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New U.N. sanctions against North Korea
July 16, 2009
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The U.N. imposed new sanctions against North Korea on Thursday, which take immediate effect and are to be carried out by all of the U.N.’s 192 member nations. North Korea will now face travel bans and a freeze on the financial assets against the officials, companies and state agency. Nations were also instructed to refrain from supplying North Korea with certain types of materials used in ballistic missile parts.
U.K., not North Korea, may be behind cyberattacks
July 14, 2009
The U.K. was the likely source of a series of DDOS attacks last week that took down popular Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security analyst. The results contradict assertions made by some in the U.S. and South Korean governments that North Korea was behind the attack.
Does North Korea’s leader have cancer?
July 14, 2009
The health of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il, 87, is clearly worsening, but some analysts question whether Il has life-threatening pancreas cancer, as previously reported.
China’s top nuclear envoy arrived in South Korea today to discuss North Korea’s activities after visiting counterparts in Russia, the US and Japan.
The trip comes as the US is moving to enforce UN sanctions against North Korea for its May 25th nuclear test.
Clinton regrets detention of U.S. journalists
July 10, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said “everyone is very sorry” about an incident that resulted in North Korea detaining two U.S. journalists on accusations of illegally entering the country.
A Pentagon official has confirmed that North Korea was indeed behind the cyberattacks that targeted dozens of Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea over the past week. The reason behind the “botnet” multi-computer attack was to knock websites offline and tie up valuable resources and manpower.
Burma and North Korea – allies in arms
July 6, 2009
Coinciding with a visit to Rangoon by the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, a leaked document reveals that Burma and North Korea have stepped up their cooperation in weapons trading and military training.
UN chief: North Korea’s missiles deeply regrettable
July 5, 2009
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that North Korea’s launch of ballistic missiles this weekend is deeply regrettable and unhelpful for peacefully resolving tensions over its nuclear weapons program.
U.S. missile defence capabilities in question
July 4, 2009
After more North Korean missiles were fired on Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defense Secretary states that they are confident that the missile-defense system would work. However, the confidence stands in sharp contrast to previous tests, and many experts and critics of the missile-defense system believe the confidence is misplaced.
