North Korea To Meet With South Korea For Talks

North Korea said its controversial rocket launch on April 5
was aimed at putting a satellite into orbit. Photo AFP

N.Korea Renews Threat To 'Bolster Nuclear Deterrent' -- AFP

SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea on Sunday renewed a threat to "bolster its nuclear deterrent" while lashing out at the UN Security Council for condemning the communist state's April 5 rocket launch.

Rodong Sinmun, the North's ruling communist party-published newspaper, denounced the UN action as a double-standard contrary to the universal right to use space peacefully.

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