U.S., China Put New North Korea Sanctions to U.N.

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BY JOE LAURIA

UNITED NATIONS?The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.

The sanctions would, among other measures, bring new focus to North Korea's financial transactions and the activities of its diplomats abroad, and call on nations to help prevent leaders of the poverty-stricken country from obtaining specific luxury items, including yachts and race cars, U.N. Security Council diplomats said.

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said she hoped the ...

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