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North Korea fires missile and shells, further inflaming tensions

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles. [Photo, AP]

North Korea early Friday fired an additional ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North's recent barrage of weapons tests.

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