Thu Nov 12, 5:38 AM ET

US special envoy Stephen Bosworth, seen here in September 2009, will visit North Korea before the end of the year to convince Pyongyang to rejoin the six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament. North Korea has accused South Korea's military of staging a naval clash this week to raise tensions on the peninsula, and said it would pay dearly for the provocation. (AFP/File/Jo Yong-Hak)

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