North, South Korea Trade Artillery Rounds Into The Sea: Seoul -- Reuters
(Reuters) - North Korea fired more than 100 artillery rounds into South Korean waters as part of a drill on Monday, prompting the South to fire back, officials in Seoul said, but the exercise appeared to be more saber-rattling from Pyongyang rather than the start of a military standoff.
The North had flagged its intentions to conduct the exercise in response to U.N. condemnation of last week's missile launches by Pyongyang and against what it says are threatening military drills in the South by U.S. forces.
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MIDDLE EAST
Turkish PM claims
landslide election win. Erdogan declares victory in Turkey election
and turns on opposition.
Turkey accused of
sending fighters to Syria.
Syrian army pounds rebels
in Assad's home province.
Report: 2 Spanish journalists kidnapped
in Syria arrive home.
US mulls giving
missiles to Syria rebels.
US mediators try to
rescue Mideast peace talks.
Israel offers Palestinians
new talks proposal.
Ehud Olmert, former Israeli prime minister,
found guilty of bribery.
ASIA
New account of
MH370 pilot's final words.
MH370: Hopes dashed as orange objects
turn out to be fishing equipment. Malaysia flight MH370: No time limit on search,
says Tony Abbott.
Report: N. Korea fires on South during
North's military drills; South responds.
China calls for calm after
Koreas fire artillery into ocean.
North Korea promises
‘new form’ of nuclear test.
U.S. ambassador to India resigns
after diplomatic row.
Japan and North Korea hold
1st senior talks in 16 months.
Pakistan's Musharraf
charged in treason case. Pervez Musharraf pleads not guilty to treason charges
in Pakistan court.
Credibility of Afghan vote in doubt
as observers flee violence.
Philippines stands by rejection of
Beijing's claims to South China Sea.
Japan accepts court ban
on Antarctic whaling.
AFRICA
Kenya's capital hit
by deadly explosion. Six killed
in Nairobi explosions in Kenya.
U.N. chief warns against aiding
Central African Republic militias.
Scandal hits
South Africa president.
Western nations condemn
continued rights violations in South Sudan.
Amnesty: 1,500 killed this year by extremists and
military reprisals in Nigerian uprising. Boko Haram Giwa barracks attack:
Nigerian army 'killed hundreds'.
Few safe places for
Central African Republic’s muslims.
AU drive against al-Shabab faces
Somalia’s rainy season.
Egypt to hold
May 26-27 presidential election.
Ebola: Liberia confirms cases,
Senegal shuts border.
Saadi Gaddafi paraded on Libyan televsion
to apologise for his sins.
EUROPE
Poland, France, Germany
call for Ukraine conference.
Ukraine crisis:
Putin 'orders partial withdrawal'. Russia 'starts'
Ukraine border pullout.
Russian prime minister angers Ukraine
by visiting Crimea. In highest-level Moscow visit since annexation,
Russian PM arrives in Crimea. Ukraine: Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev
in Crimea visit.
In tense, defiant Ukraine border region, prayers are for peace --
unless peace fails.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and
US Secretary of State John Kerry meet in Paris.
Russians unconcerned about
western sanctions over Crimea – poll.
German execs criticize West
for allowing Russia tension to rise.
France's centrist 'top cop'
named new PM in reshuffle. Hollande names Interior Minister Manuel Valls
as France’s new prime minister.
Athens bans protests as Greece
hosts EU meeting.
Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky
granted residency in Switzerland.
France's Front National claims
biggest victory in its history. French elections deal blow to Hollande,
unprecedented win for far-right.
Scottish independence: Minister
says 'Yes' vote possible.
AMERICAS
GOP senators back Bush-era missile defense system
to punish Putin.
Report: Obama administration released
68,000 convicted criminal aliens last year.
Armed pro-govt militias
roil Venezuela protests. Venezuela troops
take back protest-torn city.
Mexican forces kill
10 Zeta cartel suspects in gunfight.
Brazil forces occupy favela
ahead of World Cup.
Moment of silence in Washington State
for mudslide victims.
Boston bombing exhibit
includes shoes, runner bibs.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Report: Review finds torture methods
not key in bin Laden hunt.
'Britain's jails turning into breeding ground for terrorists': Figures reveal 42% of inmates at one high-security prison are Muslim
and bosses fear inmates could be radicalised.
France in new tack to
fight roots of terrorism.
Al Qaeda's American propagandist notes
death of terror group's representative in Syria.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Yellen takes case for Fed's
easy money policies to the public.
Western banking regulations costly and
'mutually destructive' – IMF report.
Apple and Samsung
patent row back in court.
UN panel: Humans affecting climate,
governments need plans to adapt.
