UN Security Council condemns N. Korea missile test, vows sanctions
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (3rd R) inspects a ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location United Nations (United States) (AFP) The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile test and vowed to take further measures including sanctions in response to Pyongyang's "highly destabilizing behavior." In a unanimous statement backed by China, the council stressed the importance of North Korea "immediately showing sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action." Council members demanded that North Korea "conduct no further nuclear and ballistic missiles tests," in what appeared to be a final warning to North Korea before a new wave of sanctions could be adopted. The adoption of the US-drafted statement came ahead of an emergency closed-door session of the council Tuesday called by the United States and Japan to discuss the mis...