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- Condemnation as North Korea launches missiles
Japan and South Korea have condemned North Korea for testing six missiles on Saturday. The missile launches are in direct violation of UN resolutions on the country's use of weapons.
- North Korea launches short-range missiles
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea conducted a nuclear test in May, fired test rockets and threatened U.S. and South Korean ships near its territorial waters.
- N Korea test-fires four missiles: SKorea
North Korea test-fired four ballistic missiles on Saturday, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, South Korean officials said, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons
- North Korea test-fires 3 more missiles, Seoul reports
Seoul -- North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast today, South Korea said, another in a series of launches since U.N. sanctions were imposed on the regime for its May nuclear test. Two missiles were fired between 8 and 8:30 a.m. local time,
- Japan condemns Pyongyang's missile launch, lodges protest
TOKYO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Japan condemned Pyongyang's latest missile launch, calling it a serious act of provocation and lodged a protest against it, government officials said Saturday. The Japanese government lodged a protest against the Democratic
- N. Korea Launches 5 Missiles
TOKYO, July 4 -- Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired five missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast. The test-firings came two days after North Korea, which is being squeezed by the U.S. government and other
- S. Korean man linked to death of actress deportednull
A former talent agency head linked to the death of actress Jang Ja Yeon was deported to South Korea from Narita airport near Tokyo. Kim Jong Seoung, 39, the former head of Jang's management agency, was arrested in Tokyo last week on suspicion of
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Following World War II, Korea was split into a northern, communist half and a southern, Western-oriented half. KIM Chong-il has ruled North Korea since his father and the country's founder, president KIM Il-song, died in 1994. After decades of mismanagement, the North relies heavily on international food aid to feed its population, while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of about 1 million. North Korea's long-range missile development and research into nuclear and chemical weapons are of major concern to the international community.
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AFP - North Korea test-fired six missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.
AFP - North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.
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