N. Korea launches rocket

N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a slogan saying "Great, Prosperous and Powerful Nation," in Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012, the same day that North Korea launched a rocket to put an "earth observation satellite" into orbit. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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