Neighbours watch as North Korea readies rocket

Never before have North Korea's neighbours been so ready for the unpredictable communist nation to test its rocket technology.

North Korea missile launch not imminent, says South

A North Korean missile launch may not come for some time, South Korea's unification minister said on Wednesday.

Gates: US missile strikes in Pakistan to continue

President Barack Obama is retaining a powerful but controversial US weapon left over from the Bush administration's battle against terrorism.

US denounces Iran missile test

The US denounced Iran's claimed test of a new medium-range missile on Wednesday and warned Tehran to halt its missile programme "immediately".

Poland and US sign shield deal, anger Moscow

The United States and Poland signed a deal on Wednesday to station parts of a US missile defence shield on Polish soil.

Rice: We will defend allies from Iran

The United States will defend its allies against Iranian aggression, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.

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