U.N. Security Council split over North Korea failed satellite launch

The U.N. Security Council remained split Friday over a recent failed bid by North Korea to launch a spy satellite in an urgent meeting convened at the request of countries such as the United States, Japan and South Korea.The United States and its Asian security allies criticized Pyongyang for attempting to launch a satellite-carrying rocket in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, while Russia and China defended the act.Robert Wood, deputy U.S. ambassador to the world body, told the session that Washington "condemns in the strongest possible terms" North Korea's attempt on Monday t…READ FULL ARTICLE