S Korea calls on North to hold talks

SEOUL, Oct 12 (Xinhua): South Korea called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday to return to the dialogue table for substantive progress in the complete denuclearization of and a permanent peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula.South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it took...

Nagorno-Karabakh truce under strain

KARABAKH, Oct 12 (Reuters): A Russian-brokered humanitarian ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh was under severe strain on Sunday, a day after it was agreed, with Azerbaijan and Armenia accusing each other of serious violations and crimes against civilians.The ceasefire, clinched after marathon talks in Moscow advocated by President Vladimir Putin, was meant...