(Adds details, defence ministry confirmation) SEOUL, July 2 (Reuters) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles on Thursday off its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry spokesman said. The spokesman said the North had fired the surface-to-ship missiles at between 5:20 p.m. (0820 GMT) and 6 p.m. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim and Kim Yeon-hee; Editing by Alex Richardson)
A man lifts the cage of his pet bird from the branch of a tree in a public park in central Beijing July 2, 2009. Many Beijing residents continue, on a ...