In
this Oct. 4, 2014 photo, Kim Yang Gon, centre, a secretary of North Korea’s
ruling Workers' Party, arrives at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon,
South Korea. (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUT
North Korea's top
official in charge of relations with South Korea has died in a traffic
accident, the country's state media announced Wednesday, potentially dimming
the prospect for ties between the rival countries. He was 73.