The United Nations Security Council will convene Friday to discuss North Korea's failed rocket launch, as many world leaders speculate the controversial display was a subtle dry run for the atomic missile technology the country's believed to be developing.

The launch of the $800 million Unha-3 carrier Thursday ended in failure, as the rocket wound up in pieces in the Yellow Sea less than two minutes after it was launched, humiliating the country and its new leader Kim Jong Un, the successor to his late father Kim Jong Il.

Information seekers surfing the net will have to do without the treasure trove that is Wikipedia Wednesday.

The English version of the popular online encyclopedia has gone dark, in response to legislation brewing in Congress website officials say would have serious ramifications for anyone who goes online.

"If passed," the Wikimedia foundation said, "this legislation will harm the free and open Internet and bring about new tools for censorship of international websites inside the United States."

The world's most famous newlyweds, Prince William and Duchess Kate, are heading to the colony!

The British Royals are scheduled in California from July 8-10, 2011, although the exact locations and plans are being kept top secret.

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