News Headlines - 17 August 2016

▽Guantanamo Bay: US in largest detainee transfer under Obama - BBC News

The Pentagon says the transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans brings the total number of prisoners down to 61 at the US facility in Cuba... President Obama wants to close the prison before he leaves office.

▽UK jobless total falls to 1.64 million - BBC News

The UK's jobless total fell by 52,000 to 1.64 million, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.9%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The number of people on the claimant count in July, the first month since the UK's vote to leave the EU, was 763,600, down 8,600 from June.

▽North Korea deputy ambassador in UK defects to South | Reuters

North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea said on Wednesday.

▽Japanese pole vaulter fails at the Olympics - but earns global fame for his penis - Mirror Online

So, what caused Ogita's demise? When so close to clearing the bar, what caused it to fall off?
Yep, his penis. HIS ACTUAL PENIS:

▽Labour's Jeremy Corbyn unable to recognise Ant and Dec - BBC News

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was unable to recognise a photograph of TV presenters Ant and Dec during a leadership debate.