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Video shows launch of latest North Korean missile

Video shows launch of latest North Korean missile

North Korean television has released footage of the countrys latest missile launch. The missile flew over Hokkaido in Japan on Sept. 15. It landed 1,240 miles east of Japan in the Pacific. Photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessing the launch and celebrating the successful take-off of the missile. Sep 16, 2017
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan making Tokyos hackles rise

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards that passed over northern Japan in what Tokyo has described as an unprecedented threat. South Koreas military said that the missile was fired east from the Sunan district in Pyongyang around 7a.m. local time on Friday, 15 September, (11pm BST on Thursday) and was likely to have reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles) and travelled 3,700km. Sep 15, 2017
North Korea slams Peru for expelling ambassador over nuclear test

North Korea slams Peru for expelling ambassador over nuclear test

North Koreas ambassador to Peru, Kim Hak-Chol, blasted Lima for expelling him, saying the decision amounted to throwing gasoline on the fire. Peru announced its decision on 11 September, giving Kim five days to leave the Andean country. The move comes following Pyongyangs sixth nuclear test earlier this month, but Kim vowed that North Korea would continue to pursue its nuclear program without wavering. Sep 13, 2017
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