North Korea says attempts to shoot down its rocket will be an act of war, and that any additional U.N.

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Thetop U.N.climate official Yvo de Boer said it is time to act.

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Clinton said a North Korean missile launch, for any purpose, would be a provocative act and a violation of U.N.Security Council resolution 1718 - approved after its 2006 nuclear test- demanding an end to Pyonyang's nuclear weapon and missile programs.

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They will act as a stabilising force to assist the U.N. in allowing the transition to a new government.

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The Obama administration has asked the Supreme Court to strike down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of gay marriage, and in n a separate case asked the high court to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage.

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The sanctions were expanded by the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996, which cited Libya's failure to comply with U.N. resolutions, support of terrorism and efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

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