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July 28, 2014

N. Korea defies UN censure to fire missile into sea
Seoul (AFP) July 27, 2014
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un guided the military's latest rocket-firing drill, state media said Sunday, confirming the missile launch which was conducted in defiance of UN censure. Saturday's launch was the first since the UN Security Council on July 17 officially condemned Pyongyang for its recent series of ballistic missile tests, in violation of UN resolutions. The North's state news agency KCNA described the missile launch by the army as a "rocket-firing drill" to simulate a strike on ... read more

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