In order to de-escalate, the two nuclear powers need the support of the international community and a way for both of them to declare victory, experts said.
The missiles were launched from the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan and flew up to about 500 miles before splashing down in the sea, the South Korean military said.
Pakistan said the assault by India had killed 31 people. India blames its neighbor and rival for a terrorist attack in the disputed region of Kashmir last month that also killed 26 people.
Barred from leaving or making any contact with the outside world, the leaders of the church will vote until they select the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
Over a million people are estimated to have died in the explosion of communal violence that accompanied the dismemberment of the British Raj, as huge numbers of Hindus fled their homes in Pakistan to cross to India and Muslims in India did the same to Pakistan.
On Wednesday, 133 cardinal electors will gather under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. They will be barred from leaving until they've selected the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.