South Korea minister in charge of ties with North offers to resign

South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon Chul offered Wednesday to resign to take responsibility for rapidly worsening ties with North Korea.The move comes a day after North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office in the border city of Kaesong, a symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation, escalating tensions between the two Koreas. Related coverage:North Korea to deploy troops to two demilitarized areas near borderFOCUS: North Korea's Kim may use South to boost influence of younger sisterU.S. urges restraint from North Korea after it destroys liaison officeREAD FULL ARTICLE