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Pyongyang called on the United States and South Korea to scrap their "double standards" on weapons programmes to restart diplomatic talks.

North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has "probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles".

The move would stoke economic tensions with the US ally as both countries confront a crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Thailand is on a popular transit route for North Koreans defecting from the impoverished communist state.

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to confront North Korea "very strongly" following its latest missile test.

North Korea's latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile marks a direct challenge to President Donald Trump whose tough talk has yet to yield any change in Pyongyang's behavior.

US officials said they believed Tuesday's test was of an ICBM, marking a milestone in Pyongyang's missile development.

The United States on Thursday blacklisted nine companies and government institutions, including two Russian firms, and three people for their support of North Korea's weapons programs.

A South Korean military official said the missile appeared to be an upgraded, extended-range version of the North's solid-fuel submarine-launched missile.

China called on Sunday for restraint and for no party to do anything to exacerbate tension after North Korea fired a ballistic missile in defiance of calls to rein in its weapons programme.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for new economic sanctions on North Korea and other "painful" measures over its nuclear weapons program.

North Korea said this week it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has received an initial disclosure from the Syrian government of its chemical weapons programme.

North Korea will never ditch its nuclear weapons programme unless there is a change in regime says South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak.

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.