U.s., South Korea To Start Military Drills

CNN.com, CNN
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 7:47pm

U.S.-South Korean joint military drills kick off Monday, one day after North Korea threatened to engulf Seoul in a "sea of flames." The annual exercises are taking place amid high tensions. North Korea shelled Yeongpyeong Island, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians, last November.

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