EU calls on North Korea to refrain from rocket launch
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged North Korea on Saturday to abandon plans to launch a long-range rocket.
On Friday, the reclusive state said it would launch a "working" satellite to mark the centenary of its founder Kim Il-sung's birth next month in the face of a declaration to suspend long-range missile testing. Foreign officials have said the past launches are disguised long-range missile tests. (Reuters)
