Internal pressures drive N. Korea launch

South Koreans believe politics prompt North to act

POSTED: 9:21 AM Dec 07 2012 UPDATED: 8:56 AM Dec 07 2012

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North Korea's decision to launch a second long-range rocket this year, in the face of international condemnation, could be partly due to internal instability, a senior South Korean government official says.

Crime Report

Police: Man presented false marriage certificate
12:00 AM May 22 2013

A man presented a marriage certificate to visit someone in a detention center but police say he's now facing charges because the certificate was fake.

Local mug shots: May 2013
4:08 PM May 09 2013

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