North Korea fires 'ballistic missile' into Japanese waters

North Korea has fired an apparent ballistic missile that flew almost 300 miles and landed in the waters of Japan's economic zone.

North Korea fires 'ballistic missile' into Japanese waters

North Korea has fired an apparent ballistic missile that flew almost 300 miles and landed in the waters of Japan's economic zone.

It was the latest in a string of launches as the North seeks to build nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that can reach the US mainland.

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