N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan, possibly new type

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Sunday morning that fell into the Sea of Japan in defiance of international warnings, in what a Japanese official branded as possibly a new type of missile.The latest launch, which may have a range exceeding 4,000 kilometers that would put the Pacific island of Guam within range, came hours before the start of an international forum in Beijing promoting Chinese President Xi Jinping's "One Belt, One Road" plan to expand regional trade routes.While the U.S. Pacific Command said the missile's flight was not consistent with that of an intercontinental ba…READ FULL ARTICLE