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US, allies aim to track North Korean rocket INTERNATIONAL

US, allies aim to track North Korean rocket

The US has deployed missile defence systems that will work with the Japanese and South Korean militaries to track a rocket that North Korea says it will launch sometime over an 18-day period beginning on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China echoes concerns over N Korea rocket launch plans INTERNATIONAL

China echoes concerns over N Korea rocket launch plans

China on Wednesday joined the global chorus of anger and concern over a planned rocket launch by North Korea, while Japan vowed to shoot down any missile that threatened its territory.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile INTERNATIONAL

Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile

Defence Minister Gen Nakatani issued the order, the Nikkei daily and Kyodo News reported, after reports of suspicious activity at Pyongyang's main satellite complex fuelled speculation a launch could come as early as next week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
North Korea holding US citizen for allegedly spying INTERNATIONAL

North Korea holding US citizen for allegedly spying

A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea for subversion said he spends eight hours a day digging holes at a labour camp, while a naturalised American citizen said he is being held ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US bomber flies over S. Korea as show of force against North INTERNATIONAL

US bomber flies over S. Korea as show of force against North

The US sent a heavy bomber over South Korea on Sunday in a show of force as North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un insisted his country's latest nuclear test was carried out in self-defence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts hated by North INTERNATIONAL

South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts hated by North

South Korea resumed high-decibel propaganda broadcasts into North Korea as the US ramped up pressure on China to bring Pyongyang to heel after its latest nuclear test.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea seeks US strategic weapons after North's nuclear test INTERNATIONAL

South Korea seeks US strategic weapons after North's nuclear test

South Korea is in talks with the US to deploy US strategic weapons on the Korean peninsula, a day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN Security Council to consider new North Korea sanctions INTERNATIONAL

UN Security Council to consider new North Korea sanctions

The UN Security Council is considering imposing further sanctions on North Korea after it carried out a nuclear test, the British ambassador said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on North Korea INTERNATIONAL

UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on North Korea

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting in New York after North Korea claimed it had carried out a "successful" hydrogen bomb test, diplomats said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
North Korea ‘successfully’ conducts nuclear test INTERNATIONAL

North Korea ‘successfully’ conducts nuclear test

North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device, marking a significant advance in the isolated state's strike capabilities and raising alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The ghosts of North Korea TECHNOLOGY

The ghosts of North Korea

North Korea’s government goes to great lengths to conceal the country’s abysmal food shortages

4:45 AM November 25 2016