South Korea's military said on Sunday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country's eastern coast, extending a streak in weapons tests that are worsening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.<br />''   <br />''The missile launches followed a separate round of North Korean cruise missile tests last week and a January 14 test-firing of the country's first solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile.<br />'' <br />''South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they detected the missiles over waters near the North Korean port of Sinpo, where the North has a major shipyard building key naval vessels, including missile-firing submarines.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The South Korea's military didn't immediately provide specific launch details, including the number of missiles fired, how far they flew and whether they were launched from land or naval assets.</span><br />