North Korea claims Taepo Dong I orbited a satellite

North Korea claimed Friday it had launched a domestic satellite earlier in the week aboard the first Taepo Dong I missile, a two-stage vehicle that drew sharp protests from Tokyo and elsewhere after it overflew Japanese territory. The official Korean Central News Agency said the Aug. 31 launch...

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