Senior U.N. official makes rare visit to N. Korea amid high tensions

The U.N. political affairs chief arrived Tuesday in North Korea, the highest-level official of the world body to visit in more than six years, as tensions continue to run high in the region following Pyongyang's third intercontinental ballistic missile test last week.Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will meet with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and other officials, according to U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric, with Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs the topic most likely to be discussed.Feltman will be in North Korea through Friday to discuss "is…READ FULL ARTICLE