Yeonpyeong Island

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, warning the actions threatened peace and it would respond.

South Korea today staged a major live-fire exercise near the disputed inter-Korean sea border despite North Korea's warning of possible "merciless" retaliation, military officials said.

South Korea said planned military firing drills would go ahead on Monday near a disputed maritime border with North Korea, which has threatened "merciless retaliation" if Seoul fires into its waters on the anniversary of a 2010 bombing that killed four people.

North Korea warned Sunday of "merciless" attacks on South Korean border islands if Seoul stages live-fire drills Monday near the maritime border on the anniversary of Pyongyang's deadly shelling attack five years ago.

North Korea on Friday marked the anniversary of its shelling of a South Korean border island with a threat to turn South Korea's presidential office into a "sea of fire".

South Korea says it has ended maritime drills on a front-line island and that there have been no signs of any North Korean military response.South Korea's Defense Ministry says the live-fire artillery drills lasted for about 90 minutes Monday.The official spoke on condition of anonymity and gave no further details.South Korea said it launched fight...

Last week's deadly attack on Yeonpyeong island has escalated military and diplomatic tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and for some in the South Korean capital, Seoul, there is an increasing fear of North Korean retaliation.Hence, evacuation centres were being prepared in the city on Monday, amidst mounting tensions.There are 3919 emergency shelter...

South Korea's military announced provocative new artillery drills on the front-line island shelled in a deadly North Korean attack, then immediately postponed them on Monday in a sign of disarray hours after the president vowed to get tough on the North.Similar live-fire maneuvers by South Korean troops one week earlier triggered the North's bombar...

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands on Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, warning the actions threatened peace and it would respond.

South Korea today staged a major live-fire exercise near the disputed inter-Korean sea border despite North Korea's warning of possible "merciless" retaliation, military officials said.

South Korea said planned military firing drills would go ahead on Monday near a disputed maritime border with North Korea, which has threatened "merciless retaliation" if Seoul fires into its waters on the anniversary of a 2010 bombing that killed four people.

North Korea warned Sunday of "merciless" attacks on South Korean border islands if Seoul stages live-fire drills Monday near the maritime border on the anniversary of Pyongyang's deadly shelling attack five years ago.

North Korea on Friday marked the anniversary of its shelling of a South Korean border island with a threat to turn South Korea's presidential office into a "sea of fire".

South Korea says it has ended maritime drills on a front-line island and that there have been no signs of any North Korean military response.South Korea's Defense Ministry says the live-fire artillery drills lasted for about 90 minutes Monday.The official spoke on condition of anonymity and gave no further details.South Korea said it launched fight...

Last week's deadly attack on Yeonpyeong island has escalated military and diplomatic tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and for some in the South Korean capital, Seoul, there is an increasing fear of North Korean retaliation.Hence, evacuation centres were being prepared in the city on Monday, amidst mounting tensions.There are 3919 emergency shelter...

South Korea's military announced provocative new artillery drills on the front-line island shelled in a deadly North Korean attack, then immediately postponed them on Monday in a sign of disarray hours after the president vowed to get tough on the North.Similar live-fire maneuvers by South Korean troops one week earlier triggered the North's bombar...