N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles: S. Korea's military

North Korea launched two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday morning, South Korea's military said, with Pyongyang also condemning a US-South Korea joint military exercise that began the previous day, Kyodo news agency reported.

North Korea had urged Seoul to halt the military drill with Washington for the last month, but Tuesday's state-run media criticized the United States by name, suggesting Pyongyang may reconsider resuming denuclearization talks.

The projectiles fired from South Hwanghae Province in the southwestern part of North Korea flew about 450 kilometers while reaching an altitude of about 37 km, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It is the country's fourth such launch in less than two weeks.