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SKorea talks tough but opens door to diplomacy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea’s president on Monday opened the door to possible peace talks with North Korea even as he vowed not to let Pyongyang “covet even an inch of our territory” — looking to strike a delicate balance between diplomacy and strength two days after the North called for better ties with Seoul.

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Door for inter-Korea dialogue ‘open’: Lee

SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said on Monday that the door for inter-Korea dialogue was “still open” despite high tensions on the peninsula, holding out the offer of closer economic ties with the North.

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NATO service member killed in south Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO forces captured two key insurgent leaders in Afghanistan, while a service member was killed in a deadly bombing that raised to three the number of coalition troops killed since the new year began, the multinational alliance said Sunday.

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