Security Council Expands Sanctions On N. Korea After Rocket Test

The U.N. Security Council has "strongly condemned" North Korea's failed rocket launch and authorized the expansion of sanctions on goods, companies and individuals connected to nuclear and missile programs, reports the New York Times.

"The Security Council underscores that this satellite launch, as well as any launch that uses ballistic missile technology, even if characterized as a satellite launch or space launch vehicle, is a serious violation" of measures adopted against...