Image copyrightAPImage captionNorth Korea has conducted a series of missile launches in recent months
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine but it failed in its initial flight stage, South Korea's military says.
It says the missile was launched in waters east of the Korean peninsula - the latest in a recent series of tests.
It comes less than three months after a previous attempt to launch a missile from a submarine failed.
North Korea, believed to be developing nuclear weapons, is banned by the UN from any use of ballistic missiles.
'Anti-missile system'
"The SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile) was ejected from the submarine normally, but is estimated the initial flight was unsuccessful," the South Korean military said in a statement.
"Our military strongly denounces such provocative acts by North Korea," it added.
The missile had been launched at about 11:30 local time (02:30 GMT) off North Korea's port of Sinpo.
It remains unclear exactly where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be sited and who will have final control.
Earlier this week, the US imposed sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un - a move Pyongyang described as an "open declaration of war".
This was the first time sanctions have been used against Mr Kim by the US, as it declared him directly responsible for human rights abuses in his country.
Pyongyang has reportedly warned that it will close down all diplomatic channels with the US unless the blacklisting is revoked.
In January, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, claiming it to be its first using a hydrogen bomb.
Shortly after that Pyongyang launched a satellite, widely seen as a test of long-range missile technology.
Gestures, an eye expression, facial features and body language can make a rather truthful psychological portrait of a person. Professionals can tell almost anything about your character or hidden fears watching you awhile. They can describe your personal peculiarities by the way you keep your fingers while clenching a fist. Do it right now and learn some interesting things about your personality. Look at the picture and choose your type.
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Outer personality: sensitivity; rich imagination; no sense of security. Inner personality: a desire to be protected and the need for sincerity. Your result: Outer personality: A sensitive person with a well-developed imagination and high intuition, who likes helping people; compassionate but a bit hesitant, feeling insecurity. You are enthusiastic, not worried about little things, a little bit impatient but energetic. You are also inquisitive, adventurous, fun-loving and self-mocking. Inner personality: You feel the need for protection and sincere treatment and like the feeling of recognition and acceptance. Sometimes you’re too kind, and other people abuse your kindness, but you simply want them to share their sincere feelings with you. You perfectly know who treats you right and wrong. You understand who’s worth love and who deserves hatred. Love personality: You aren’t good at expressing your feelings. Giving 30% love to your partner means you actually have more than 50%. You tend to economize on truth, belittle your feelings and suppress emotions. You are a difficult-to-make-mad person because you hide negative emotions. You always treat people well and know nothing about selfishness. Type В Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Outer personality: talented; creative; with a unique charm. Inner personality: vulnerable; you want to act but are afraid of mistakes which can hurt you; you expect a lot but also fear losses. Your result: Outer personality: You are talented, creative, possess a special charm and have lots of friends in different spheres. You are generous, smart, confident and appealing person with a high self-esteem, who pays much attention to power. You are also zealous, loyal, idealistic, flexible and agile. Inner personality: You have a fragile soul. You want to act but are afraid of mistakes which can hurt you. You are full of great expectations but fear failures and need support. All you want is to find people who will understand and love you as you are. Love personality: You always exaggerate and merge into depressing memories you can’t let go. You always doubt and feel unsure when arranging a date. If you do love your partner, you don’t want him or her to hate or get tired of you, so you often pretend that you don’t care. Type С Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Outer personality: high creativity; wit; intelligence and affectivity. Inner personality: sacrifice your interests not to hurt others. Your result: Outer personality: You are creative, witty, crafty and smart, eloquent and emotional person who has a quick reaction. You are practical, eager after beauty and art, thoughtful, but occasionally over sensitive. You are a smart, keen person who likes harmony and knows how to manage others. Inner personality: Most of the time you keep silent and this is your weakness: you are ready to sacrifice your interests to get nobody hurt. You need someone who can share your dreams and understand you. Love personality: You don’t like fuss, and feel comfortable in steady relationships. Your biggest weakness is your kind heart. If a person who caused you severe pain apologizes sincerely, you can’t but forgive everything.
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Media captionThe Times has released audio of the exchange
A row has erupted after Conservative leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom was accused of suggesting that having children made her a better choice to be prime minister.
The Times quoted Mrs Leadsom as saying having children means she has "a very real stake" in Britain's future.
But the mother of three tweeted that she was "disgusted" with the interview.
Times journalist Rachel Sylvester has defended her article saying she was "baffled" by Mrs Leadsom's reaction.
Mrs May, who has no children, has launched a "clean campaign" pledge and in a tweet on Saturday she invited Mrs Leadsom "to join me in signing it". Her campaign team has declined to comment on the story.
The Times headlined its front-page lead story "Being a mother gives me edge on May - Leadsom."
It quoted the energy minister as saying Mrs May "possibly has nieces, nephews, lots of people. But I have children who are going to have children who will directly be part of what happens next".
Rachel Sylvester: "Do you feel like a mum in politics?"
Andrea Leadsom: "Yes. So...
RS: "Why and how?"
AL: "So really carefully because I am sure, I don't really know Theresa very well but I am sure she will be really really sad she doesn't have children so I don't want this to be 'Andrea has children, Theresa hasn't' because I think that would be really horrible.
"But genuinely I feel being a mum means you have a very real stake in the future of our country, a tangible stake.
"She possibly has nieces, nephews, lots of people, but I have children, who are going to have children, who will directly be a part of what happens next.
"So it really keeps you focused on 'what are you really saying?'. Because what it means is you don't want a downturn but 'never mind, let's look ahead to the ten years', hence it will all be fine. My children will be starting their lives in that next ten years so I have a real stake in the next year, the next two."
In a statement, Mrs Leadsom said she was "beyond anger and disgust" at the newspaper's front page.
"The reporting of what I said is beneath contempt," she said.
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But Ms Sylvester told the BBC the article was "fairly written up" and she was "baffled by that rather aggressive reaction".
"I asked her a very straight forward question... She raised Theresa May.
"I asked her directly 'what are the differences between you and Theresa May?'. She said 'economic competence and family'... she clearly thinks that is a big selling point with her."
Ms Sylvester added that she thought Mrs Leadsom was "naïve to make that comparison and not think it would become an issue".
The Times, which backed the Remain campaign in the EU referendum, has said it is backing Mrs May to become the next Conservative leader.
Image copyrightTHE TIMESImage captionSaturday's Times front page (Unrelated front page story altered for legal reasons)
Mrs Leadsom defended herself saying: "In front of the Times correspondent and photographer, I made clear repeatedly that nothing I said should be used in any way to suggest that Theresa May not having children had any bearing whatever on the leadership election.
"I expect the Times to retract the article and the accompanying headline."
Antoinette Sandbach, Conservative MP for Eddisbury, who is supporting Mrs May, told the BBC Mrs Leadsom had shown "a lack of judgement".
"Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally," she said.
"Everybody has different life experiences - of course it gives you a perspective but we are talking about someone who has to lead our country... I really think we should be looking at the issues facing the wider country."
Image copyrightPAImage captionTheresa May won the support of 199 Tory MPs to secure her place in the final two of the ballot
Treasury minister David Gauke - who supports Mrs May - said "an apology is due".
He tweeted: "I'd like to think this is a case of verbal clumsiness, not calculation. If the latter, yuk."
But former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe said Mrs Leadsom's words were probably misconstrued.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "Even the most experienced politicians, even prime ministers themselves can be misquoted, misinterpreted, misunderstood, make some careless phraseology. It happens all the time."
'Acceptable limits'
It comes after Mrs May challenged her rival in the race to Downing Street to sign up to a "clean campaign pledge".
Mrs May said both candidates should ensure the campaign stays within "the acceptable limits of political debate".
She said the public was tired of "people acting like politics is a game" and vowed to put forward a "positive vision for the future", saying the two of them should also agree not to work with other political parties or their donors.
Media captionAndrea Leadsom calls for 'honourable' campaigning
Mrs Leadsom and Mrs May will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, after two rounds of voting by Tory MPs reduced the number of contenders to two.
After the second MPs' ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes and Energy Minister Mrs Leadsom 84.
Conservative party members across the country will now decide the winning candidate, with the result due on 9 September.
Conservative leadership election
Ballot papers sent out mid-August
Ballot closes at noon on Friday 9 September. Votes will be counted electronically
Conservative Party members can vote by postal ballot or online
"Qualifying party members" of more than three months' standing can vote. In practice, anyone who joined the party by 9 June
The spending limit set by the Conservative 1922 Committee is £135,000
– Two people narrowly escaped death at the Lagos airport following a gunshot which was believed to be an accidental discharge – The gun of an orderly attached to a Senator accidentally discharged when he wanted to lodge his gun, which is a standard practice on air travel – The orderly and a woman were injured and taken to nearby hospital for treatment There was panic at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Friday, July 8, as the gun of an orderly attached to a Senator accidentally discharged when he tried to remove the magazine before boarding a flight. The orderly and a woman standing by were injured on the legs, Sahara Reporters reports. READ ALSO: Frenzy in Lagos state as police arrest 2 militants According to eye witness account, the orderly who was to travel on Arik Air wanted to dislodge the magazine from the gun in line with standard practice in air travel but incidentally the gun released its bullet and hit him and another woman on the leg. On hearing the gunshot within the terminal, travelers and airport workers scampered for safety. The orderly and the woman were said to have trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that conveyed them to the hospital without any assistance as the injury was not that severe. Confirming the incident, Yakubu Dati, the general manager, Public Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said it was an accident and stowing the gun away with its magazine was a standard procedure because guns are not taken on-board aircraft but are usually checked in the luggage compartment. READ ALSO: Panic as unidentified gunmen invade Ikorodu, one dead Describing the incident as minor, he assured air travellers that all the airports are safe and secure, adding that security at Nigerian airports has been fortified in recognition of the security challenges in the country and around the world.
Media captionA step-by-step guide to Dallas shootings
Bomb-making material, rifles, ammunition and a combat journal have been found at the home of the suspect in the Dallas shootings, officials say.
Five police officers were killed and seven wounded in a hail of gunfire during a protest on Thursday against the shooting of black men by police.
The suspect, 25-year-old Micah Johnson, died after a long stand-off with police in central Dallas.
Mayor Mike Rawlings said officials believed he was "the lone shooter".
"We believe now the city is safe," the city mayor said at a news conference late on Friday.
The protest in Dallas took place after this week's deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana.
Officials said on Friday that a number of gun attacks on police officers and civilians had occurred in the aftermath of the deaths in Minnesota and Louisiana.
In Tennessee, a black army veteran killed a woman and also injured three other people, including a police officer, as he opened fire on a motorway on Thursday morning, before the Dallas attacks. After his arrest, Lakeem Keon Scott told investigators he was troubled by police violence against African-Americans
In Missouri on Friday, a police officer was shot from behind after he walked back to his patrol car to check the driving status of a black man who he had stopped. Antonio Taylor, 31, was later arrested but the motive for the shooting is unknown
In Georgia on Friday, an officer was shot after he responded to a call from a man who said his car had been broken into. Again the motive is unknown
In the Georgian state capital, Atlanta, on Friday evening, thousands marched in protest at the recent police shootings. The protesters are currently in a stand-off with police as they block a major road, but the demonstration is peaceful.
Protests against police killings were also held in other US cities, including Houston, New Orleans and San Francisco. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, protesters chanted "no justice, no peace, no racist police".
There have been some arrests at the rallies, but again they have been peaceful.
In Dallas, Mayor Rawlings addressed thousands at a vigil to honour the police officers, urging Americans to "step up" to heal the nation's racial wounds.
'Wanted to kill whites'
Police in Dallas said the bomb-making material was found when they searched the home in the suburb of Mesquite where Micah Johnson lived with his mother.
Johnson was killed by remotely detonated explosives that were sent into a car park where he had taken refuge after the shootings.
Image copyrightAFPImage captionJohnson served in the US Army Reserve from 2009 to 2015, including a tour of AfghanistanImage copyrightFACEBOOKImage captionFacebook images show Johnson giving a black power salute and dressed in military uniformImage copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe house of Micah Johnson was searched by police on Friday
Mr Rawlings said the suspect had been given a choice of "surrendering without harm or remaining in place", adding that he chose "the latter".
Johnson, a member of the US Army Reserve from 2009 to 2015 who had served in Afghanistan, had no criminal history.
Police chief David Brown said the suspect had told a negotiator that he had wanted to kill white people, especially white police officers, because he was angry about the recent shootings of black men by police.
Mr Brown added that the man had said he was not affiliated with any groups and had acted alone.
Media captionAmateur video shows a man with a rifle, hiding behind a concrete pillar and shooting
Police arrested three other people and initially said they believed at least two snipers had caught police in crossfire. Two civilians were also injured.
President Barack Obama, who is attending a Nato summit in Poland, called the Dallas killings a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement".
He ordered all flags on public buildings to be flown at half-mast.
Mr Obama will visit Dallas early next week, cutting short the Spanish part of his European trip, the White House said.
Media captionDallas eyewitness: "I didn't see anybody else get shot, just the cops"
The Dallas attack marks the deadliest day for US law enforcement officers since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Reacting to the latest shootings, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said: "There is too much violence, too much hate, too much senseless killing, too many people dead who shouldn't be. No-one has all the answers. We have to find them together."
Meanwhile, her Republican opponent Donald Trump said in a video the shooting in Dallas "has shaken the soul of our nation".
He added: "The deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castille in Minnesota also make clear how much more work we have to do to make every American feel that their safety is protected."
Philando Castile was shot dead after being stopped in his car by police in St Paul, Minnesota , on Wednesday. Alton Sterling was killed by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Both incidents were captured on video, reigniting what has become a national debate.
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