159 North Korea rocket launch puts satellite in space, irks world powers
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday in defiance against sanction threats violating UN resolutions. The launch sparked a rage from an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test in January. While South Korea’s Yonhap news agency had earlier suggested the launch may have failed, North Korea’s state television later confirmed on Sunday that the long-range rocket launch, ordered by leader Kim Jong Un to […]