Rory McIlroy shot a final-round 67 to claim a share of second place at the Kolon Korea Open.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at a coastal villa since mid-May and is probably convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said today, citing US and South Korean intelligence.

North Korea has moved its most advanced long-range missile to a new launch site and has banned ships from the waters off its west coast until the end of July, it was reported today.

In the most serious border clash in three years, a North Korean navy boat with heavy-calibre weapons sank a South Korean patrol boat in the western sea today, the South Korean military said.