humanitarian
purposes.
Israel seized the vessels last month after its commandos raided the aid ships. Nine activists were killed in the operation.
A train crash in northwestern Mexico has killed at least 10 people. Officials said a train carrying corn crashed into another that was being repaired on the track at a station in Sinaloa state. Some of the dead are reported to be illegal migrants.
North Korea's ambassador of the United Nations has warned the UN Security Council that his country would declare war if it were to be punished over the sinking of a South Korean warship. Ambassador Sin Son-ho was speaking at a news conference in New York where he insisted that Pyongyang had nothing to do with the torpedo attack. He said South Korea had refused North Korea's offer of cooperation in investigating the sinking and accused it of preferring instead to falsified evidence.
"The South Korea side has so far refused to accept our regional proposal, but brought the case to the Security Council with its
unilateral
,
fabricate
d investigation result."
North Korea's international footballers have made their first appearance at the World Cup since 1966, but they lost two-one to the five-time winners Brazil. Earlier, New Zealand drew one-all with Slovakia, and/when Ivory Coast and Portugal also drew nil-nil.
A giant statue of Jesus Christ in Ohio in the United States has been destroyed by lightning. The 19-metre-high sculpture on a highway outside Cincinnati caught fire and burnt to the ground after being struck during a thunderstorm. Insurance companies have described the incident as "an act of God".