Prosecution for Venezuelan Opposition

Venezuela's new constituent assembly has voted unanimously in favour of trying opposition leaders for treason, accusing them of promoting economic sanctions imposed by the United States. The decree described the trials as historic and said they were designed to deal with those who were acting against the interests of ordinary Venezuelans.

The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea's firing of a missile over Japan, which Pyongyang has confirmed it has carried out. The US-drafted statement does not threaten new sanctions on Pyongyang. But the Security Council has demanded that Pyongyang halt any more launches and abandon its nuclear weapons programme.

Every year 300,000 tourists travel to the Austrian town of Salzburg because of one of the world's best-loved movies, the Sound of Music. A Salzburg city councillor recently suggested naming a street after the main character Maria von Trapp. But her application was turned down by the city of Salzburg on the grounds that Maria von Trapp used corporal punishment on her children.