N. KOREA SAYS SATELLITE LAUNCH FAILED

North Korea announced that it launched a space rocket loaded with a military spy satellite on early Wednesday but it fell into the West Sea. 

The Korea Central News Agency reported that a space rocket carrying military reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 was launched from the west sea launch pad in Pyonganbuk-do Province at 6:27 a.m. But the rocket crashed into the West Sea after the second-stage engine failed to ignite and lost thrust.