U.S.'s Kerry warns North Korea but seeks peaceful solution

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday vowed the United States would protect its Asian allies against any provocative acts by North Korea but stressed that Washington wants a peaceful solution to rising tensions in the region.

The North has threatened for weeks to attack the United States, South Korea and Japan since new U.N. sanctions were imposed in response to its latest nuclear arms test in February. Speculation has mounted of a new missile launch or nuclear test.