N. Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired several short-range missiles early Saturday off its east coast, officials in South Korea said, indicating a possible resumption of sabre-rattling by the North after a nearly month-long hiatus.The launches took place amid an annual joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States. While the allies say the training is defensive in nature, the North has condemned it as a rehearsal for an invasion.The South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North fired "several unidentified projectiles" from the vicinity of Gitdaeryong in its eastern province of…READ FULL ARTICLE