The Latest: Seoul to halt broadcasts; N Korea shows regret

SeouL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local):

(2:15 a.m. Tuesday, Korea time)

South Korea says it has agreed to halt propaganda broadcasts at noon after North Korea expressed regret over a recent land mine blast that maimed two South Korean troops.

South Korean presidential security adviser Kim Kwan-jin made the announcement in a televised briefing early Tuesday, after more than 30 hours of talks with North Korea ended.

The talks were the second round of negotiations the rival Koreas began Saturday after events at their heavily guarded border pushed them to the brink of a possible military confrontation.

Kim says the two Koreas have also agreed to hold talks to improve their ties soon in either Seoul or Pyongyang.

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