North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he inspects the command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Unit 534 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang January 13, 2014. REUTERS/KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has demanded that South Korea and the United States halt annual military drills due in February and March, saying they were a direct provocation, a statement that suggested a re-run of a sharp escalation in tension last year.
In 2013, North Korea said it would retaliate against any hostile moves by striking at the United States, Japan and South Korea, triggering a military buildup on the Korean peninsula and months of fiery rhetoric.
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