Koreas agree second round of conflict crisis talks

[WorldNews]

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North and South Korea agreed to a second round of talks Sunday after marathon, night-long negotiations fell short of resolving a crisis that has pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. The two sides called a recess in the early hours of the morning after nearly 10 hours of discussions and agreed to meet again at 3:00 pm (0600 GMT) to "narrow down differences," said South Korea's presidential spokesman Min Kyung-Wook. The talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom had begun early Saturday evening, shortly after a North Korean deadline expired for Seoul to halt loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border or face military action.

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