14:20 GMT:The UN Security Council has begun an emergency meeting in New York called up by South Korea after North Korea's nuclear test.
14:10 GMT: US President Barack Obama has denounced North Korea’s third nuclear test, calling it a "highly provocative act." He said that Pyongyang's "threatening activities" warranted action by the international community.
In this screen grab taken from North Korean TV on February 12, 2013, North Koreans celebrate as they watch an announcer reading a statement on the country's nuclear test on a large television screen in front of Pyongyang's railway station. (AFP Photo/North Korean TV)
13:55 GMT: The Kremlin has condemned North Korea’s test, saying it is an unlawful and severe violation of UNSC rules.
“We demand North Korea to stop these unlawful actions, give up completely [its] nuclear-missile program, and return to [the] Non-Proliferation Treaty and IAEA safeguards system,” Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.
This satellite photo shows North Korea's suspected nuclear test site in P'unggye-yok Kilju county (enlarged bottom R) (AFP Photo)
13:37 GMT: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has defended North Korea’s activity. He said that Pyongyang has a right to conduct nuclear tests as a part of its internal interests since North Korea withdrew from the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003.
12:00 GMT: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has summoned the North Korean ambassador to the country, saying he was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to the test. The top official also urged the DPRK to "stop any rhetoric or acts that could worsen situations and return to the right course of dialogue and consultation as soon as possible," Reuters reported.
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