1.0 link 214885 <![CDATA[North Korea Sanctions Unanimously Expanded By U.N. Security Council]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/north-korea-sanctions-una_n_214885.html UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The U.N. Security Council imposed punishing new sanctions on North Korea Friday, toughening an arms embargo and authorizing ship searches on the high seas in an attempt to thwart the reclusive nation's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

The unanimous support for the resolution reflected international disapproval for recent actions by North Korea, which defied the council by conducting a second nuclear test on May 25 and heightened global tensions with recent missile launches that raised the specter of...

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