S.Korea has new offer if North goes to atom talks

SEOUL, Monday (Reuters) South Korea is prepared to make a new and serious proposal to advance six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes if Pyongyang returns to the stalled negotiations, a South Korean official told the North on Monday.

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Bangladesh ferry sinks, 18 dead and 70 missing

DHAKA, Monday (Reuters) A twin-deck river ferry carrying more than 100 passengers sank during a storm in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 18 people with more than 70 missing and feared drowned, authorities said on Monday.

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