http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20690338North Korea has defied international warnings with an apparently successful launch of a long-range rocket.
The rocket, launched at 09:49 local time (00:49 GMT), appears to have followed its planned trajectory, with stages falling in expected areas.
North Korea says a satellite has been placed in orbit; the US confirmed an object had been put into space.
South Korea, the US and Japan have condemned the launch as a disguised test of long-range missile technology.
The United Nations - as well as China - say the launch is in breach of Security Council resolutions banning Pyongyang from ballistic missile tests, and that it should not have gone ahead.
So... weather satellite or disguised missile test?