US asks UN to discuss risk of N.Korea 'provocation'

The United States on Monday called a UN Security Council meeting this week on the risk of North Korean "provocation" as Pyongyang demands US concessions by a year-end deadline.The United States, which holds this month's presidency of the Security Council, is scheduling the session instead of a planned meeting on human rights in North Korea, one of the world's most authoritarian states.This week's meeting will provide "a comprehensive update on recent developments on the Korean Peninsula, includi