Report: U.S., North Korea Speak by Phone

Report: U.S., North Korea Recently Spoke by Phone, Likely Discussed Resuming Six-Nation Talks
The United States and North Korea recently spoke by telephone and likely discussed resuming six-nation talks on the North's nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday.North Korea's U.N. representative in New York called the U.S. State Department as Pyongyang welcomed President Bush's use of the title "Mr." on Friday when referring to leader Kim Jong Il and said it hoped the softened tone could lead to its return to nuclear arms talks, the Mainichi newspaper reported, quoting sources it did not identify.The newspaper also quoted diplomatic sources it did not identify as saying State Department officials will visit New York soon to receive a response from North Korea's U.N. envoy...