UN Council Considers North Korea Punishment for Rocket

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N. Korea Launches Rocket in Defiance of Sanctions

North Korea launched a long-range rocket today in defiance of international sanctions, an indication the totalitarian regime is making progress in its ballistic missile technology.

The rocket was launched at 9:51 a.m. local time, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official speaking on condition of…

North Korea Launches Rocket

By EVAN RAMSTAD

North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs.

The North’s announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and as South Korea holds a presidential…

Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

Israel, Palestinians in deadly clashes

Speaking on Air Force One, deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said that the White House believes Israel “has the right to defend itself” against attack and that the Israelis will make their own decisions about their “military tactics and operations.”

The Israeli attacks, which Gaza officials say left 12 dead, came as Palestinian militants fired more than 100 rockets toward Israel, including two aimed at…

Boko Haram: JTF kills 2 and intercepts 8 rocket launchers in Borno

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Operation Restore Order yesterday made a great interception as eight rocket launchers other equipment of mass destruction were recovered from the dreaded Boko Haram sect.

According to the Task Force, two members of the sect were killed in the process of interception.

The spokesman of the task force, Lt. Col….

Rocket Launchers,Bombs For BH Easter Attack Seized In Gombe Raid as Elrufai Calls for Troop Pull Out

Rocket Launchers, Bombs For Boko Haram Easter Attack Seized In Gombe Raid as Elrufai Calls for Troop Pull Out.

Heavy weapons including 60 explosives and 51 improvised rocket launchers were recovered in two separate raids in Gombe yesterday, which security agencies said were to be used in attacks during the Easter holidays. This is coming as Controversial Former minister of the…

This Day in History: Robert H. Goddard Performs the First Flight Test of a Liquid Fueled Rocket

The First Liquid Fueled Rocked Launch, March 16, 1926

This Day In History: March 16, 1926

On This day in history, 1926, Robert Goddard performed the first flight test of a liquid-fuel rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts.  This gasoline and liquid oxygen fueled rocket burned for about…