US war games start amid Korea tensions

South Korean marines carry two flag-draped caskets containing the remains of marines killed in Tuesday's North Korean bombardment / AP Source: AP
THE US and South Korea have begun joint war games as a top official from North Korea's closest ally met South Korea's president in a bid to calm tensions after a deadly North Korean artillery attack.
The exercises came as the North worked to justify one of the worst assaults on South Korean territory since the 1950-53