US expects progress within days in talks to rein in N. Korea:
The United States expects progress within days in international talks to rein in North Korea, the White House said Tuesday, amid escalating tensions after North Korea's shelling last week of a South Korean island.
North Korea repeated its call Monday for direct talks with the United States, saying that if the two countries end their mutual hostility and forge trust, progress could be made toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.