Obama backs Seoul and demands North Korea give up nukes

U.S President Barack Obama told North Korea  stick to its commitment to abandon atomic weapons, throwing his support behind ally South Korea ahead of talks to try to calm tension on the divided peninsula.

North Korea Fires Artillery Near Disputed Waters

North Korea fired 110 artillery rounds at waters near a disputed western sea border with the South on Monday, escalating tensions already raised to a high pitch by aggressive South Korean naval exercises and the North’s seizure of a squidding boat.

About 10 shells landed near the South Korean border island of Byeongryeong, followed by an additional 100 rounds falling near another border island, Yeonpyeong, said a spokesman of the Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul, who insisted on anonymity until there was a formal government announcement.