1. Reports of chilling talk about North Korea behind the closed doors of a UN Security Council meeting. Ambassador John Bolton has reportedly told UN allies the US should view a North Korean attack on South Korea or Japan the same as it would a direct assault on the US.

2. Iraqi authorities have arrested the head of the mess hall where at least 350 Iraqi policemen suffered some kind of food poisoning. They are investigating whether the meal that breaks the daily sunrise-to-sunset fast during Ramadan was poisoned intentionally.

3. First spinach, now lettuce! Foxy brand lettuce sold in 7 western states is being recalled because of concerns about E. coli contamination.

4. A 603-carat diamond, the world's 15th largest stone was bought by a South African diamond cutting company Monday, dubbed "The Lesotho Promise". It sold for more than 12 million dollars.

WORDS IN THE NEWS


1. mess hall : n-count
A mess hall is a large room where a particular group of people, especially members of the armed forces, eat meals together.

2. dub : verb
If someone or something is dubbed a particular thing, they are given that description or name.