South Korea Cancels Launching of Satellite

South Korea canceled the first satellite launching from its own territory on Wednesday only seven minutes before the planned liftoff, attributing the decision to a technical problem. The terminated mission seemed to avert, for the moment, a new flare-up of tensions with North Korea, which has been condemned internationally for launching a rocket this year and has said the United Nations should apply the same punitive standards to the South. More

(Source: New York Times - Aug 20)