U.N. Security Council remains split over North Korea missiles issue

The U.N. Security Council remained split Friday over how to deal with North Korea's continued launches of ballistic missiles, failing to overcome the gap among veto-wielding permanent members.The United States noted during a session that 13 of the 15 members of the council have moved to take punitive action against North Korea, which has continued with test-launches of ballistic missiles in defiance of the council's past resolutions.But Pyongyang has enjoyed "blanket protection" from the two other members of the council, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, in…READ FULL ARTICLE