WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Monday warned North Korea not to fire a long-range missile, saying it would worsen tensions after the communist states nuclear test. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said that a launch would be a clear violation of a UN Security Council resolution ...

North Korea is apparently preparing for a long-range missile test which may come within two weeks, a news report said here in Seoul Saturday."A train carrying a long-range missile has been spotted at the weapons research centre near Pyongyang," an unidentified intelligence source was quoted as ...

Hamas Islamists fired long-range rockets at a southern Israel city on Friday after an Israeli air strike on their Gaza stronghold in the 11th day of skirmishes that threaten a five-month-old truce. The armed wing of the Islamist group said it fired five Grad rockets, the longest-range weapon it has ...