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Inside Pyongyang as Rare North Korean Congress Begins

North Korea stages rare party congress; Deadly air strike in Syria; Latest sports news

The first full congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party for thirty-six years is being held in Pyongyang. Thousands of delegates are at the four-day gathering, which is seen as an opportunity for the leader, Kim Jong-un, to cement his status.

A senior United Nations official says an air strike on a Syrian refugee camp, which is feared to have killed at least thirty people, could amount to a war crime. The UN's humanitarian affairs chief, Stephen O'Brien, has called for an investigation into the attack, in Idlib province, near the Turkish border.

And the latest from the world of sport including an update on Europa league results.

23 minutes

Last on

Fri 6 May 201607:06GMT

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  • Fri 6 May 201607:06GMT