N. Korea, U.S. restore 'New York channel' of dialogue: diplomatic source
Live-fire Drill off Inter-Korean Border Island SEOUL,South Korea -- Tensions were high on the western bordering sea of the two Koreas as South Korea held a live-fire drill on Dec. 20 despite warnings of retaliation from North Korea. (Yonhap) North Korea and the United States have resumed contact through Pyongyang's U.N. mission in New York, a diplomatic source said Wednesday, as the communist nation has expressed its willingness to negotiate after escalating military and nuclear tensions. The "New York channel" of unofficial dialogue between the two sides has been back in operation after suspension following the North's deadly shelling of the South's Yeonpyeong Island last month, the source said on condition of anonymity. "I understand that the two sides are having contact as the channel has recently been restored," the source said, adding that the restoration of the dialogue channel can be seen as part of Washington's "two-track...