N. Korea hints at halting nuke tests for no S. Korea-U.S. drills

North Korea said Saturday that it "is ready" to temporarily suspend nuclear tests if the United States temporarily suspends its joint military exercises with South Korea this year.

The North's proposal was contained in a message delivered to the United States Friday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a report, monitored in Seoul. (Yonhap)