GUARD RAISEDSouth Korean and US government officials have been raising their guard against more North Korean provocation with the approach of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of North Korea's ruling party, which fell on Tuesday. US and South Korean wartime operational plans, including a plan to wipe out the North Korean leadership, were stolen by North Korean hackers last year, a South Korean ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday. Some 235 gigabytes of military documents were taken from South Korea's Defence Integrated Data Centre in September last year, Democratic Party representative Rhee Cheol-hee said in radio appearances on Wednesday, citing information from unidentified South Korean defence officials. SHIPS BANNEDThe United Nations Security Council, which has imposed a series of ever tighter sanctions on North Korea, has banned four ships from ports globally for carrying coal from North Korea, including one vessel that also had ammunition. We strongly urge North Korea and the US to stop their bellicose posturing and seriously think about a peaceful solution," it said.

Source: dna October 11, 2017 04:30 UTC