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Credit-card holdings in S. Korea hit record high last year

The average number of credit cards held by South Koreans hit a record high last year thanks to a well-established payment system and improving economic conditions, a report showed Sunday. A total of 114.94 million cards had been issued as of the end of the third quarter of last year, according to the report by the Credit Finance Association. Given that the number of economically active peopl

Jan. 9, 2011

Arizona congresswoman shot, at least 5 killed

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. Giffords was among at least 10 people wounded, and the hospital said her outlook was ``optimistic'' and that she was resp

International Jan. 9, 2011

Arizona congresswoman shot, at least 5 killed

Suicide attack kills 17 at Afghan public bath: police

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber killed 17 people and wounded another 21 in assassinating a police commander at a public bath in a southern Afghan town on the border with Pakistan, the local government said.A nine-year Taliban insurgency is concentrated in southern Afghanistan, but suicide attacks targeting civilians in public places are relatively rare."A suicide bomber blew up explosives strapped to his chest at a public bath in Spin Boldak," border police official General Abdul

International Jan. 7, 2011

Teen selling virginity online to meet tuition fees

A British college girl has revealed her plan to sell her virginity to cover her tuition fees for the next three years.According to Britain’s Telegraph newspaper, the 18-year-old cash-strapped teenager anonymously posted a link on the world’s largest online student community “The Student Rooms” on Dec. 26, saying that she is “considering selling virginity.” Confessing that she was born in a poverty

Social Affairs Jan. 6, 2011

Teen selling virginity online to meet tuition fees

TV host Menounos suffers bikini wardrobe malfunction

U.S. TV host and actress Maria Menounos sparked a buzz online on Wednesday because of her bikini malfunction in Miami Beach.CBS reported that the "Access Hollywood" correspondent suffered a wardrobe malfunction while vacationing over the weekend. "The 32-year-old was playing beach football in the surf when her black bikini bottom budged to the right, partially exposing her private parts," it repo

International Jan. 5, 2011

TV host Menounos suffers bikini wardrobe malfunction

Popping eyeballs out of sockets

Brazilean Claudio Paulo Pinto pops his eyeballs out of their sockets, in Belo Horizonte, 340 kilometers (210 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Pinto can pop his eyeballs at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) out of their sockets, a national record for eye-popping according to RankBrasil, an organization modelled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records. Pinto says h

International Jan. 4, 2011

Full text of President Lee's New Year's speech

The following is the full text of President Lee Myung-bak's New Year Policy Address on Monday.Toward an Advanced, Leading CountryDuring the Next Decade 1. Significance of 2010 and 2011 The New Year of the Rabbit, 2011, has dawned. The rabbit is a symbol of wisdom and abundance, and I hope it will bring all Koreans great happiness. The past year was truly a memorable year for us. The Republic o

Politics Jan. 3, 2011

WikiLeaks chief arrested in London over rape claim

LONDON (AFP) - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was arrested in London Tuesday on suspicion of rape after surrendering to a Swedish arrest warrant, setting up a possible extradition fight that could drag on for months.Assange, 39, was detained after attending a London police station by appointment at 0930 GMT and is due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates Court later in the day, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement."Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Extradition Unit h

World Dec. 7, 2010

Asiad: Angry Taiwan hackers attack taekwondo website

Taiwanese hackers launched cyber-attacks on Asia's top taekwondo body as anger mounted on the island over the controversial disqualification of a female fighter in the Asian Games, reports said Friday.Hackers wrote "Shame on you" and "Give back the gold" on the Asian Taekwondo Union's website, amid accusations that China and South Korea were behind the decision to disqualify the Taiwanese athlete, the Central News Agency said.The hackers added an image of a hand with its middle finger raised on

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