Pyongyang Cuts Naval Hotline, Nullifies Accord

North Korea says it will cut a naval hotline that is designed to prevent accidental clashes with South Korea on their disputed sea border, the New York Times reports.

The hotline was installed following a 2004 accord that also stipulated the navies would communicate through a common radio frequency. Pyongyang will "completely nullify" that accord, according to a military statement Thursday.

At the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, Pyongyang and Seoul disagreed on a western...