Show you an extraordinary statement from the head of the worlds most powerful military, Generaljim Mathis has issued a statement from the pentagon that this warning. Mathis said north korea should seize any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. That follows Sabre Rattling reminders from the president himself, saying his first order as president was to renovate and modernise our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before. The tough rhetoric comes than ever before. The tough rhetoric co m es after than ever before. The tough rhetoric comes after this statement on north koreas state television. With medium to long range strategic Ballistic Rossouw s sick missiles, we have the ability to hit us air bases on guam. That followed donald trump was burst of anger when he said any further Missile Launchers from north korea would result in fire and fury like the world had never seen. All of this stemming from news reports that pyongyang may now possess the beauty to shrink any clear what had if its a missile. Let us bring up our map to show you the small island being threatened here, guam. It is roughly three and a half thousand kilometres from north korea and if we go in closer, you can see why it has been highlighted as a target by north korea. A naval base and an Air Force Base where us strategic bombers are capped. Itjust base where us strategic bombers are capped. It just so base where us strategic bombers are capped. Itjust so happens the us secretary of state, the top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, has been visiting guam today. This is what he said. What the president was doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language kimjong un would understand, because he is not seem to understand diplomatic language. Lets consider this a bit. We can pass to jane obrien in washington for us,jane, pass to jane obrien in washington for us, jane, you pass to jane obrien in washington for us,jane, you might pass to jane obrien in washington for us, jane, you might have expected the pentagon to try to row back a bit of the president has said. But no, quite the other way . think it is all a matter of emphasis. I think there was a slight and nuanced change of language between what you heard the secretary of Defencejim Mathis Say on the president , because the president was saying, warning north korea about threats. Jim mathis is warning north korea of the consequence of its actions. It should stop actions which would lead to the destruction of its people and the collapse of the regime. Talking about losing a war that it initiates. I think there isa war that it initiates. I think there is a slight change of emphasis, but yes, still very much emphasising this strong language, this strong deterrent language that we heard from donald trump. Very different to the diplomacy from Rex Tillerson, who is talking about diplomacy as being the way forward. It is working, we are seeing pressure from china, and that the end goalfor him is talks with pyongyang. china, and that the end goalfor him is talks with pyongyang. I have had quite a lot of talk about the danger of backing north korea into a corner. I suppose the only way to avoid doing that is some sort of talks. Thats right, and leaving north korea a way out, which is Something Else that Rex Tillerson brought up. The issue is that north korea does not seem to want to engage in any talks, it is rebuffing approaches from south korea in the last week or so, and there seems to be very little incentive for aid to wa nt to be very little incentive for aid to want to talk to the us, which it regards as an existential threat. There in lies the danger of the sort of rhetoric we are hearing from donald trump, because although his supporters say that it shows resolve and shrank, it could also be interpreted as preparing for a military attack. We simply do not know which way the regime is going to ta ke know which way the regime is going to take it. Further complicated by the fact there are no diplomatic relations between pyongyang and washington. There are no embassies, so washington. There are no embassies, so there is not that behind the scenes ambassador talk going on. It is all on open display, it is all coming from the horses mouth, as it were. In this case from donald trump, apparently making Spur Of The Moment comments on a very serious issue. This talk of possible pre Emptive Military action, do we know how that is going down with the American Public . I do think anyone thinks that Military Action is a good idea. Certainly the white house is talking about it very much as a matter of last resort. There has been some criticism of this, donald trump has been criticised by members of his own party today for ratcheting up the rhetoric. It is something that everybody would seek to avoid. According to Rex Tillerson again, the voice of moderation in all this, relatively speaking, he says he has seen nothing in the last 24 says he has seen nothing in the last 2a hours that would suggest any kind of imminent Military Action. Thanks very much. China has experienced two earthquakes in the last 2a hours. The two quakes struck places on opposite sides of the country. An all out rescue and Recovery Effort is now underway. 6. 6 Magnitude Tremor struck the remote area, injuring 32 people. Across the country, 19 people are confirmed to have been killed in an earthquake in sichuan province. The full extent of the damage still is not known. The aftermath of tuesdays earthquake still haunts rescue crews. More than 1000 after shocks have been detected, some triggering landslides. A highway bound for a Popular Mountain Tourist Spot in this county was cut off, trapping more than 100 people. The road at self sustaining serious damage. The 7. 0 magnitude Earthquake Hit the cou nty 7. 0 magnitude Earthquake Hit the county just after 9pm local time 7. 0 magnitude Earthquake Hit the countyjust after 9pm local time on tuesday. Up to 115,000 people have been evacuated from the damaged areas. The government has called for an all out rescue and Recovery Effort, but the Red Cross Society of china says it will still be some time before we know the extent of the damage and the number of casualties. 2000 kilometres away in the remote north west, they are dealing with another serious earthquake. This one struck on wednesday morning, further stretching the countrys resources. Leaving hundreds more to spaced Leaving Hundreds more displaced. Six french soldiers have been injured, two seriously after a car was driven into them while they were on patrol in paris. Counterterror police shot, wounded and arrested a man on a Motorway North of the capital. Our correspondentjonny diamond reports from paris. Paramedics swarm around injured soldiers. Just moments after a car ploughed into a military patrol. Six soldiers were injured, three seriously, after the car, waiting for the men, accelerated sharply and knocked them down. Residents looked on as the Emergency Services went to work. Translation i heard a loud noise and i looked out my window, i saw many people arriving. I saw the ambulance and the fire engine arriving and i didnt go out. It was a truly odious attack, said the neighbourhood mayor. To target soldiers who were here to protect the french people. After a morning of intense investigation, the operation here is beginning to wind down. This is a quiet suburb, some distance from the Bright Lights and tourist sights of the city. This mornings attack a reminder, if one were needed, that france must remain on guard. Translation its a problem for us french people because we dont feel safe. Even foreigners do not feel safe in france. It ended with a hail of gunfire, the suspects car brought to a halt in northern france. The countrys long struggle with terror continues. Jonny dymond, bbc news, paris. Counting is still underway in the kenyan election. The Electoral Commission s website, lets have a look at that. It suggests the incumbent president is in the lead. It has him over 50, and there is his chief opponent. He has said the Electoral Commission s it system has been hacked to manipulate the election results. Here he is speaking a little earlier. Translation it isa it is a complete fraud. Boats that we re it is a complete fraud. Boats that were not cast. The Electoral Fraud and publication of results is massive, and extensive. To the extent that as a result of the 47 counties were manipulated. This individual as part of the mystery. He said the hackers had used the identity of this man to get access to the system. This is a man who had beenin to the system. This is a man who had been in charge of the electronic Voting System until he was murdered last week. A couple of hours ago, ken is Electoral Commission caused the Nukes Conference and here is what they said. Kenya is Electoral Commission called a news conference. Before, during, and after the voting. The rts system is secure. A question about where it was and the reports i saw, the database we were using. So that you know, the igs system is based on a database that is very different from the alleged database. Our team has refused the alleged logs and established that the claim has been made could not be substantiated from ourend. Made could not be substantiated from our end. Its also worth mentioning this tweet from the head of the African Union observer mission, saying the judiciary as well prepared to deal with any electoral disputes that may arise. The high profile of this election internationally is in part due to the fear that the closeness of the vote could lead to violence, as happened ten years ago. So far the situation has remained relatively calm. We have seen some scenes like this, just to show you. From an opposition stronghold, you can see protesters lit fires, riot police we re protesters lit fires, riot police were also deployed. In nairobi, witnesses told the bbc one person was killed in a confrontation with police, but the government has denied this. The bbc has a huge team in kenya covering all aspects of the election. Lets go to sue now, she is in the main Counting Centre in nairobi. Some reports of violence . As you mentioned, summer riots reported in the western town of casino that is the stronghold of the opposition leader. As soon as he made a statement alleging that the Electoral Systems had been hacked, people went into the streets. His supporters protested, and write police were sent in to deal with that situation. A similar scene in nairobi. But right now it appears everything is calm, people have really been anxious. It is a weekday, and they would expect in nairobi there is a lot of traffic on the roads, but today the city was deserted. Except for a few people, who went to open businesses in town. In mombasa, people are really anxious and waiting for the final result. Waiting to see what happens afterwards. Worth reminding viewers outside kenya this is a long standing rivalry between these two men. Thats right. The president s father was the founding president of kenya, after independence. His Vice President was mr odingas father, but the two men fell out shortly after independence, and there has been this rivalry going on between the families for decades. Thank you very much for getting us up to date and they are from nairobi. We will stay with that story as it continues to develop. Stay with us an outside source. Still to come. Just how long did the netherlands know about a dangerous contamination of eggs . Belgium claims it may have been as long ago as last november. 18 people have been found guilty of the Sexual Exploitation of vulnerable young girls and women in newcastle. Police had to pay a convicted child rapist £10,000 for information. Earlier, chief constable steve ashwin for Northumbria Police spoke to the bbc and he was asked, was it necessary to pay for the information . Might the informant had persisted for free . What we find in policing, people give us permission for a range of motives. Some financial, sometimes quite often with organised criminals for example, it is about revenge. Upon a rival criminal. Some of them give us information for moral reasons. They find it appalling and distressing that they are part of all they know of a pattern of offending and they want to tell us about it for the right reasons. You would expect us to explore all those reasons with our information, i simply cannot tell you standing here now exactly whether that was increment. I would expect it to have been covered with that informant. You are watching outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story the us defence Secretaryjim Agassiz told north korea to avoid actions that could usher in the destruction of its people. The latest in a war of words between the us and north korea. Lets look at some of the stories making news around the bbcs other services. Zimbabwes around the bbcs other services. Zimba bwes cash strapped government can suspend 1 billion to build a university to honour 93 year old president robert mugabe. Construction would cost around 800 million, with a further 200 million put aside for endowments to Fund Research and innovation. The university will be built north of the capital harare, and that is on bbc i freak. Former world number one golfer tiger woods has pleaded not guilty to Driving Under The Influence. But has accepted a lesser charge of reckless driving. The 41 year old was arrested in may on suspicion of Driving Under The Influence of drugs or alcohol. There we re influence of drugs or alcohol. There were breathalyser found no influence of drugs or alcohol. There were breathalyserfound no trace influence of drugs or alcohol. There were breathalyser found no trace of alcohol in his system. That story is on the bbc world service. This story is one of the most read and viewed stories online, that is a Humpback Whale leaping out of the water off the coast of stjohns newfoundland in canada. Three people in the vote we re in canada. Three people in the vote were simply out fishing, thankfully one was armed with a camera. Millions of eggs have been taken from the shelves in belgium, and there is a row about why. Belgium has accused the netherlands of Numbing Abouta has accused the netherlands of numbing about a potentially dangerous contamination since late last year. Dangerous contamination since late last yea r. Lets dangerous contamination since late last year. Lets look at this. Belgian officials had already admitted to knowing injune that dutch eggs might contain a harmful insecticide. The information was not made public until a month later. That was widely criticised across europe. Now, belgians Agriculture Minister says that the netherlands may have known about the problem as far back as last november. What is involved here . It is fibrin alba talking about, the contaminants that can harm the kidneys, thyroid glands. He is adam fleming in brussels. Belgian mps interrupted their Summer Holidays today so they could quiz the head of the Food Standards Agency and also the agriculture and Public Health minister here in belgium. The belgian government is fighting against this allegation that they knew for quite some time that there could be a problem with these contaminated eggs. But they failed to pass that information on to their european neighbours. They are fighting against the allegation by saying, thailand, we actually asked to be dutch authorities for information in june, which to be dutch authorities for information injune, which took them a whole month to provide. A Belgian Minister also suggested the dutch may have, where a potential problem as problem as early as november last year, much earlier than people thought. The priority here is still protecting Public Health, the Health Minister says there is very little risk to the public s help, because you would have to consume vast quantities of these contaminated eggs to feel any ill effects. Nonetheless, a third of dutch Poultry Farms are still closed as a precaution. Last week, the German Government removed 3 million eggs from the shelves. It does seem that the real effects here will not be felt in peoples health, but it will be felled to dramatically and economically. Os business now, and the top story is our escalating war of words between the us and north korea. Lets see how the markets are reacting. Michelle is there for us. Any movement . We have seen the escalation of tension between us and north korea actually has started to weigh on investors minds. Just looking at how the markets finished for the day, and the dow is down about one, two tenths of a percen