Pyongyang said to regret tourist's death

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak speaks during a joint press conference with President George W. Bush following their meeting at Camp David on April 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Dennis Brack/Pool) SEOUL, July 21 (UPI) -- North Korean officials are expressing regret over the shooting death of a South Korean tourist but aren't cooperating in an investigation, sources say. Unnamed South Korean civilians who met with North Korean officials returned to Seoul saying Pyongyang is worried that what it says was an accidental shooting will have far-reaching effects on its relations with the South, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Monday. Tourist Park Wang-ja, 53, was killed July 11 by a North Korean soldier on a beach near Mount Geumgang, a resort area on North Korea's east coast. Pyongyang says the woman had strayed into a... [read full story]