Pyongyang starts fueling rocket: CNN

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has begun fuelling a long-range rocket and could launch it by the weekend, CNN said, with the United States and others threatening punishment for a move they say violates UN resolutions.

Pyongyang has said it will send a satellite into orbit between Saturday and Wednesday, but the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan say the launch is a disguised test of the long-range Taepodong-2 missile, which is designed to carry a warhead to US territory.

Senior US military officials quoted by broadcaster CNN on Wednesday said the fuelling indicates the rocket could be ready to launch by the weekend.