U.S. lawmaker Royce urges strong response on North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday called for a strong response, including tougher sanctions, against North Korea after reports that the Asian country had conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test. “The North Korean regime’s continued belligerence demands a strong and swift response," said Republican U.S. Representative Ed Royce. He called on the Obama administration to adopt tougher sanctions against the re