The Korea crisis

Baengnyeong island, South Korea, 27 March 2010: The hull of the naval corvette Cheonan is seen above the surface as a maritime police ship searches for possible survivors Photograph: Reuters Photograph: guardian.co.uk Baengnyeongdo island, South Korea, 29 March 2010: Navy divers search for survivors in the Yellow Sea Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 19 April 2010: President Lee Myung-bak cries as he addresses the nation about the sunken naval ship Cheonan Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters Photograph: Yonhap/guardian.co.uk Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, 24 April 2010: A giant offshore crane salvages the bow section of the South Korean naval ship Cheonan Photograph: Choi Jae-Ku/AP Photograph: Choi Jae-Ku/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 25 April 2010: A mother and her daughter offer flowers to pay their respects to deceased sailors from the Cheonan, during a memorial service at Seoul City Hall Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters Photograph: Jo Yong-Hak/guardian.co.uk Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 29 April 2010: Survivors of the sunken navy ship Cheonan carry the portraits of deceased shipmates during their funeral Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/EPA Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/guardian.co.uk Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, 20 May 2010: Marines patrol near the disputed maritime border with North Korea Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters Photograph: Yonhap/guardian.co.uk Hyesan, North Korea: Kim Jong-il during his visit to the Victorious Battle of Pochonbo Memorial Tower Photograph: KCNA/Reuters Photograph: KCNA/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 24 May 2010: People take part in an anti-terror drill in the centre of the city as tensions with North Korea rise Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP Photograph: Lee Jin-man/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 24 May 2010: A soldier passes a TV broadcast of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's press conference, in which he said that Seoul will take North Korea to the UN security council over the sinking of the Cheonan Photograph: Ahn Young-Joon/AP Photograph: Ahn Young-Joon/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 25 May 2010: Officers from the UN Command inspect a broken section of the alleged North Korean torpedo, which was salvaged near the wreck of the Cheonan Photograph: Kim Jae-hwan/Reuters Photograph: Kim Jae-hwan/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 25 May 2010: Activists burn flags and portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il during a rally against North Korea Photograph: Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA Photograph: Jeon Heon-kyun/guardian.co.uk Yeoncheon, South Korea, 25 May 2010: Tanks fire during a live-fire drill at a firing range near the demilitarised zone Photograph: Yonhap/Reuters Photograph: Yonhap/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 26 May 2010: Protesters scuffle with police as they try to burn a North Korean flag during a rally Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/guardian.co.uk Panmunjom, Demilitarised Zone, 26 May 2010: A North Korean soldier keeps watch to the south as two South Korean soldiers stand guard Photograph: Lee Jae-won/Reuters Photograph: Lee Jae-won/guardian.co.uk Seoul, South Korea, 26 May: The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, leaves after a visit aimed at showing US unity with South Korea in its confrontation with North Korea Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Saul Loeb/guardian.co.uk