US envoy due in North Korea to seek prisoner release

A senior US envoy is due to arrive in North Korea on Friday to request the release of a US man jailed in the communist state. Robert King, the US special envoy for North Korean rights, is expected to ask for the release of Kenneth Bae, 45, on humanitarian grounds. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23894467#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa