South Korea's Park hardens line with North, demands apology

South Korea's president hardened her line with North Korea on Monday, demanding an unequivocal apology for recent provocations as the two rivals struggled to negotiate their way out of a dangerous military standoff. As gruelling talks between top negotiators from both sides entered a third day in the border truce village of Panmunjom, Park Geun-Hye insisted on North Korea making a sincere gesture of contrition for mine blasts this month that maimed two South Korean soldiers. North Korea "should make a clear apology... and ensure that there will be no further provocations," Park said in televised comments to a meeting of senior aides.

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