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UN approves tough sanctions on North Korean regime US questioning
IS leader seized
EDITH M. LEDERER dangerous programs and spokesman for the coun- China, Russia and others in Iraq: Officials
Associated Press choose a better path for its try’s U.N. mission did not expressed hope Wednes-
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — people,” President Barack immediately respond to a day that the sanctions will LOLITA C. BALDOR
The U.N. Security Council Obama said in a state- request for comment. lead to the immediate re- ROBERT BURNS
on Wednesday unanimous- ment. On Monday, the official sumption of six-party talks Associated Press
ly approved the toughest North Korea started off KCNA news agency pub- aimed at the denucleariza- WASHINGTON (AP) — A
sanctions on North Korea new U.S. special opera-
in two decades, reflecting South Korean ambassador to the United Nations Oh Joon, right, United States ambassador to the tions team has been ques-
growing anger at Pyong- U.N. Samantha Power, left, and Japanese ambassador to the U.N. Motohide Yoshikawa speak to tioning a key Islamic State
yang’s latest nuclear test members of the media after a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Wednes- leader in Iraq since seizing
and rocket launch in defi- day, March 2, 2016. The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday on a resolution that would im- him in a raid last month,
ance of a ban on all nucle- pose the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades. U.S. officials said Wednes-
ar-related activity. day. It is believed to be the
The United States and Chi- (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) first case of a top IS mili-
na, North Korea’s tradition- tant captured alive in that
al ally, spent seven weeks the new year with what it lished a commentary say- tion of the Korean penin- country.
negotiating the new sanc- claims was its first hydro- ing “it is nothing but a pipe sula. North Korea withdrew The officials would not iden-
tions, which include man- gen bomb test on Jan. 6 dream for the U.S. to ex- from the talks in 2008. tify the militant by name or
datory inspections of cargo and launched a satellite pect the DPRK to collapse Russia’s U.N. Ambassador provide other details, but
leaving and entering North on a rocket on Feb. 7. The due to ‘sanctions.’ This is as Vitaly Churkin said that “by the raid appears to be the
Korea by land, sea or air; launch was condemned foolish as waiting the mis- shutting down, as much first major success by the
a ban on all sales or trans- by much of the world as a sions of the sun and stars to as possible, the financing Pentagon’s new expedi-
fers of small arms and light test of banned missile tech- come to an end.” DPRK are of DPRK’s nuclear-ballistic tionary targeting force that
weapons to Pyongyang; nology. the initials of the country’s programs, the idea is to en- recently began operating
and expulsion of diplomats North Korea ignored the official name, the Demo- sure the return to the table in Iraq.
from the North who en- chance to address the cratic People’s Republic of of negotiations all the inter- The militant has been held
gage in “illicit activities.” Security Council and a Korea. ested parties.” in Iraq for two to three
The U.S., its Western al- weeks, the officials said,
lies and Japan pressed for calling the development
new sanctions that went important because of his
beyond the North’s nucle- leadership position in the
ar and missile programs extremist group and the
but China was reluctant information they could
to impose measures that glean from him.
could threaten the stability The officials weren’t au-
of the neighboring country thorized to speak publicly
and cause its economy to about the raid and de-
collapse. Nonetheless, Bei- manded anonymity. The
jing did agree to several New York Times, also cit-
measures aimed at shutting ing anonymous officials,
down financing for nuclear was first to report the cap-
and missile programs. ture and said the militant
“The international com- was being interrogated
munity, speaking with one by American officials at a
voice, has sent Pyongyang temporary detention facil-
a simple message: North ity in Irbil in northern Iraq.
Korea must abandon these Pentagon press secretary
Peter Cook wouldn’t con-
US official: firm the capture, but said
the goals of the new expe-
Debris found is from same type of plane as MH370 ditionary targeting force
include capturing Islamic
JOAN LOWY with 239 people aboard, is high possibility debris found es of the southern Indian State leaders. “Any deten-
Associated Press the only known missing 777. in Mozambique belongs to Ocean and the South Chi- tion would be short-term
WASHINGTON (AP) — De- People who have handled a B777,” Liow said in a series na Sea, the only trace of and coordinated with Iraqi
bris that washed up in Mo- the part, called a horizontal of tweets. the plane until now has authorities,” he said.
zambique has been tenta- stabilizer, say it appears to “It is yet to be confirmed been a wing part known Defense Secretary Ash
tively identified as a part be made of fiberglass com- & verified. @dca_malay- as flaperon that washed Carter has spoken about
from the same type of air- posite on the outside, with sia working w Australian ashore last July on the the team several times
craft as the missing Malay- aluminum honeycombing counterparts to retrieve French island of Reunion over the past few months
sia Airlines Flight 370, a U.S. on the inside, the official the debris.” He also urged off the east coast of Africa but has emphasized his
official said Wednesday. said. The part is being trans- “everyone to avoid undue — about 2,300 miles (3,700 intention to keep a lid on
Photos of the debris that ported to Malaysia. speculation as we are not kilometers) from the current details of its actual opera-
washed up over the week- Mozambique’s National able to conclude that the search area in the Indian tions in Iraq and Syria. He
end appear to show the Director of Civil Aviation debris belongs to #mh370 Ocean east of Australia. told Congress in early De-
fixed leading edge of the Joao Abreu dismissed the at this time.” Radar tracking of the plane cember about the team’s
right-hand tail section of a report, saying authorities MH-370 disappeared on show it turned around as it planned deployment, say-
Boeing 777, said the official, have found no part of the March 8, 2014 while flying approached Vietnamese ing they would be there
who spoke on condition missing plane. But Malay- from Kuala Lumpur to Bei- airspace, flew back toward to conduct raids, free hos-
of anonymity because he sian transport minister Liow jing with 12 crew members Malaysia and then on over tages, gather intelligence
wasn’t authorized to speak Tiong Lai tweeted to con- and 227 passengers on the Indian Ocean, where and capture Islamic State
publicly. MH-370, which dis- firm the discovery. board. radar contact was lost. leaders.
appeared two years ago “Based on early reports, Despite exhaustive search-
