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Negotiating Release of Detained American in North Korea

25/04/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Negotiating Release of Detained American in North Korea

Detention of US citizen linked to rising tensions, says former negotiator Bill Richardson

Detention of US citizen linked to rising tensions, says former US negotiator Bill Richardson Also: Rise and fall of S Korea's conglomerates; Celebrating Papa Wemba's music. 
(Image: A military parade in North Korea Credit: Reuters)

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