N. Korea fires missile over Japan with longest flight distance yet

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile over northern Japan into the Pacific Ocean on Friday with an unprecedented flight distance that would have been enough to reach the U.S territory of Guam, despite years of sanctions over its weapons program and the international community's repeated calls for restraint.The missile, believed to be an intermediate-range type, flew around 3,700 kilometers and reached a maximum altitude of 800 km, according to Japanese officials.The launch before 7 a.m. came less than a week after the U.N. Security Council voted in favor of a resolution toughening sanc…READ FULL ARTICLE