his telephones had been exchanged off. Indeed, even the way to the couple's level must be constrained open and the lady's cadaver found with blood stains on her head. Endeavors have now escalated to capture ...

Alhaji Ahmed Satomi, the head of Borno State Crisis Organization (SEMA), says no less than 500,000 families will advantage N17, 000 each from the World Sustenance Program in 2016. Satomi, who uncovered this in a meeting with the News Office of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri, said 35, 000 family units had so far profited. The director said that the office wanted to connect with 1.4 million Inside Uprooted Persons (IDPs) taking asylum in different groups. ``We are focusing on the most helpless couples, dowagers and the individuals who have gone through incredible hardship as an aftereffect of the uprising. ``Apart from our IDPs in the 28 camps, we additionally have around a million of them taking shelter in host groups of Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Chamber. ``The token would be given to them to urge them to fire up something that would empower them cook for their families to lighten their agony. ``We will go to every single of these family units to get their bio-me...

Afghanistan has hanged six Taliban prisoners in the primary executions since Ashraf Ghani got to be president in 2014. The gathering "executed grave wrongdoings against regular citizens and open security", the presidential royal residence said. President Ghani has vowed a harder reaction to the Taliban after an assault in Kabul a month ago left 64 dead. In the interim Taliban contenders have assaulted police checkpoints on the edges of Lashkar Gah, the fundamental city in Helmand region. The ambushes convey to an end a respite in battling amid the yearly opium harvest in Helmand, a Taliban fortification. The Taliban said it overran two checkpoints, murdering 15 security officers. Yet, police said 14 warriors were slaughtered before the gathering was driven off. Opium furnishes the Taliban with one of its principle wellsprings of pay and a week ago a US general cautioned a guard harvest this year could fuel assaults. Two of those executed were included in the sla...

An unmistakable Pakistani columnist and human rights extremist, Khurram Zaki, has been shot dead in Karachi. Mr Zaki was eating in an eatery in the city's north when suspects opened flame from motorbikes, reports say. He was a supervisor of the site Let us Fabricate Pakistan , which censures sectarianism and is seen as advancing popularity based and dynamic qualities. The representative for a chip gathering of the Pakistani Taliban has said they were behind the shooting. He said they executed him on account of his late battle against a pastor of the Red Mosque in Islamabad. Mr Zaki and different campaigners had recorded a court case accusing Abdul Aziz of instigation to disdain and viciousness against the Shia minority. The case was acquired reaction to the minister's refusal to denounce assaults, for example, that on a school in Peshawar in 2014 in which 152 individuals, the vast majority of them schoolchildren, were executed. Islamabad's Red Mosque Establi...

Two transports and a fuel tanker have crashed on a noteworthy roadway in Afghanistan murdering 73 individuals, a wellbeing service representative has told news men More than 50 other individuals harmed in the mishap had been taken to healing facility in Ghazni area, authorities say. Each of the three vehicles were set on fire after the impact on the principle street connecting the capital, Kabul, toward the southern city of Kandahar. Mishaps are normal in Afghanistan where streets are regularly in a poor state. Mahfouz Zubaide in the capital, Kabul, says drivers additionally tend to speed and activity tenets are once in a while authorized. Mohammadullah Ahmadi, the chief of the common movement division, said the accident was brought on by foolhardy driving, the Related Press news organization reports. He said nearby occupants let go contenders and people on call pull survivors from the destruction. A large portion of the individuals who passed on in the accident were ...

The 22-year-old halted by West fourth Tattoo Parlor in NYC nearby close buddy Joe Ends, the pair getting coordinating cross tattoos, which are very minor, just beneath their left eyes before going to Manhattan hotspot Up and Down, where Bieber amazed the group with an improvised execution of late hits "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" A portion of the performer's committed fanbase, conversationally known as the Beliebers , were however not very inspired with the new ink. Posting his contradiction on Twitter, a fan said "Justin Bieber got a face tattoo, does he believe he's Lil Wayne or something?!" Another tweeted, "If Justin Bieber truly got a face tattoo I'm requesting a discount on the most recent 8 years." Justin had before in the year told GQ magazine that he was not unwilling to the possibility of a getting a face tattoo, despite the fact that it would need to sit tight for quite a while. "Perhaps when I'm truly old...

Whitney Houston, who kicked the bucket in 2012, is set to come back to the phase in 2017 — as a visualization. Not at all like the bits of gossip that circled about comparable undertakings with stars, for example, Tupac and Michael Jackson, this anticipate has been mutually affirmed by Multi dimensional image USA and Pat Houston, the late artist's sister-in-law and president of her bequest. Set to make a big appearance at a US venue, the FilmOn Studios creation will be syndicated crosswise over computerized and link stages. Multi dimensional image USA/FilmOn President Alki David said of the endeavor: "I was grief stricken when Whitney passed away in 2012. The chance to impart her staggering blessings to the world again is precisely what I sought after when I assembled the multi dimensional image business. I'm sure we'll make a definitive festival of Whitney's astounding masterfulness." The late vocalist's sister-in-law, Pat Houston said; "It...

Democratic Republic of Congo resistant presidenial applicant Moise Katumbi has been summoned to show up before a prosecutor on Monday to react to allegations that he employed remote soldiers of fortune, his legal advisor said on Saturday. Equity Priest Alexis Thambwe Mwamba requested the national prosecutor general on Wednesday to explore Katumbi's asserted utilization of hired soldiers, including a few resigned American fighters. Hours after the fact, Katumbi announced himself a contender for president in a race booked for November. Katumbi's attorney, Lord Kasongo Mushilanama, told Reuters that his customer had gotten a summons on Saturday to show up in the workplace of the prosecutor general of Congo's second city of Lubumbashi on Monday to react to the administration's charges. Katumbi will agree to the summons, he included. Katumbi has denied the charges and blamed the administration for turning to spread strategies. The U.S. Government office in the capi...

Microsoft this week reported that SQL Server 2016 will be for the most part accessible June 1. It will convey a conclusion to-end information administration and business investigation arrangement with mission-basic knowledge, as indicated by the organization. Incorporated with the product are end-to-end versatile business insight on any gadget, in-database progressed examination, in-memory abilities improved for all workloads, and a steady ordeal from on-premises to the cloud, Microsoft said. "The declaration proposes Microsoft is thinking about the necessities of big business clients," said Fernando Cruz, an expert at Core Research. "This is reflected in the speculations it has made to reinvigorate Microsoft SharePoint," he told TechNewsWorld. Microsoft will offer three renditions of SQL Server 2016: Undertaking, Standard and Express. The organization in Spring offered an Engineer version as a free download. Bound together Experience The bundle will g...

fourth Time's the Charm for Uncharted T he last part in Sony's PlayStation 4 selective Uncharted 4: A Thief's End brings the tale of fortune seeker Nathan Drake to a wonderful conclusion, recommend early surveys. The diversion will hit retail outlets Tuesday. The amusement is the last title in the arrangement, engineer Underhanded Dog has said. It appears that the studio went out all to guarantee that the adventure finished on a high note. It is not just among the best of the Uncharted titles, additionally among the best yet discharged only for the PlayStation 4, as per surveys. GameSpot gave the amusement a 10 out of 10, while IGN's audit in advancement gave it a score of 8.8/10. Computerized Spy offered a score of 5/5, Eurogamer suggested it, Polygon gave it a 9.0/10 while VideoGamer has evaluated it most minimal at 8 out of 10. Amusement Highlights The amusement's saint hopped without hesitation with the 2007 discharge Uncharted: Drake's Fortu...

There are reports that the assaulted Okan seaward generation » is still wrecked after the assault on it by Niger Delta aggressors, the Niger Delta Justice fighters. In a repor, the assaulted office which has been determined to flame subsequent to the assault has not been extinguished. Specialists at the office apparently said it had been troublesome for flame contenders to extinguish the flame from the besieged pipelines." The fire is still on and it will be difficult to stop it since it's tremendous, " the specialists said on Saturday night. Then, Chevron representative, Isabel Ordonez was cited to have said the episode had influenced in regards to 35,000 barrels for every day of its own net rough creation as well as around 15 for every penny of its yield in the nation. The General Administrator, Arrangement, Government and Open Undertakings, Chevron Nigeria Constrained, Deji Haastrup, affirmed the figure saying " This is an extremely troublesome time for the ...

Nollywood performer, Kenneth Okonkwo » has welcomed his second child following nine years of his second marriage.Okonkwo and his second spouse, Ifeoma, welcome their first child together at the College of Maryland, St. Joseph Therapeutic Center in the Assembled Conditions of America. As indicated by reports, the infant arrived on Saturday, May 7, 2016 realizing such a great amount of happiness for the couple.Talking with the Precious stone Superstars, Okonkwo said, " God is a devoted God. He said we might be productive and duplicate, that there should be none infertile in our middle and He simply satisfied His words. To Him be all the radiance in Jesus name. " This is Kenneth Okonkwo's second tyke as he once fathered a youngster with Ogechi, the little girl of Minister Ezekiel of Christian Pentecostal Mission Worldwide.

Different recompense winning pop sensation, Wizkid » , has again risen the Best African Act at the 2016 Ghana Music Grants. Wizkid, whose feature with Drake, has shot him up as the top Nigerian follow up on Spotify, secured the shrub for the second time after his last win on 2013 As of now on a music voyage through Africa, Wizkid, who was available on the event to acknowledge the honor likewise made an uncommon declaration at the occasion. He utilized the chance of the night to declare and welcome Ghanaian acts, Efya, R2Bees and Mr Easi as recently marked follows up on his Starboy Records.

Mexico has exchanged the indicted drug ruler, Joaquin Guzman, to a jail near the outskirt with the US. Known as "El Chapo", he was taken to a jail close Ciudad Juarez, over the outskirt from El Paso in Texas, as a major aspect of an ordinary turn of detainees for security reasons, authorities said. The leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Guzman was re-caught in January, six months after he got away from jail. Guzman is needed in the US on charges of carrying medications into the nation. Mexican authorities told Reuters news organization that Guzman's exchange to Ciudad Juarez was not an antecedent to removal. Mexico's National Security Bonus said it was in accordance with security conventions, and it had turned more than 7,400 detainees as a feature of new security methodology. The powers said that Guzman was moved to another jail "on account of works occurring to fortify security" in Altiplano - his old jail close Mexico City. Investigators propo...

Eight casually dressed policemen in Egypt have been shot dead on the edges of the capital, Cairo, authorities say. Their white police van was trapped in the early hours of Sunday morning in the southern area of Helwan. Unidentified shooters in a truck splashed the vehicle with projectiles from programmed weapons, the inside service said. No gathering has said it was behind the assault. Egypt's security strengths have been engaging Islamist viciousness lately. Activists connected to alleged Islamic State have slaughtered several security work force in the Sinai Promontory since the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. The extremists have as of late directed attempt at manslaughter assaults on police in Cairo and been behind little scale bombings in the city. Examiners say criminal posses have been included in shootouts before however Sunday's shooting bore the signs of a jihadist assault. Inhabitants told the local news office that the sho...

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez thumped out England's Amir Khan in the 6th round in Las Vegas to hold his WBC middleweight title. Until the merciless consummation, Khan had utilized his better speed and development than disappoint the champion and gave off an impression of being great ahead on focuses. Be that as it may, when Khan lost focus for a brief instant the champion thumped him chilly with an immense right hand. A short time later, Alvarez said he needed a unification session with Gennady Golovkin. Khan rules until obliterating KO Khan, 29, bounced two weight divisions to challenge Alvarez and was offering to wind up just the third previous light-welterweight best on the planet to win a middleweight world title. The match was made at a catchweight of 155lb, five pounds under the typical middleweight limit. Notwithstanding, Alvarez came into the ring at around 175lb and was observably greater than his rival. The battle was the first at the 20,000-limit T-Versatil...

President Muhammadu Buhari » is set on smashing Niger Delta vandals that are at present been led by another activist gathering distinguished as the Niger Delta Vindicators. As indicated by a report by news men, the restored request was given to the military to nip the exercises of the 'monetary terrorists' in the bud before raising. It was further reported that the reestablished request is coming after the gathering's assault on Chevron's stage in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 and its exploding of pipelines connecting Warri and Kaduna refineries on Friday, May 6, 2016. “The President gave unique direction to the military, particularly to the Head of Maritime Staff, this revolting advancement of vandals in the Niger Delta ought to end quickly," a presidential associate purportedly revealed. The Acting Chief, Barrier Data, Brig. - Gen. Rabe Abubakar , was likewise answered to have affirmed the restored order to fight the vandals.In his words, ...

The sister of Patrick Ekeng, who died after collapsing while playing for Dinamo Bucharest, claims he said he was "feeling very tired" before the game. Cameroon's Ekeng, 26, fell to the floor in the 70th minute of the televised Romanian league match against Viitorul and was pronounced dead in hospital two hours later. "He told his best friend he was not able to play," Monique Chantal, Ekeng's elder sister, told BBC Sport. "He said he was very tired." She added: "Patrick was very generous, a gentleman. It is very painful he is leaving behind a family - it is like a dream, a nightmare." Celine Chemi, Ekeng's mother, said: "It is difficult to talk about my son at this moment, but I believe in God and submit to his will. "If this is football and the life of professional players then this calls for reflection." Fifpro, the world footballers' union, and its Romanian member union Afan, are concerned about the level of first...

Rescuers are trying to reach 35 construction workers who have been buried under rocks and mud in China, state media report. The landslide hit a workers' dormitory at the site where a hydropower project was being built. An office building was also hit by the landslide in Taining county, Fujian province in the early hours of Sunday, Xinhua news agency said. The authorities said the cause of the landslide was not yet clear. They added, however, that there had recently been heavy rain in the region. Separately, Xinhua reported on Saturday that 1,000 people had to leave their homes after rainstorms in Guangxi province

Two Nato soldiers have been killed in the south of Afghanistan and a third was wounded when two attackers wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces opened fire on them, Nato has said. Romanian defence ministry officials are reported to have said those killed were members of the Romanian special forces. The troops were shot while training police in the city of Kandahar. There have been several incidents in recent years of Afghan security forces turning their arms on coalition troops. However more recently so-called "green-on-blue" insider attacks - usually committed by Taliban members or supporters - have become much less frequent. The attackers on Saturday were killed after carrying out their attack, a Nato statement said, and an investigation is underway. One Afghan policeman is reported to have been been arrested and is being questioned. The latest violence comes as Nato commander General John Nicholson reviews plans to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan by n...

Three Spanish journalists who were kidnapped while working in Syria last year have been released and are due to return to Spain, the government says. Antonio Pampliega, Jose Manuel Lopez and Angel Sastre disappeared from the northern city of Aleppo 10 months ago. Parts of Aleppo are controlled by rebel groups including so-called Islamic State (IS), who have kidnapped and killed journalists in the past. It is not yet clear who kidnapped Mr Pampliega, Mr Lopez and Mr Sastre. The Spanish government statement said that the men were safe and well, and waiting in Turkey to be brought back to Spain. The statement said allies including Turkey and Qatar were instrumental in freeing them. Elsa Gonzalez, the president of Spain's federation of journalists, said the news was a cause for "joy and emotion". Previously, in 2014, two Spanish journalists were freed after being held for six months by IS. The media rights group Reporters Without Borders ranks Syria as the most dangerous coun...

A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say. Hot, dry and windy conditions are hampering efforts by hundreds of firefighters to tackle the blaze. The flames have already caused the evacuation of 80,000 people from the oil city of Fort McMurray. Thousands are still stuck north of the city and their evacuation will now not be completed before Sunday. "In no way is this fire under control,'' said Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. The wildfire now covers an area of more than 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres), which includes areas still ablaze and areas already burnt. "Fire conditions remain extreme," said the Alberta Emergency Management Agency late on Saturday. There is the possibility of rain on Sunday and Monday. Earlier this week, most evacuees headed south but some fled north, sheltering in work camps beyond Fort McMurray. Thousands have since been shuttled out by road a...

The leader of North Korea has said the country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened, state media in the country report. North Korea first tested nuclear weapons in 2006, after withdrawing from an international treaty. It has made repeated threats of nuclear strikes against South Korea and the US. But Kim Jong-un reportedly told the Workers' Party Congress in Pyongyang that he is willing to normalise ties with previously hostile countries. A correspondent in North Korea says Mr Kim tends to send mixed messages and movement observed at the country's nuclear site is consistent with preparations for another nuclear test. State media quoted Mr Kim as saying there should be more talks with South Korea to build trust and understanding. And he said the country would "faithfully fulfil its obligation for non-proliferation and strive for global denuclearisation". The meeting is the first congress of North Korea's ruling party since 1980. Mr Kim...