(PTI): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expresses concern over a series of missile launches by North Korea, saying such moves are ‘unhelpful’ for peace in the troubled peninsula.
Ban told reporters in Geneva (more…)
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N. Korean series of missiles not for peace: UN Secretary General
Monday, July 6th, 2009North Korea warns of “dark clouds of nuclear war” and to wipe out US from the globe
Friday, June 26th, 2009(PTI): North Korea warns of “dark clouds of nuclear war” gathering over the peninsula, vowing to boost its atomic arsenal despite international oppositions.
The ruling communist party’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Thursday condemned Washington’s pledge to provide nuclear defense for South Korea, and accused the US and South Korea of efforts (more…)
North Korea threatens to strike back against US attack
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009(PTI): North Korea threatens to strike back if the US initiates a hostile act against the communist regime amid rising tensions over the pursuit of a North Korean ship suspected of carrying weapons.
“As long as our country has become a proud nuclear power, the US should take a correct look at whom it is dealing with,” North Korea’s newspaper main (more…)
UNSC to sanction North Korea for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009(PTI): The UN Security Council says it needs “some time” to finalize a resolution sanctioning North Korea for its latest nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
The Security Council is meeting in the wake of the recent provactive actions by Pyongyang. North Korea fired off another missile on Wednesday, one day after reportedly (more…)
UN Security Council condemns North Korea for conducting a new nuclear weapons test
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009(PTI): The UN Security Council condemns North Korea in a nonbinding statement for conducting a new nuclear weapons test.
According to a statement issued by council members after an emergency meeting that lasted less than an hour on Monday, the test was in violation of a 2006 resolution passed (more…)
