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'We will pulverise the headquarters of evil and ruthlessly ravage US troops': North Korea makes menacing boast it will take on Donald Trump with 'merciless' strikes on South Korea and US bases as China warns of 'war at any moment'

North Korea hits back at Trump ahead of Day of the Sun

North Korea upped its warmongering with Donald Trump today in a series of menacing boasts threatening to 'ravage' US troops amid fears the two countries are heading for war. The secretive state led by despot Kim Jong-un (pictured left, overseeing a military exercise this week) vowed to 'pulverize' US bases and South Korean capital Seoul if it was threatened by the US military, which is carrying out drills on the Korean peninsula (right). China has warned the region could go to war 'at any moment'.

British tourist, 31, plunges to his death from the third floor of a Thai guest house above a go-go bar in the seedy resort of Pattaya

Christopher Laidler, 31, died in the early hours of Friday after falling three stories from a guest house in the notorious party town of Pattaya, Thailand, with police saying there are no signs of a struggle.

Turkey's President Erdogan is portrayed as the world's saviour in bizarre portraits featuring Syrian refugees Bana Alabed and Aylan Kurdi just days ahead of referendum to give him more power

Kitsch paintings depicting Turkey's president with Bana Alabed and Aylan Kurdi have emerged just days before a landmark referendum in which he seeks to expand his powers in the country.

French judges urge EU parliament to lift far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's immunity over fake jobs scandal

Le Pen and some of her French National Front party members are accused of using parliamentary aides for party activity while they were on EU-financed salaries

British woman, 23, is stabbed to death by Palestinian in Israel as thousands of Christians gather in Jerusalem to mark Good Friday

A 23-year-old British woman has died after she was stabbed with a kitchen knife (inset) in Jerusalem on Good Friday. She is believed to be a student who was visiting as a tourist. Police say they have arrested (right) a 57-year-old Palestinian man who is 'mentally unstable' after onlookers wrestled him to the ground. Two other people, a pregnant woman in her early 30s and a man in his early 50s were also injured during the attack. The stabbing happened near the Old City (left), where thousands had gathered for Good Friday commemorations.

Russia claims there is 'growing evidence' that Syria sarin gas attack was staged as they blast weapons watchdog for not sending experts to the site

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has says publication in the UK and US have highlighted 'many inconsistencies' in official versions of events surrounding last week's gas attack in Syria.

Frantic mother and baby are found trapped in a 30ft underground tunnel after getting stuck while looking for their pet dogs

The two had apparently fallen at least 12ft down the old shaft in a park but then got stuck another 18ft below the ground when the anxious mum tried to find her own way out.

Germany bus driver faces £8,500 fine after refusing to let a pregnant Muslim woman wearing a niqab on board

The incident happened in Emden, Lower Saxony according to local media and has been reported to police who describe it as an 'administrative offence' with a possible maximum fine of £8,500.

Interpol hunts British teacher, 26, over murder of his colleague in Burma after he fled the country when the father, 47, was found stabbed to death

Interpol has issued a 'red alert' seeking the arrest of Harris Binotti, right, who is suspected of the murder in Burma of his teaching colleague Gary Ferguson, left, in November 2016.

Good Friday procession turns to mass panic that felt like 'an earthquake': Second stampede in a week mars Spanish Easter celebrations

Police are investigating the cause of a stampede at a religious festival in Seville which saw more than a dozen people injured and eight arrested amid violent scenes marking Good Friday.

Gay men are 'murdered by their ashamed families after being released from Nazi-style concentration camps in Chechnya where they were tortured, beaten and humiliated'

Families are believed to be 'shamed' for not snitching on homosexuals, who are publicly humiliated, beaten up and electric shocked in secret Chechen prisons.

Bulldozers tear down Dunkirk camp after hundreds of migrants went on the run following devastating blaze at the centre caused by rival smuggler groups

Dunkirk migrant camp demolished following major fire

Almost half of the 1,500 migrants at the makeshift camp in Grande-Synthe, near Dunkirk have gone missing since fire destroyed many of the temporary buildings earlier this week, top left. French authorities sent in heavy equipment to demolish the remaining sheds, pictured. It has been reported that some of the displaced migrants have been trying to sneak on board trucks heading for the ferry terminal, inset top right.

Would YOU walk the world's most dangerous footpath? Spanish hiking trail perched 330ft above a gorge reopens to daredevil tourists

Spain's El Caminito del Rey Path reopens

The world's most dangerous footpath is set to reopen for the tourist season with tickets on sale from next week. One of Spain's most popular tourist attractions, El Caminito del Rey Path, slices through the Gaitanes Gorge providing thrillseekers with dramatic views 330ft above Gualdalhorce river. The walkway was revamped and re-opened in 2015 after five people plunged to their deaths between 1999 and 2000.

Japanese panic buy crisps at £10 a BAG after worst potato harvest in 34 years forces snack companies to halt production

Two companies have been forced to cull the flavours they offer, blaming bad weather for the shortage. Pictures of empty supermarket shelves have been trending on Twitter.

Erdogan set to narrowly win vote on granting Turkish president sweeping new powers that will lead country down the path of autocratic rule, new polls show

A narrow majority of Turks will vote 'Yes' in Sunday's referendum on changing the constitution to grant President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, two opinion polls showed.

Syrian UN envoy claims Israel is directly supporting ISIS by bombing regime sites

The extraordinary claim was made by Bashar al-Jaafari (pictured), who accused the Israeli government of 'adding fuel to the fire'. He also claimed Israel had treated injured terrorists.

Christians in Philippines nail themselves to crosses and furiously whip themselves as act of penitence in Good Friday ritual - but the tourists aren't taking it too seriously

Cultures and peoples from around the world are celebrating festivals of rebirth and renewal this Easter weekend, including in the Philippines where men are nailed to crosses to honour Christ.

Western security services were warned Stockholm terrorist was an ISIS fanatic BEFORE he ploughed a truck into shoppers killing four people, Uzbekistan says

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov said 'one of our Western partners' was informed of 39-year-old Rakhmat Akilov's connections to ISIS before he killed four people in Stockholm.

Swedish mail firm halts deliveries to suburb within notorious migrant ghetto 'no-go zone' because it is too dangerous

'Come right, come right. We're gone': The desperate final words of a doomed Irish air sea rescue crew after their chopper lost control and clipped a lighthouse, killing all four on board

Co-pilot Mark Duffy, pictured, was the last voice recorded as the doomed Sikorsky S92-A helicopter lost control as it came into land beside a lighthouse nine miles off the coast of Ireland.

Giant orange 'condom' for 6ft penis: Two-tonne sculpture is covered up after dispute with neighbours

Art dealer Juergen Hesz agreed to cover up his two-tonne penis sculpture following complaints by officials in Traunkirchen, Austria. Hesz said he now plans to sell his giant phallus. Hesz said he would even use the profits generated from the sale for the local community's benefit.