SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The Japanese government on Saturday retracted its
informal statement that North Korea had launched a rocket, citing a "technical
error."

(URGENT) NK rocket-launch

(URGENT) N. Korea sets up monitoring equipment ahead of rocket launch: official
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SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.

LONDON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak headed back home Friday after a four-day visit here to rally support for "stern action" against North Korea's planned rocket launch

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean warship deployed to combat pirates off the Somali coast joined multinational forces at a Bahraini port on Friday after three weeks of sailing, a statemen

LONDON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- Chinese officials have not ruled out referring North Korea to the U.N Security Council "at least for discussions" if Pyongyang launches a rocket as planned, although its

LONDON, April 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday expressed concerns over North Korea's planned launch of a "satellite" as the five-day time

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said his government is willing to send a special envoy to North Korea if Pyongyang accepts, while he predicted the communist neighbor will go ahea

PUTRAJAYA, April 3 (Bernama) -- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Friday afternoon officially handed over the duties of prime minister to Najib Razak at the Prime Minister's Office at the Perdana Putra buildin

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday rejected Hyundai Asan Corp.'s request for access to its employee detained in the communist country, the firm's chief said, a possible indication tha