N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A screen at North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket at the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012, which was launched later the same day. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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