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(4th LD) N. Korea's missile flies across NLL for 1st time; S. Korea sends missiles northward in its show of force

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more details)By Kim Soo-yeon and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) --North Korea launched a barrage of missiles Wednesday, including one that flew across its de facto maritime border with South
(URGENT) N. Korea fires 100 rounds of artillery shots into maritime 'buffer zone' in East Sea: S. Korean military

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(LEAD) Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, byline) By Park BoramSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investigation i
Former military general likely to be tapped as head of S. Korean Mission in Taipei

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SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A former military general is likely to be appointed as the new head of the South Korean Mission in Taipei, according to informed sources Wednesday.The South Korean government is reviewing the appointment of the unspecified f
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(LEAD) DP demands sacking of interior minister, national police chief

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with calls for dismissal of top officials; RESTRUCTURES)SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) demanded the sacking of Interior Minister Lee Sang-min and national police chief Yoon H
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. strongly condemn latest N.K missile provocation in phone talks

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SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile launches in their phone talks Wednesday, calling them an "unprecedented, grave provocation," according to
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Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investigation into the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon c
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Rival parties denounce N.K. missile launch into area near S. Korean territorial waters

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties on Wednesday denounced North Korea's firing of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs), pointing out one of them fell in an area close to South Korea's territorial waters.Earlier
(URGENT) Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. strongly condemn N. Korea's latest missile launches in phone talks: ministry

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German president to pay respect to victims of Itaewon crush during S. Korean visit

By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly Halloween crowd crush during his upcoming official visit to South Korea, informed sources said Wednesday.Steinmeier is
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PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued an apology Wednesday for making a quip at a media briefing with foreign journalists with regard to the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon. "Regardless of the circumstances, I apologize
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Yongsan Ward office to provide relief payment to foreign victims of Itaewon crush

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Yongsan Ward office began Wednesday to receive applications for disaster relief funds from families of foreign victims killed in the Itaewon crowd crush, officials said. The South Korean government is providing 20 millio
(URGENT) Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

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Saudi crown prince could visit S. Korea this month

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could visit South Korea this month after initially shelving the plan, officials said Wednesday.The visit is being arranged for after a Group of 20 summit slated for Nov. 15
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Gov't to revamp police's 112 emergency call system

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it will overhaul the current operating system of the police's emergency hotline, responding to mounting criticism about their failure to properly respond to numerous calls warning of overcro
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S. Korean fighter jets fire 3 air-to-surface missiles into waters north of NLL over N.K. provocations

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean fighter jets on Wednesday fired three air-to-surface missiles into high seas north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a de facto maritime inter-Korean border, in response to North Korea's latest provocations,
(URGENT) S. Korean fighter jets fire 3 air-to-surface missiles into high seas north of Northern Limit Line in response to N. Korea's provocation: mili

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(LEAD) N. Korea's 1st firing of missile into area near S. Korean territorial waters 'intolerable': Seoul military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more from 6th para; ADDS photo)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military on Wednesday denounced North Korea's launch of its first missile into an area close to the South's territorial waters since the
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DP urges top gov't officials to take accountability over Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Jae-myung urged top government officials to take responsibility over the deadly Halloween crowd surge amid criticism police did little even after receiving 11 calls about the dangerous level of crowds on th
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(2nd LD) Yoon calls for swift action to make N.K. pay price for missile launch

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon, other details of meeting; CHANGES photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol condemned North Korea's latest barrage of missile launches, one of them close to South Korean waters