| North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches |
Handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. | North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missiles test-fired were "Scud-type," marking an escalation of recent saber-rattling by the reclusive North, which has fired several non-ballistic, short-range missile since the May 25 nuclear test. North Korea is barred by United Nations resolutions from firing ballistic missile such as the Scud. A South Korean Defense Ministry official said more launches could come soon. It was the biggest barrage of ballistic missiles the North has fired since it launched seven missiles in 2006,
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