U.N. urges North Korea to stop 'further provocative actions'

Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations urged North Korea on Thursday to stop "any further provocative actions" after the Asian state test-fired what appeared to be two intermediate-range ballistic missiles. "These types of actions by the DPRK (North Korea) are extremely troubling," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Both missile tests on Thursday failed, a South Korean official said, in a setback for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the run-up to next week's ruling party congress. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)