North Korea Tests 5 Missiles: Report

North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast today, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the surface-to-surface KN-02 rockets from mobile launch pads.

The reported launches were the first since the regime conducted a barrage of seven ballistic missile tests in early July, and come despite signs North Korea is reaching out to rival South Korea and the United States after months of heightened tensions over its missile and nuclear programs. Hillary Clinton says talks will proceed despite the new tests. "Our consultations with our partners and our allies continues unabated," she said, "It is unaffected by the behavior of North Korea." (More North Korea stories.)