"I'm sure that today's strong unanimous statement would serve to make North Korea refrain from further attack or
provocation
."
North Korea denies it carried out the attack.
A massive police manhunt in the north of England seems to be approaching its end after more than a week. Police are negotiating with a man who matches the
description
of Raoul Moat who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend, killed her new partner and shot a policeman after being released from prison last Thursday. A large number of armed police have surrounded the area in the town of Rothbury. Nick Ravenscroft has just filed this report.
There are few confirmed details from police except that a man fitting Raoul Moat's description has been found near the centre of town, and they are negotiating with him. An eyewitness Peter Abitson is watching events unfold from nearby and told the BBC what he could see.
"He's moved from a laying-down position to an upright position. He's sitting there. Unfortunately, he's got a shotgun facing
underneath
his head."
Earlier, the public were urged to get in their homes by police officers who
sealed off
the roads.
The American official overseeing the clean-up operation for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico says a new containment cap on the well with an additional ship collecting oil could mean that the spill was effectively contained as early as Monday. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander, said the existing cap which isn't stopping all of the oil would be replaced over the weekend.