who had been stabbed in the throat.

non-interference and mutual respect.North Korea became the third country in the world to recognize the separatist entities.

a spokesperson for Pyongyangs foreign ministry defended the move and criticized Ukraine.In this photo provided by the North Korean government.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang.

It is widely seen as part of the Kim Jong-un regimes efforts to improve ties with Moscow amid frosty inter-Korean ties and a halt to denuclearization talks with Washington.Ukraine announced its decision to sever diplomatic relations with North Korea for formally backing the independence of the pro-Moscow republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.

AP-YonhapNorth Korea said Friday that Ukraine has no right to take issue with its recognition of two breakaway regions in the war-torn country earlier this week.

calling the measure a legitimate exercise of sovereignty.Through the medium of humanism.

and even if we all know that yet another accident would simply wipe out Japans future.said his lifes final work was to strive for a nuclear-free world: We must not leave the problem of nuclear plants for the younger generation.

and a memorial service will be held later.Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe.