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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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New study ties global warming to recent year heat
An analysis by a top government scientist says the extreme heat and drought seen in the U.S., Europe and other regions in recent years must be global warming. Specifically the study by NASA scientist James Hansen blames climate change for last year's drought in Texas and Oklahoma, the 2010 heat wave in Russia and the 2003 European heat wave that led to tens of thousands of deaths.Hansen told The A
World NewsAug. 5, 2012
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ECB acts to head off Greek bankruptcy: report
The European Central Bank has moved to stave off Greece bankrupcty for the time being by guaranteeing additional emergency loans from the country's central bank, a German newspaper reported Saturday.The ECB's governing council decided at a meeting Thursday on the move which will give Greece access to another four billion euros (almost $5 billion) of funds and ensure its financial survival until Se
World BusinessAug. 4, 2012
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Iran tests updgraded version of short-range missile
Iran claims it has successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a short-range ballistic missile.Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi says the solid-fueled Fateh-110 has a range of 300 kilometers. He claims it can pin-point targets at sea, making it the most accurate weapon of its kind in Iran's arsenal.Iran has been pushing to upgrade its missiles, which already can target Israel and other parts
World NewsAug. 4, 2012
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Parents found guilty of murdering daughter in U.K.
The girl was murdered by her Pakistani parents for her Western ways. And it was her little sister who bravely told jurors how her mother and father suffocated the 17-year-old with a plastic bag _ gripping testimony that led to her parents' murder conviction on Friday.Justice Roderick Evans sentenced Iftikhar, 52, and Farzana Ahmed, 49, to life in prison for killing their daughter, Shafilea, in 200
World NewsAug. 4, 2012
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U.S. unemployment rate rises to 8.3 percent; jobs up
U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring.The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent, from 8.2 percent in June.Stronger job creation could help President Barack Obama's re-election hopes. Still, the unemployment rate has been above 8 percent since his first month in office _ the longest stretch on record. No
World BusinessAug. 3, 2012
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Spain arrests 3 al-Qaida suspects, Europe plot feared
MADRID (AP) ― Police have arrested three suspected members of al-Qaida who amassed explosives and may have been plotting attacks in Spain or elsewhere in Europe, Spain’s interior minister said Thursday. Authorities found evidence suggesting they were experimenting with ultralight planes and remote-controlled planes. The three ― a Russian, a Russian of Chechen descent, and a Turk, according to Spanish police ― were detained Wednesday. The Turk was arrested in the southern city of La Linea borderi
World NewsAug. 3, 2012
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New Egypt cabinet sworn in, faces heavy tasks
CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s new prime minister and his cabinet were sworn in on Thursday, the first government since the election of a Muslim Brotherhood leader as the country’s first freely elected president. Prime Minister Hesham Kandil asked Egyptians to rally behind his new government, promising it would represent all the people and trying to deflect the belief that the cabinet will be solely under the Brotherhood’s sway. The cabinet seemed designed to avoid any appearance of Brotherhood domination
World NewsAug. 3, 2012
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Annan quits as Syria envoy, blames lack of unity
BEIRUT (AP) ― Kofi Annan announced his resignation Thursday as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, bringing to a dramatic end a frustrating six-month effort that failed to achieve even a temporary cease-fire as the country plunged into civil war. Annan also had harsh words for the Syrian regime, saying it was clear President Bashar Assad “must leave office.” As the violence escalated on the ground, rebels used a captured tank to shell a military air base near A
World NewsAug. 3, 2012
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Iran loses $133 million a day on oil embargo
U.S.-led sanctions against Iran are costing OPEC’s third-largest producer $133 million a day in lost sales without raising global crude prices, handing President Barack Obama an election-year foreign-policy victory. Shipments from Iran have plunged by 1.2 million barrels a day, or 52 percent, since the sanctions banning the purchase, transport, financing and insuring of Iranian crude began July 1, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Annualized, that would cost President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’
World BusinessAug. 3, 2012
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Chinese teen kills nine in knife attack: reports
This photo is not directly related to the story. (123rf)A teenager has been arrested after killing nine people and wounding four others in a knife attack in northeast China, state media reported Thursday.The 17-year-old, who was identified only by his surname Li, barged into the home of his girlfriend armed with a knife following an argument and killed two relatives of the girl, the Legal Daily sa
World NewsAug. 3, 2012
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Annan quits as Syrian envoy, blames lack of unity
Kofi Annan, former Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria, speaks during a press briefing, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday. (AP-Yonnhap News)Kofi Annan announced his resignation Thursday as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, bringing to a dramatic end a frustrating six-mont
World NewsAug. 3, 2012
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Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs, first since 1950
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan’s Sharp will slash 5,000 jobs by March, reports said Thursday, its first cuts since 1950 as it is hit by a prolonged slump in its key television and liquid crystal display sectors.The firm, which employs 57,000 people globally, has seen operations suffer amid worries over high energy prices, a high yen, slow domestic demand and global economic uncertainty.It had originally considered cutting about 3,000 domestic jobs, but decided to expand the scope to include worldwide opera
World BusinessAug. 2, 2012
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Toyota recalls 780,000 cars
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Toyota said Wednesday it will recall nearly 780,000 vehicles in the United States to fix a defect that could allow rust to form in the suspension to the point where parts break off.“Toyota has determined that if the nuts on the rear suspension arm are not tightened following the proper procedure and torque specification during a rear wheel alignment service, excessive play may occur at the threaded portion of the arm, followed by rust formation,” Toyota said in a statement.“If th
World BusinessAug. 2, 2012
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Spanish regions rebel against deficit targets
MADRID (AP) ― The president of Spanish region Andalusia led protests Wednesday against central government attempts to control the spending of the country’s 17 semiautonomous authorities in an outcry that threatens to undermine the ailing country’s efforts to convince investors it can put its finances back in order.Andalusia President Jose Antonio Grinan said his region wouldn’t be able to enact the cuts being demanded by Mariano Rajoy’s government next year without shutting down key public servi
World BusinessAug. 2, 2012
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IMF says Japan recovering, but faces risks
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Japan is recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster but the euro crisis, its huge public debt and a Chinese slump dampens hope over 2.5 percent growth this year, the IMF said Wednesday.In a report on annual consultations with Tokyo, the International Monetary Fund urged the government to do more to shrink its massive debt of over 125 percent of GDP under a package of structural reforms.Japan is grappling with a debt standing at more than double gross domestic pro
World BusinessAug. 2, 2012
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Fed announces no new stimulus, for now
Federal Reserve says U.S. economy has decelerated in H1, takes no new stepsWASHINGTON (AP) ― The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to try to boost growth if hiring remains weak. The Fed took no new action after a two-day policy meeting. But it appeared to signal in a statement released after the meeting a growing inclination to take further steps to lift the economy out of its funk. The Fed noted that growth had slowed over the first ha
World BusinessAug. 2, 2012
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Somali leaders pass constitution
MOGADISHU (AP) ― Somali leaders voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to adopt a new constitution that contains new individual rights and sets the country on a course for a more powerful and representative government. The vote came after two thunderous blasts at the gates of the meeting site from a failed suicide attack.The 825 Somali leaders who debated the constitution for a week approved the document with 621 for, 13 against and 11 abstentions. The constitution, some eight years in the making, ma
World NewsAug. 2, 2012
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Clinton challenges Africa to embrace democracy
DAKARl (AP) ― In veiled swipes at China’s investments in Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged African leaders to embrace democracy and partnerships with responsible foreign powers as a means to improving their living standards and addressing the root causes of extremism on the continent.Clinton, speaking to university students, lawmakers and diplomats in Senegal’s capital, challenged Africa’s elite to fully respect human rights and she warned of the consequen
World NewsAug. 2, 2012
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Few holdovers, Islamists in new Egyptian cabinet
CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s incoming Cabinet will have few Islamists and some holdovers from the outgoing military-backed team in key positions, according to a partial list released by state media Wednesday, a day before the first government under the country’s new Islamist president is sworn in.The choices by President Mohammed Morsi’s prime minister, Hesham Kandil, are seen as a test of the intentions of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt’s official news media listed more than 20 ministers in the new
World NewsAug. 2, 2012
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Chen raises China concerns with U.S.
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The dissident who was at the center of a standoff between China and the United States on Wednesday accused Beijing of failing to live up to its promises as U.S. lawmakers rallied behind him.Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist who was jailed after exposing abuses in China’s one-child policy, has lived in New York since May 20 after a dramatic escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy in Beijing.Visiting Congress in his highest-level contact yet with the U.S. government, Chen v
World NewsAug. 2, 2012