North Korea blames U.S. for talks impasse
North Korea’s official media on Saturday placed the blame for an impasse in talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program squarely at the feet of the United States. North Korea, which faces U.N. sanctions for defying warnings and conducting its first nuclear test in October, remained focused at this week’s talks on demands that the United States end a separate crackdown on its international banking. Full Story