N. Korea Threatens to Pull Out of Asian Games

North Korea is threatening to pull its delegation out of the Asian Games scheduled for later this year in South Korea after talks on the North's involvement broke down this week. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said South Korean officials made a series of "absurd" demands at the talks, held Thursday at the border village of Panmunjom. Specifically, KCNA said Seoul complained Pyongyang was sending too many athletes to the games. It also said South Korea was trying...

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