YonhapNorth Koreas second failure to launch a spy satellite likely serves as a humiliating setback for its leader Kim Jong-un.

Reuters-YonhapNorth Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination in the U.and after he spent time in a South Korean jail.

He faced two allegations of assault in South Korea.The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.attending a border tour to the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas.

He was due to face more disciplinary measures when he arrived back in the United States.state media said on Wednesday.

Mentioning Kings willingness to seek refuge in North Korea or a third country shows that its still unclear where he wants to go.

a former North Korean diplomat and now a South Korean lawmaker.and North Korea has many ways of gathering information about other countries technology.

in this case Topol-M and Yars.South Koreas spy agency is closely watching for any Russian transfer of nuclear missile technology to the North.

in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency.There is nothing sudden or surprising about North Koreas continued development of large solid propellant rocket motors.