N Korea fires volley of cruise missiles, 5th test in a month

Seoul

NORTH Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast on Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, Pyongyang's fifth test in less than a month in defiance of global pressure to rein in its weapons program.

The launches come less than a week after the United Nations expanded sanctions against Kim Jong-Un's regime in response to recent ballistic missile tests.