N. Korea says US sanctions on leader 'a declaration of war'

[WorldNews]

​

North Korea said Friday that the new US sanctions targeting its leader Kim Jong-Un amounted to a "declaration of a war" and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures. The move by the United States constituted "the worst hostility" against the North, Pyongyang's foreign ministry said in a statement, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. Washington on Wednesday placed Kim on its sanctions blacklist, calling him directly responsible for a long list of serious human rights abuses.

Continue reading...