A presidential statement from the Security Council on April 13 authorized the sanctions panel to update a 2006 resolution barring North Korea from launching ballistic missiles after Pyongyang launched what it said was a communications satellite after weeks of warnings from the West not to do so . NEW : U.S. , Canada and Mexico have agreed to a new trade deal that will boost economic growth in the three countries. North Korea begins reprocessing nuclear fuel rods , state media reports . Process will bolster country 's nuclear deterrence , foreign ministry says . Pyongyang angered by U.N. condemnation of rocket launch .
NEW : U.S. , Canada and Mexico have agreed to a new trade deal that will boost economic growth in the three countries. North Korea begins reprocessing nuclear fuel rods , state media reports . Process will bolster country 's nuclear deterrence , foreign ministry says . Pyongyang angered by U.N. condemnation of rocket launch .