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Minority Opinion (Korea) Opened June 24 Drama. Directed by Kim Sung-je A clash between riot police and protesters over a redevelopment project leaves a boy and a young policeman dead. Witness accounts tell different stories about how the tragedies unfolded. Sensing that the government is trying to cover something up about the incident, two lawyers (Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Hae-jin) and a journalist (Kim Ok-bin) attempt to uncover the truth and find justice. Northern Limit Line (Korea) Opened June
Film June 26, 2015
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[Jeffrey D. Sachs] FIFA scandal exemplifies impunity trap
Ours is a world of impunity. Allegations of corruption swarmed around FIFA for decades, culminating in mass indictments of FIFA officials last week. Yet FIFA President Sepp Blatter was reelected four times, including after the indictments were filed. Yes, Blatter has finally resigned, but only after he and dozens of Federation members once again showed their scorn for honesty and the law.We see this kind of behavior all over the world. Consider Wall Street. In 2013 and 2014, JPMorgan Chase paid
Viewpoints June 7, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Swiss minister urges Korea to widen human rights role
Switzerland and Korea can contribute to peace and security around the world by abolishing the death penalty, phasing out nuclear power and pressing North Korea on human rights, the Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter told The Korea Herald in an email interview. Burkhalter, who is a federal councilor in Switzerland’s foreign ministry, came to Korea to participate in the 2015 OSCE-Asian Conference in Seoul on Monday. The minister said he aims to learn more about security issues in Korea and A
Foreign Affairs June 1, 2015
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[Newsmaker] FIFA mired in $150 million bribery case
NEW YORK ― In accusing soccer federation leaders of tarnishing the sport by taking $150 million in bribes and payoffs, U.S. prosecutors laid out a sweeping corruption case that hinges on the testimony of insiders, including some who have agreed to cooperate in plea deals.Prosecutors announced the racketeering conspiracy and other charges Wednesday against 14 defendants ― nine current and former officials with global soccer governing body FIFA, four sports marketing executives and an accused inte
Soccer May 28, 2015
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S. Korean police introduce body cameras for officers
A police station has given four body cameras to some of its officers, becoming the first South Korean police station to use the latest technology that could give a clear picture of crime scenes.Bae Sang-jin, an officer at the police station in Gunsan, said the move was taken on May 7 and his station plans to allow more officers on the street to wear body cameras if the devices are effective.He said officers plan to wear the body cameras when they deal with such cases as violence and obstruction
Social Affairs May 25, 2015
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A life driven by curiosity, justice
For Pyo Chang-won, 50, Sherlock Holmes was not just a fictional character.Describing himself as a violent child, Pyo said he used to vent his anger “out of frustration” after seeing many adults whose actions and behavior were contradictory.The odd but brilliant detective who solved mysterious murder cases in 19th-century London, however, relieved young Pyo from the pain of living with thousands of unanswered questions, he said, such as reasons for not being favored by teachers like other rich ki
Social Affairs May 22, 2015
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US jury orders death for the Boston Marathon bomber
BOSTON (AP) – A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a ``kid'' who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother.The decision in America's most closely watched terrorism trial in decades – which came just over two years after the April 15, 2013, bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260 – brought relief and grim satisfaction to many in Boston.``We can breathe again,'' said Karen Brassard
Latest News May 16, 2015
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Sex criminal reoffends while wearing tag
A sex offender was arrested Friday in Seoul for sexually abusing children at a hospital.The man was wearing an electronic tag at the time of the offence, raising questions over the effectiveness of monitoring devices.Police arrested the 48-year-old man, only identified by his surname Lim, on charges of sexually molesting children who were being treated at the hospital, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Friday. Lim was apprehended Tuesday evening for taking two children’s clothes off and touc
Social Affairs May 15, 2015
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Pakistan hangs 100th convict, Amnesty slams 'shameful milestone'
ISLAMABAD, April 28, 2015 (AFP) -- Pakistan on Tuesday carried out its 100th execution since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty last December, in what rights group Amnesty International described as a "shameful milestone".Hangings resumed after the country's bloodiest-ever militant attack, in which the Taliban gunned down 154 people -- mostly children -- at a school in the northwest.Munir Hussain, who was convicted of a double murder in 2000, was hanged in the town of Vehari in Punjab pro
International April 28, 2015
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Abe offers no apology for wartime sexual slavery
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered no clear apology Monday for Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women, sticking to a previous vague statement on the issue that has stymied Tokyo's relations with Seoul. "When it comes to the comfort women issue, my heart aches when I think about those people who were victimized by human trafficking and who were subject to immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description," Abe said during a visit to Harvard University in Bost
Foreign Affairs April 28, 2015
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Abe urged to apologize for sex slavery in Congress speech
A group of U.S. congressmen Tuesday urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for Japan's wartime sex slavery when he addresses Congress next week.Abe is scheduled to make a speech at a joint meeting of the House and Senate when he visits Washington next week for summit talks with President Barack Obama, an honor that would make him the first-ever Japanese prime minister to do so.Critics have said Abe is unworthy of the privilege because he has attempted to whitewash Japan's militari
North Korea April 22, 2015
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Turkey detains leftists after bloody hostage drama
ISTANBUL (AFP) -- Turkish authorities on Wednesday rounded up over 30 suspected members of the radical leftist group behind a bloody hostage standoff that left a top Istanbul prosecutor dead and shocked the country.Funeral ceremonies were being held for prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who had been investigating the politically-sensitive case of a teenager who died of injuries inflicted by police during anti-government protests in 2013.Police late on Tuesday launched an operation to free Kiraz af
World News April 1, 2015
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Italian court throws out Knox conviction once and for all
ROME (AP) -- Amanda Knox, who maintained that she and her former Italian boyfriend were innocent in her British roommate's murder through multiple trials and nearly four years in jail, was vindicated Friday when Italy's highest court threw out their convictions once and for all."Finished!'' Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova exulted after the decision was read out late Friday. "It couldn't be better than this."The surprise decision definitively ends the 7{-year legal battle waged by Knox, 27, and
International March 28, 2015
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Lotte Shopping faces slush fund probe
Lotte Group appears to have become the latest target in a widening prosecution probe against the country’s major conglomerates, with investigators reportedly searching the financial accounts of the retail giant for alleged slush funds.The probe comes after the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit, an arm of the Financial Services Commission, filed a complaint with the prosecutors’ office for suspicious funds flowing out of the retail unit Lotte Shopping in 2014.The company dismissed the allegation
Social Affairs March 19, 2015
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Recurring sex crimes plague universities
Last month, a disconcerting campaign was launched at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities here. A group of students at Seoul National University gathered and arranged a joint movement demanding that the school conduct thorough investigations of on-campus sexual harassment and better protect the victims, rather than the assaulters.The campaign was sparked after the school was accused of having a lukewarm attitude in dealing with a high-profile sexual harassment case involving renowne
Social Affairs March 16, 2015
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Reoccurring sex crimes plague universities
Last month, a disconcerting campaign was launched at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities here. A group of students at Seoul National University gathered and arranged a joint movement demanding that the school conduct thorough investigations of on-campus sexual harassment and better protect the victims, rather than the assaulters.(Yonhap)The campaign was sparked after the school allegedly showed a lukewarm attitude in dealing with a high-profile sexual harassment case involving reno
Social Affairs March 16, 2015
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Two reporters shot dead, third hurt in Guatemala
Gunmen shot dead two Guatemalan reporters and injured a third Tuesday in the city of Mazatenango, authorities and media union officials said.Witnesses said men on motorbikes killed Danilo Lopez, a reporter at Prensa Libre, and Nuevo Mundo Radio's Federico Salazar in the city 170 kilometers (105 miles) south of the capital. They also wounded reporter Marvin Tunches, local media said. Lopez had been receiving threats after he reported on corruption in the area, according to Prensa Libre's chairman
World News March 11, 2015
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Chechen confesses involvement in murder of Russia's Nemtsov
A Russian court on Sunday charged two men with the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, including a former police officer from Chechnya who confessed to his involvement in what investigators said was a contract killing.Four others denied any connection to the killing of Nemtsov, who was shot four times in the back on February 27 while walking with his girlfriend along a bridge near the Kremlin in a brazen assassination that has sent shivers through the country's opposition.Interfax news
World News March 9, 2015
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South-North tensions spike after attack on U.S. ambassador
Inter-Korean tensions escalated over the weekend as Seoul’s probe into Thursday’s knife attack on the top U.S. envoy here zeroed in on the assailant’s possible ties to the North, while Pyongyang praised the attack.Observers expressed concerns that the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert would negatively affect cross-border relations as Seoul would find it difficult to push for improved ties with Pyongyang after the communist regime called the attack a “deserved punishment and act of justice.”The i
North Korea March 8, 2015
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Past assaults on diplomats
Attacks or attempts at attacking foreign envoys here have taken place in the past, raising concerns that better security may be needed to protect foreign dignitaries following the knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Mark Lippert Thursday.South Korean police did not deploy security personnel to the conference as the ambassador is not on the government’s list of protected officials.In accordance with the regulations on the protection of key officials, the South Korean president, Supreme Court
Social Affairs March 5, 2015
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