US urges N Korea to free detainee as health worsens
None
The State Department is again calling for the immediate release of an American man sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea, saying his health is deteriorating and he has been hospitalized in Pyongyang.
Spokeswoman Marie Harf said Monday the North should grant amnesty to 45-year-old Kenneth Bae, a tour operator and Christian missionary accused of "hostile acts" against the authoritarian state. Washington has previously called for Bae's release on humanitarian grounds, to no avail. (AP)
