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UN Security Council to condemn rocket launch
The United Nations' Security Council is expected to adopt a formal statement calling for tighter sanctions against North Korea after last week's long-range rocket test launch. Pyongyang has warned of "strong steps" in the event of a UN censure.
NORTH KOREA
UN Security Council's draft condemns Pyongyang's launch
The five permanent Security Council members and Japan agreed on Saturday on a draft statement condemning North Korea's missile launch last week. Pyongyang says it launched a communication satellite and not a long-range missile.
19/04/2009 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Tokyo gets tough on North Korea

In this edition: Tokyo steps up sanctions against North Korea following last week's missile launch; in Pakistan, people are up in arms over a video of a woman being whipped in public; and Cambodia's textile workers hit hard by the crisis.
NORTH KOREA
UN Security Council's draft condemns missile launch
The five permanent Security Council members and Japan agreed Saturday on a draft statement condemning North Korea's missile launchlast week . Pyongyang says it launched a communication satellite and not a long-range missile.
NORTH KOREA
UN Security Council's draft condemns Pyongyang's launch
The five permanent Security Council members and Japan agreed Saturday on a draft statement condemning North Korea's missile launchlast week . Pyongyang says it launched a communication satellite and not a long-range missile.
NUCLEAR CONTROVERSY
Japan to toughen sanctions against North Korea
Japan is pushing for a "strong" statement on the North Korean rocket launch at a summit of Asian leaders this weekend. China said on Wednesday it did not want to discuss North Korea's rocket launch at the meeting.
NORTH KOREA
Newly elected parliament renews Kim's leadership
North Korea's newly elected parliament held its first session, marking leader Kim Jong-il's return to centre stage and what the isolated state says was a successful satellite launch.
08/04/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Fujimori: a president going to prison

In this edition: The rise and fall of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes against humanity; ways to stash your cash across the Americas and could nuclear weapons soon be a thing of the past?
NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang vows 'strong steps' if censured by UN
A North Korean diplomat has warned that Pyongyang would react strongly to any action from the UN Security Council over its long-range rocket launch, saying any censure would "infringe upon the sovereignty of our country".
07/04/2009 - Top Story

North Korea: a step too far?

North Korea's claim that it carried out a successful launch of a satellite into orbit has been fiercely contested. The US insists North Korea was testing a ballistic missile, capable of carrying a warhead and reaching Alaska.
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