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North Korea Threatens War Over South's Christmas Lights

It's the season of goodwill to all mankind, but not on the Korean peninsula. The two rival neighbors are once again threatening to go to war -- this time over a gaudy display of Christmas lights. North Korea's Grinch-like military reportedly is threatening to shell a floodlit metal tower -- decked with 100,000 light bulbs...

South Korea Stages Massive Air Raid Drill

(Dec. 15) -- Schoolchildren donned face masks, office workers evacuated skyscrapers and South Korea came to a standstill for about 15 minutes today as the country mounted its largest-ever air raid drill in preparation for possible war with the North. A dozen fighter jets streaked overhead, simulating a North Korean...

North Korea Warns of Nuclear War

(Dec. 13) -- North Korea today warned that continued military cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea could result in a nuclear war in the region, as the South began another week-long series of live-fire drills along its coastline. Accusing Seoul of scheming with America and Japan, North Korea said the alliance "is...

North Korea Warns Region on 'Brink of War'

(Nov. 26) -- Thunderous booms from North Korean artillery have rattled the remote fishing island at the center of the Koreas' latest standoff for a second time this week, as Pyongyang warned "trigger-happy" U.S. forces that their upcoming military drills with the South inch the peninsula "closer to the brink of...

South Korea Boosts Troops as Defense Minister Resigns

(Nov. 25) -- South Korea's defense minister has resigned over his handling of the North's bombardment this week of a tiny fishing island near the two Koreas' disputed sea border. Lawmakers from South Korea's ruling and opposition parties had demanded that Defense Minister Kim Tae-young step down, amid growing public...