SEOUL, South Korea, Dhu-AlHijjah 7, 1437, Sep 9, 2016, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned North Korea's fifth nuclear test as a "brazen breach" of U.N. resolutions and is urging the Security Council "to unite and take urgent actions.", AP reported. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, told reporters Friday that "we must urgently break this accelerating spiral of escalation." "This unacceptable act endangers peace and security in the region and is another vivid reminder of the urgent need to strengthen the global nuclear test ban regime," Ban said. He stressed that North Korea is the only country to break the norms against nuclear testing and reiterated the international community's calls upon the North to reverse course and commit to denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. --SPA 20:42 LOCAL TIME 17:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w