U.N. condemns rocket launch

By The New York Times
Published: April 12, 2009

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UNITED NATIONS --

The U.N. Security Council was poised Saturday to penalize North Korea for launching a missile, with the five permanent members plus Japan agreeing to slightly tighten sanctions against North Korea after haggling for a week.

The draft text of the presidential statement, although a step below a Security Council resolution, called for ramping up some of the sanctions passed in 2006 after North Korea carried out a nuclear test.

A formal vote on the statement is expected as early as Monday.

Iran says nuclear fuel is makeable

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran now controls the entire cycle for making nuclear fuel, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday.

The step is less worrying for the West in terms of its potential to be used in weapons than Iran's advanced enriched uranium program.

The Associated Press