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U.S. Confronts China Over N.Korean Rocket Launcher

10:22 24/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti)

The United States has accused Beijing of supplying North Korea with technology for a missile launcher showcased in a military parade in Pyongyang earlier this month.

North Korea Puts On Its Best Face
21:58 20/04/2012
In the rare silences during North Korea’s April 15 military parade, after innumerable divisions, tanks and rocket launchers had passed by, another sound rang out across the vast square in central Pyongyang: the hacking coughs of North Korea’s top military officers.2
The Friendly Indian Intercontinental Missile
17:06 20/04/2012
Perusing the front pages of Delhi newspapers, one gets the impression that launching of the Agni-5 intercontinental missile with a striking range of 5,000 km by India was a prominent but by no means sensational event even for the Indians.
North Korea Vows to Continue Satellite Launches
16:11 20/04/2012
North Korea will continue satellite launches for peaceful purposes, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology (KCST) said in a statement a week after a failed launch.
South Korea Places New Cruise Missile in Service
13:08 19/04/2012
South Korea has put into service a new long-range cruise missile, capable of striking missile sites or nuclear installations in any part of neighboring North Korea, local news agency Yonhap said on Thursday quoting a general in the South Korean defense ministry.
N. Korea Threatens to 'Blow up' Seoul Over Hurt Pride
11:07 19/04/2012
North Korea has threatened military action against the South unless Seoul apologizes for "insulting" last week's celebrations of the centenary of the birth of its late founding leader Kim Il-sung.1
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, April 19, 2012
10:08 19/04/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
N.Korea Space Program no Threat to U.S. - Missile Defense Chief
05:46 19/04/2012
North Korea is far from being able to threaten the United States with a long-range missile, Director of the Missile Defense Agency Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly said.
North Korea Vows to Go Ahead with Space Program
21:19 17/04/2012
North Korea will continue further development of its aerospace technologies, including a satellite program, despite the UN Security Council condemnation, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday.5
Koreans Stage Mass Dance, Concert to Mark Kim Il-song's 100th Birthday
14:39 17/04/2012
Celebrations of the 100th birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il-song were held in Pyongyang with a concert and mass dances staged on the capital’s central square.
UN Security Council Condemns N. Korea Rocket Launch
21:28 16/04/2012
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s rocket launch last week, calling it a serious violation of UN resolutions.1
North Korea Marks 'Day of the Sun' with Grand Fireworks
01:00 16/04/2012
Thousands of North Koreans watched a grand firework that drew a storm of applause from spectators on the streets of Pyongyang. The firework concluded the "Day of the Sun" – North Korea’s main festivity. This RIA Novosti video features the best moments of the show.
North Korea “Flexes Muscles” at Military Parade
00:01 16/04/2012
North Korea staged massive celebrations in Pyongyang’s main square with a grand military parade to celebrate 100th anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung on Sunday, 15th April, also known as the Day of the Sun.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Looks to Cement His Position in Day of Celebration
19:49 15/04/2012
The cement pavement on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang shook as dozens of divisions of the Korean People’s Army goosestepped to a military brass band in perfect synchrony. Later came the big guns: Soviet-era military trucks drove in parade formations carrying missile launchers, drone airplanes and heavy rockets, the pride of the North Korean army.
North Korean Leader Lauds Army in First Speech
09:31 15/04/2012
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reaffirmed the supremacy of North Korea’s military in his first public speech since he assumed power in December of last year.
N.Korea Wastes Millions on Rockets while People Starve - Obama
07:48 14/04/2012
U.S. President Barack Obama lashed at the North Korean leadership on Saturday for spending millions of dollars on rockets “that don't work,” while the country's population is "starving."3
Largest Kim Jong-il Statue Unveiled in Pyongyang
22:30 13/04/2012
The largest North Korean monument of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il was unveiled in the capital of Pyongyang on Friday. A 25-meter monument that was installed near the statue to the North Korean founding leader Kim Il-sung, is a part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of his birth. The ceremony that has drawn about 150,000 people to the main square in Pyongyang turned into mass festivities with a military orchestra, fireworks and thousands of balloons released into the sky.
Unveiling of Kim Jong-il Monument in Pyongyang
20:28 13/04/2012
The largest North Korean monument of the country’s late leader Kim Jong-il was unveiled near the Museum of the Korean Revolution in the capital of Pyongyang on April 13. The ceremony was part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of the North Korean founding leader Kim Il-sung.
Pyongyang Tries – and Fails – to Intimidate the World
20:12 13/04/2012
North Korea has failed to do in 2012 what the USSR successfully did way back in 1957, when it launched the world’s first artificial satellite. The country’s much-hyped ballistic missile fell apart just minutes after launch, and its debris fell into the sea. So what conclusions can we draw about the international diplomatic standoff sparked by the launch?2
A Missile and a PR Campaign Disappear in Pyongyang
18:42 13/04/2012
For dozens of foreign journalists gathered in Pyongyang to cover a much-hyped North Korean missile launch, it was over before it even began. With little fanfare this morning, North Korea launched – and crashed – an Unha-3 rocket in its latest attempt to solidify the legitimacy of its advanced weapons systems and bolster its nuclear threat.

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