Humiliating: North Korea, embarrassed by the failure of the much-hyped rocket launch, is now widely believed to be weighing undertaking its third nuclear test in order to show its military strength The United States will not go forward with planned food aid to North Korea, the White House said on Friday, after the impoverished nation’s unsuccessful launch of a long-range missile which Washington... 

The United States has suspended its food aid plan to North Korea, as Pyongyang refuses to cancel its new rocket launch. ­Washington claims that the scheduled launch, which North Korea says has nothing to do with nuclear tests, is breaking a deal made between the two countries last month. “This planned launch is highly provocative because it manifests North Korea’s desire to test and expand...