North Korea missile test fails, US and South say, as tensions simmer

SEOUL: A North Korean missile appeared to have exploded on Wednesday just after it was launched, the US  and South Korean militaries said after detecting the latest in a series of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed state that have alarmed the region.

The launch attempt was made from near the city of Wonsan, on North Korea’s east coast, the same place from where it launched several intermediate-range missiles last year, all but one of which failed.