11.   Two tense armed standoffs have been resolved in the past two weeks, even as bombs keep exploding and tanks roll toward expected reprisals.

12.   A South Korean naval ship collided with a North Korean patrol boat Wednesday during an armed standoff in the Yellow Sea, the Defense Ministry said.

13.   A South Korean naval ship collided with a North Korean patrol boat Wednesday during a tense armed standoff in the Yellow Sea, the Defense Ministry said.

14.   Hours after a tense armed standoff with South Korean navy ships, five North Korean patrol boats re-entered southern waters Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said.

15.   One of the two battling factions in the Solomon Islands boycotted cease-fire talks Sunday, foiling hopes for a quick resolution to the armed standoff.

16.   South Korean warships bumped and repelled three North Korean patrol boats Friday in the fourth day of an armed standoff in disputed waters in the Yellow Sea.

17.   South Korean warships rammed and briefly repelled four North Korean patrol boats Friday, the fourth day of an armed standoff in disputed Yellow Sea waters.

18.   Six North Korean navy boats crossed into South Korean waters Tuesday, creating an armed standoff off the divided Korean Peninsula, South Korean Defense Ministry officials said.

19.   South Korean warships rammed and briefly repelled three North Korean patrol boats Friday, the fourth day of a tense armed standoff in disputed waters in the Yellow Sea.

20.   South Korean warships bump and repel three North Korean patrol boats Friday in the fourth day of an armed standoff in disputed waters in the Yellow Sea.