. >> nuland said china is one of the countries that would benefit from a nuclear-free korean peninsula. >>> japan's foreign minister hopes he and his counterparts and the group of eight nations can come up with a coordinated response to what's happening in north korea. koichiro gemba will meet with members wednesday and thursday. he planned to ask them to issue an emergency statement condemning them for violating council resolutions. he's expected to call for a tough stance including the adoption of new resolutions. japan plans to re-test its early warning system on tuesday ahead of north korea's rocket launch. japan's fire and disaster management agency last week tested the so-called j-alert system in 26 municipalities of okinawa prefecture, but the tests failed in seven locations including the prefectural capital nasa. for tuesday's test, the prime minister will send dummy data twice. j-alert is designed to activate public address systems and issues alerts about natural disasters and other emergencies. >>> countries along thes course of north korea's rocket are on high alert. falling

. >> nuland said china is one of the countries that would benefit from a nuclear-free korean peninsula. >>> japan's foreign minister hopes he and his counterparts in the group of eight nations can come up with a coordinated response to what's happening in north korea. koichiro gemba will visit washington to visit members for four days to attend a summit of g8 foreign ministers wednesday and thursday. he planned to ask them to issue an emergency statement condemning north korea for violating u.n. security council resolutions. he's expected to call for a tough stance including the adoption of new resolutions. >>> north korean leaders say they'll launch the rocket on a southern trajectory. they are doing what they can to protect people. fall deg brie is expected to land about 130 kilometers off the northeast coast of luzon island in the philippines. the interior ministry ordered local governments to coordinate with the military and police. local media covering this story from all angles to inform viewers, listeners and readers about what might happen. >> the rocket is expected to pass ove

the united states says it will ask china to increase the pressure on north korea not to conduct another nuclear test. state department spokesperson victoria nuland said the u.s. will raise the issue next month in beijing as part of strategic economic talks. >> though i am sure that we will be exchanging views on north korea and getting a better sense of how the chinese side analyzes the situation, what messages they've been willing to send, able to send and what pressure they think they can bring to bear because it's absolutely essential we all work together here. >> nuland also urged north korea to exercise self-restraint and refrain from conducting a nuclear test. >>> a bomb has exploded at a railway station in lahore, pakistan. it killed at least two people. it wounded 38 others. police say the bomb expleaded tuesday around 6:00 p.m. as people were heading home. they say it went off near a waiting room for express trains linking lahore and karachi. police say they suspect islamist militants were targeting ordinary citizens. people in lahore have seen many bombings in the past, but this is the first in months. >>> canada is suspending most of its s