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German foreign minister 'happy and relieved' Savchenko freed

BERLIN (AFP) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday hailed the release of Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko after nearly two years in a Russian prison. "I am happy ...

May 25, 2016
International
Gangnam murder case triggers debate on misogyny and mental illness in Korea

The recent murder of a 23-year-old woman at the hands of a man with a history of schizophrenia in Seoul’s Gangnam district has triggered debate on misogyny and mental illness here. The 34-year-old ...

May 20, 2016
Social affairs
Morning-after pills to remain prescription drugs in South Korea

The South Korean government announced Friday that it will stick to its conventional measures on emergency contraception pills -- birth control measures used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregna...

May 20, 2016
Social affairs
Air pollutants blamed for rising birth defects in South Korea: study

The number of South Korean babies with birth defects has increased significantly since the early 1990s, likely due to traffic-related air pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a study showed Monday. ...

May 9, 2016
Social affairs
More young children addicted to smartphone, Internet in Korea: survey

A government study showed Monday that as of this year nearly 14 percent of South Korean schoolchildren are addicted to either smartphones or the Internet. By surveying 1.5 million students aged 11,...

May 9, 2016
Social affairs
Fewer Koreans feel responsible for aging parents

Fewer Koreans believe that grown-up children should be responsible emotionally and financially to care for their aging parents, a study showed Sunday. According to the report released by the Korean...

May 8, 2016
Social affairs
[NEWSMAKER] Tense protests against Trump in California

BURLINGAME (AFP) -- Hundreds of demonstrators jostled with police in riot gear outside a California hotel where Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump gave a speech, forcing the candidate t...

April 30, 2016
International
South Korean workers to stage big rallies nationwide

Tens of thousands of unionized workers will hold rallies across the country to criticize the government's labor reform plans that they say will make firing people easier, the nation's two largest umb...

April 30, 2016
Social affairs
China, Japan hold FM talks to improve strained ties

The foreign ministers of China and Japan held bilateral talks in Beijing on Saturday with the aim of improving ties strained by territorial and historical disputes. Meeting Japanese Foreign Minister...

April 30, 2016
Foreign Affairs
Colombia's illegal mining linked to malaria outbreak

BOGOTA, (AFP) -- Colombia's widespread illegal mining is blamed for causing environmental damage and holding workers in slave-like conditions -- and now is also being blamed for a malaria outbreak. ...

April 30, 2016
International
N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S. drills as 'worst provocation ever'

North Korea on Saturday condemned South Korea and the United States for conducting joint military drills that it called the "worst military provocation in the history of the Korean Peninsula." South...

April 30, 2016
Social affairs
Colorado woman gets 100 years for cutting baby from womb

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A judge on Friday sentenced a Colorado woman who cut a baby from a stranger's womb to 100 years in prison, including the maximum penalties for attempted murder and unlawful ter...

April 30, 2016
International
President Park to depart for Iran to seek opportunities

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will leave for Iran on Sunday to help South Korean businesses expand into the Middle East's least-tapped market, Cheong Wa Dae said. Park is the first South Kore...

April 30, 2016
Foreign Affairs
North Korea sends another US citizen to prison

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it h...

April 30, 2016
North Korea
THAAD shouldn't affect China's pressure on N. Korea: White House

The potential deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea should not affect China's pressure on North Korea because THAAD is aimed only at the North and reining in Pyongyang is in C...

April 30, 2016
North Korea

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