N Korea given last chance to abandon nuclear programme

The UN’s nuclear agency went into emergency session on the North Korea crisis today and an official said they would give the rogue state a final chance to abandon its covert weapons programme and readmit inspectors.

Resisting pressure to report Pyongyang’s defiance to the UN Security Council, the International Atomic Energy Agency was instead considering a draft resolution urging North Korea to comply with its obligations under global nuclear accords.