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South Korean self-propelled howitzers fire during a military drill last June: Despite similar exercises sparking a deadly North Korean bombardment last month, South Korea fired live artillery today in a drill from a front-line island today. Photograph: AP

Two F-15K fighter jets drop bombs on a mountain target during exercises. South Korean Army's K-9 self-propelled guns fire live rounds during military exercises early today on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Koreas' heavily fortified border.

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A South Korean naval patrol ship approaches to its floating base as the sun rises off Yeonpyeong Island November 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak A South Korean Air Force airman walks in front of its F-15K (L) and a U.S. Air Force F-16 during the inaugural Max Thunder Air Exercise, a bilateral...

South Korean Army soldiers stand near howitzers as they prepare for their military drill at a firing range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, May 24, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak A soldier of a South Korean artillery unit looks...

South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Newsis/Korea Pool South Korean Navy patrol combat corvettes stage an anti-submarine exercise off the western coast of Taean on May 27, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Jae-hwan A South Korean army soldier conducts shooting...

Members of the special warfare command parachute down during a full-dress rehearsal for the upcoming 61st anniversary of the Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters, about 140 km (87 miles) south of Seoul, September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak The base of a South Korean...

A South Korea K-1 tank fires live rounds during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, in mountainous Pocheon December 23, 2010. REUTERS/Wally Santana/Pool South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong Island December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Newsis/Korea Pool...

Members of the Special Warfare Command take a cold bath during an annual severe winter season drill in a photo opportunity for the media in Pyeongchang, about 180km (113 miles) east of Seoul, January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Members of the Special Warfare Command take part in an annual...

South Korean air Force fighter planes participate in a drill in this picture taken and released by the air force in Seoul February 14, 2013, after North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test. REUTERS/South Korean Air Force/Handout A South Korean soldier looks to the north...

South Korean soldiers check military fences as they patrol near the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea, in Paju, north of Seoul February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won The South Korean Army's K21 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles, equipped with air bags for...

South Korean Marine Corps' amphibious vehicles take part in a mock landing operation in the sea off Incheon, west of Seoul, September 15, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak A South Korean soldier patrol as vehicles returning from North Korea's inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex back to...

Finland apologizes for "incorrect" Putin blacklisting HELSINKI | Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:13pm EDT (Reuters) - Finland apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after its police accidentally put him on a blacklist of people with connections to criminal activity. Seeking to...

Georgia to reinvestigate 2008 war loss to Russia By Margarita Antidze TBILISI | Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:39am EDT (Reuters) - Georgia will re-investigate its disastrous five-day 2008 war with Russia to see whether President Mikheil Saakashvili was partly to blame, Prime Minister Bidzina...