North Korea launches a rocket in what may be its third attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit

Open this photo in gallery: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 21.遠藤弘太/The Associated Press North Korea on Tuesday made an apparent third attempt to place a military spy satellite into orbit, South Korea's military said, demonstrating its determination to build a space-based surveillance system during protracted tensions with the United States. It wasn't immediately known whether the launch was successful. But it is certain to invite strong condemnation from the United States and its partners because the U.N. bans North Korea from conducting satellite launches, calling them covers for tests of…