The U.N. Security Council issued a statement Monday strongly condemning North Korea for its attempted launch of a long range rocket last week. The resolution calls Thursday’s launch “a serious violation of existing Security Council resolutions” aimed halting Pyongyang’s use of ballistic missile technology. It also says the failed launch caused “grave security concerns” across […]
UN Security Council Condemns N. Korean Rocket Launch
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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UN Security Council Said Ready to Condemn Pyongyang Missile Launch
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
U.N. diplomats say they expect to announce a Security Council statement Monday denouncing North Korea’s attempt to launch a long-range rocket last week. Unidentified diplomats are quoted as saying council members have reached agreement after three days of talks behind closed doors. They say the statement will be released Monday morning in New York unless […]
UN Security Council Ready to Condemn Pyongyang Launch Bid
Posted April 16th, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
U.N. diplomats say they expect to announce a Security Council statement Monday denouncing North Korea’s attempt to launch a long-range rocket last week. Unidentified diplomats are quoted saying council members have agreed on a statement after three days of talks behind closed doors. They say the statement will be released Monday morning unless objections are […]
N. Korean Leader Delivers First Public Address
Posted April 15th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered his first public speech since taking power, promising to guide his impoverished country to “final victory,” as the army unveiled what appeared to be a new long-range rocket. Mr. Kim, clad in black, spoke Sunday on topics ranging from foreign policy to the economy. At one […]
Clinton Warns North Korea of UN Action if Rocket Launched
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned North Korea Thursday that the United Nations Security Council will take further action if Pyongyang goes ahead with a rocket launch, which many believe is a ballistic missile test. Speaking in Washington after meeting with her counterparts from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations, Clinton said North […]
UN Chief Repeats Warning to North Korea on Rocket Launch
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging North Korea to heed the call of the international community by canceling an upcoming rocket launch. Mr. Ban spoke Thursday in Geneva, as North Korean engineers prepared to launch a rocket that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. Western nations and regional neighbors accuse the […]
UN Chief Repeats Warning to North Korea on Rocket Launch
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging North Korea to heed the call of the international community by canceling an upcoming rocket launch. Mr. Ban spoke Thursday in Geneva, as North Korean engineers prepared to launch a rocket that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. Western nations and regional neighbors accuse the […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Assumes Top Party Post
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
North Korea has neared completion of its leadership transition, giving Kim Jong Un several new titles and solidifying his position as heir to the political dynasty established by his father and grandfather. North Korea’s official news agency said Thursday Mr. Kim was named chairman of the ruling Worker’s Party Central Military Commission, which controls the […]
Regional Forces Stand By as North Korean Launch Window Opens
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Military forces in South Korea and Japan are standing by Thursday on the first day of a five-day window for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. The likelihood that the launch will come Thursday dimmed as mid-day arrived with no sign of new activity at the […]
Regional Forces Stand By as North Korean Launch Window Opens
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Military forces in South Korea and Japan are standing by Thursday on the first day of a five-day window for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space. No notice had been given to a group of international journalists gathered in Pyongyang several hours after the opening of […]
