BBC News with Nick Kelley.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea to turn down its nuclear threats. Speaking at a news conference in Madrid, Mr Ban said that nuclear threats were not a game. From Spanish capital here is Tom Burridge.

Reacting to the latest threats from North Korea towards both South Korea and the United States, the United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon said the situation had become really alarming and troubling. He said that North Korea had gone too far and warned that any miscalculation could lead to a very grave outcome. Earlier a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said North Korea's decision to

pursue

nuclear status radically complicated efforts to restart the so-called six-party talks.

The United Nations is suspending all its food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip after demonstrators angry at a

budget

cut stormed one of its compounds. It follows a series of

violent

protests throughout the week. From the UN Nada Tawfik reports.

The UN

relief

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distributes food for 25,000 Palestinian refugees every day, it also runs schools, medical clinics and a job creation program, but financial support for these programs hasn't kept up with the overwhelming need and deepening

poverty

of refugees. The UN

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is grappling with a deficit of over $65m. Over the past week, many have protested against the UN suspension of cash systems. But UN officials have called Thursday's