UN chief warns Pyongyang on nuclear test

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea not to carry out a new nuclear test, saying it would be a “provocative” act amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.

South Korea’s Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said today that there is an “indication” that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth nuclear test, a day after another Seoul official said a Pyongyang missile test may be in the works.