Seoul proposes talks with US, N. Korea
Seoul: South Korea on Monday proposed trilateral dialogue with the US and North Korea after denuclearisation talks between Washington and Pyongyang collapsed in Hanoi last week. South Korean
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said the Government in Seoul, to get the nuclear talks back on track, would seek semi-official meetings called “track 1.5” in a multilateral format, which would include representatives from the three countries and civilian experts.
Pak helicopters search for climbers
Islamabad: Pakistani Army aviation helicopters which took off Monday with four Spanish rescuers onboard found no trace yet of a missing pair of European climbers on Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain, official said. Italian Daniele Nardi and Briton Tom Ballard, whose mother died on K2 in 1995, have been missing for a week on the summit known as ‘Killer Mountain.’
China suspects detained Canadian of spying
Beijing: China suspects detained former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig of spying and stealing state secrets, State media reported Monday, turning up the heat in a diplomatic row between Beijing and Ottawa as a top Huawei executive faces possible extradition.