N. Korea Escalates Hostility -- Washington Times
Missile launch, reporters' arrest worsen tensions
A last-minute 1-0 victory by South Korea's soccer team against opponent North Korea offered the South a rare taste of one-upmanship at a time of growing hostility from its rival. After round after round of attacks on a seemingly unbreakable North Korean perimeter, South Korean striker Kim Chi-woo brought the partisan crowd to its feet with just minutes to spare. But the soccer drama this week at Seoul's Sangam World Cup Stadium took place in the shadow of ever-increasing tension, as North Korea ratchets up bellicosity toward the South, as well as the United States and Japan.
The launch of what Pyongyang calls a satellite but which uses the same system - the Taepodong-2 rocket - as an intercontinental ballistic missile is expected next week.
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More News On North Korea's Missile Test
North Korea Rocket Launch on Track -- New York Times
North Korea Launch Poses Diplomatic Test for US -- Wall Street Journal
US says open to bilateral talks with North Korea -- Reuters
Obama Discusses N. Korean Missile at G-20 -- Washington Post
North Korea Perfects Its Game: Brinkmanship -- New York Times
Obama warns North Korea over ballistic missile launch -- The Guardian
Obama warns North Korea on rocket launch -- Christian Science Monitor
As North Korea Readies Launch, US Turns Up Pressure -- Los Angeles Times
N. Korea Issues Threats in Final Countdown to Rocket Launch -- VOA
Japan to Seek UN Meeting if North Korea Fires Rocket -- VOA
Obama Praises US-South Korea Alliance at London Summit -- US Department of Defense
Obama Meets South Korean Leader in London -- Voice of America
North Korea's Missile Tantrum -- Globe and Mail
What to Do about Pyongyang -- National Review opinion