Shelling by North Korea was 'inhumane crime' - Seoul

        South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said he felt deep responsibility for failing to protect residents of Yeonpyeong, where two South Korean marines and two civilians were killed. Pyongyang says it was provoked by Seoul's military drill near the island. Tension remains high in the area, where the US and South Korea are currently holding joint military exercises. The North has described the four-day drill in the Yellow Sea, near the disputed border between the two Koreas, as a provocation. Some analysts say North Korea is trying to raise tensions in order to strengthen its negotiating position and force a resumption of the talks. It comes as the North is undergoing an apparent transition of power from Kim Jong-il to his youngest son Kim Jung-un.