South Pyongan Province

North Korea has carried out a "successful" new test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Friday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.

Just weeks ago, news organizations were turning to zany North Korea for the kind of story that dependably blossoms in the Hermit Kingdom: the wacky, wild tale of an isolated nation's amusing backwardness. The headline: "Kim Jong-un travels with personal toilet."

North Korea has carried out a "successful" new test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Friday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.

Just weeks ago, news organizations were turning to zany North Korea for the kind of story that dependably blossoms in the Hermit Kingdom: the wacky, wild tale of an isolated nation's amusing backwardness. The headline: "Kim Jong-un travels with personal toilet."