North Korea fires short-range missiles, North Korea test-fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday and banned ships from the area from October 10-20, a South Korean official said. The official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, confirmed a Yonhap news agency report of the launches from south of Musudan-ri on the northeast coast. The Joint Chiefs of Staff refused to comment

India test nuclear-capable missil e, BHUBANESWAR: India carried out its first nighttime test of a medium-range missile on Monday, a defense ministry official said. The surface-to-surface ‘Agni-II’ (Fire) missile — with a range of up to 2,000 kilometers — can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 1,000 kilograms, the official said on condition of anonymity in line with ministry rules. The missile was fired from Wheelers Island in the eastern state of Orissa, the official said