Monday #sgroundup: Koreas trade fire; island residents in shelters

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1. Koreas trade fire; island residents in shelters

North and South Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells into each other's waters Monday in a flare-up of animosity that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters for several hours, South Korean officials said.
The exchange of fire into the Yellow Sea followed Pyongyang's sudden announcement that it would conduct live-fire drills in seven areas north of the Koreas' disputed maritime boundary. North Korea routinely test-fires artillery and missiles into the ocean but rarely discloses those plans in advance. The announcement was seen as an expression of Pyongyang's frustration at making little progress in its recent push to win outside aid.

North Korea fired 500 rounds of artillery shells over more than three hours, about 100 of which fell south of the sea boundary, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said. South Korea responded by firing 300 shells into North Korean waters, he said.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/koreas-trade-fire-island-residents-shelters-054740614.html

2. Australian PM vows search for jetliner will go on

The weeks-long search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is "an extraordinarily difficult exercise" but it will go on as long as possible, Australia's prime minister said Monday.
Tony Abbott told reporters in Perth, the base for the search, that although no debris has been found in the southern Indian Ocean that can be linked to the plane, searchers are "well, well short" of any point where they would scale the hunt back.
"This is an extraordinarily difficult exercise .... we are searching a vast area of ocean and we are working on quite limited information," Abbott said, adding that the best brains in the world and all the technological mastery is being applied to the task.
"If this mystery is solvable, we will solve it," he said.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/australian-pm-vows-search-jetliner-012333021--finance.html

3. Hammer-wielding robbers cause chaos at Philippine mall

A band of robbers armed with guns and hammers shot it out with Philippine police inside one of the world's largest shopping malls Sunday, sending Manila shoppers scrambling for safety, police and witnesses said.
Waves of police commandos in bullet-proof vests and helmets and armed with assault rifles stormed the SM Mall of Asia after the gang entered a jeweller's shop inside.
Hundreds of frightened shoppers, waiters and store clerks ran for dear life amid gunfire toward the exits of the nearly four-hectare (10-acre) complex of department stores, boutiques, restaurants and entertainment establishments by Manila Bay.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hammer-wielding-robbers-cause-chaos-philippine-mall-171603884.html

4. LiLo 'causes panic among exes'

Lindsay Lohan's exes have reportedly begged her to stop the controversy caused by her recently published list of alleged past lovers.
The Mean Girls actress made headline two weeks ago when a list, reportedly written by Lindsay, was published by In Touch magazine.
The hand written note has been dubbed Lindsay's 'sex list' and features some of the biggest names in music and movies, including Colin Farrell, Adam Levine and Heath Ledger.

https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/lilo-causes-panic-among-exes-030000304.html

5. Liverpool still title outsiders, insists Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is adamant his side are still dark horses for the Premier League title, despite going to the top of the table.
A 4-0 demolition of Tottenham at Anfield took Liverpool into top spot after Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal all dropped points the day before.
With Liverpool still to play City and Chelsea at home, their chance of ending a 24-year wait for a title success is still in their hands.
But Rodgers continues to play down the prospect.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/liverpool-still-title-outsiders-insists-rodgers-233414939--sow.html