YOUTUBE SHUTS DOWN PYONGYANG’S ACCOUNT

SEOUL: YouTube has cut off access to a state-run North Korean propaganda channel, as the US seeks to impose tougher sanctions following Pyongyang’s recent nuclear and missile tests. The shutdown of Uriminzokkiri, which regularly posted video footage boasting of the North’s nuclear and missile programmes and others praising the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un, was confirmed Saturday. “This account has been terminated for violating YouTube’s community guidelines”, said the website. – AFP