U.S. vows to defend itself and allies after North Korean rocket launch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States vowed on Saturday to take all necessary actions to defend itself and its allies following a North Korean rocket launch, and called on the international community to show Pyongyang that its "reckless actions must have serious consequences." "North Korea's launch using ballistic missile technology ... represents yet another destabilising and provocative action and is a flagrant violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions," U.S. Nationa