Seoul, Jumada II 3, 1434, Apr 13, 2013, SPA - South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday. After the start of the drills, South Korean officials said their northern counterparts didn't answer two calls on a hotline between the sides, apparently following through on an earlier vow to cut the communication channel because of the drills, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 14:56 LOCAL TIME 11:56 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1097966