US envoy extends North Korea talks to save disarmament deal
The visit to the hermit north by assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill raised hopes that a deal might be in the works. It came as the rival Korean states held their first talks in almost a year, but with no discernible progress.
The flurry of diplomacy coincided with a report that North Korea might be about to ratchet up regional tensions by upgrading a launch site used to test missiles that can hit all of South Korea and most of Japan.
