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Gunman kills TSA officer at LAX, wounds 2 others
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing a federal security officer and wounding at two others in an attack that disrupted more than 700 flights across the U.S., authorities said.Officials said the gunman, who was wounded in a shootout with police and taken into custody, targeted Transportation Security Administration agents, who handle security checks at U.S. airports.
International Nov. 2, 2013
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Park kicks off European trip, heads to Paris
President Park Geun-hye left for Paris on Saturday on a three-nation European trip aimed at forging closer economic and financial partnerships, and securing support for her regional peace and cooperation initiatives from major players in global diplomacy. The weeklong trip, which also includes stops in Britain and Belgium, is the last overseas trip in her first year in office. It rounds off a series of visits to important countries, including the United States, China, Russia, and rising Southea
International Nov. 2, 2013
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S. Korea's chief nuclear envoy to visit U.S. next week
South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will visit the United States next week to discuss recent developments in efforts to restart the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.Cho Tae-yong, Seoul's chief envoy to the six-party talks, plans to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Glyn Davies, and other National Security Council officials during the five-day trip that kicks off on Sunday, the ministry said.Cho's trip comes after Dav
International Nov. 2, 2013
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Seoul shares likely to move downward next week
South Korean stocks are expected to trade lower next week, dented by worries that China may take austerity measures at its political meeting to keep inflation under control, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,039.42, up 0.1 percent from a week earlier. The main index almost touched the 2,060 mark on Wednesday on the back of a strong foreign buying spree that had continued for 44 consecutive sessions, starting on Aug. 28 until Oct. 30.The foreign buy
Nov. 2, 2013
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S. Korea partners with U.S. under Hague Child Abduction Convention
South Korea has become a formal partner with the United States under a multilateral treaty aimed at the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children, the U.S. government said Friday.The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force that day between the two nations, according to the State Department.The U.S. now has 72 partners under the treaty, also known as Hague Child Abduction Convention.It is the primary civil law mechanism for par
International Nov. 2, 2013
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Korean War Memorial in D.C. reborn digitally
The most iconic place to commemorate the Korean War in the U.S. capital has gone electronic, enabling people anywhere to experience it anytime.A Pentagon team dedicated to honoring all veterans of the 1950-53 war on Friday unveiled the Korean War Veterans Memorial Virtual Walking Tour at a website, http://koreanwar60.com/kwm"Korean War veterans and individuals who want to learn more about the Korean War can now access a wealth of information, including videos, electronically regardless if they a
International Nov. 2, 2013
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Nobel academy member says physics decision 'wrong'
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A member of the Swedish institution that awards the Nobel prize for physics publicly contested this year's award, saying the honour for two physicists should have included the CERN laboratory which proved their theories."I think it's wrong," Anders Barany, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences told AFP, commenting after the decision Tuesday, which was delayed for an hour due to "a lot of discussion"."I think those experimental researchers have done incredibly fantas
International Oct. 9, 2013
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Be lenient, Iran's Rouhani urges police on hijab issue
TEHRAN, (AFP) -- Iran's police should keep a lower profile in their enforcement of the rules for women to cover up their bodies, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.His remarks were seen to be keeping a promise of more social freedoms, a cornerstone of the campaign that gave him a surprise victory in the June presidential election."If there is a need for a warning on the hijab (head and shoulder veil) issue, the police should be the last to give it," the moderate president told police aca
World Oct. 9, 2013
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Chemical watchdog chief: 20 Syrian sites to check
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The chief of the world's chemical weapons watchdog says the organization has to visit more than 20 sites in Syria as part of the unprecedented international mission to destroy the country's poison gas arsenal, including some where it may be necessary to negotiate cease-fires before they can gain access.In his first public remarks about the mission, Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Ahmet Uzumcu said Wednesday inspectors ha
World Oct. 9, 2013
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US expected to slash aid to Egyptian government
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) -- U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt. The announcement is expected this week, once official notifications have been made to all interested parties.The U.S. has been considering such a move since the Egyptian military ousted the country's first democratically elected leader in June. It would be a dramatic shift for the Obama administration, wh
World Oct. 9, 2013
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Circus canceled as Chinese stress animal welfare
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese circus featuring animal performances was canceled after citizens called for a boycott and tipped off authorities, in what activists billed a victory for a growing animal welfare movement. The promotional material for the Jinan Animal Carnival Festival suggested the shows would have bears lying on their backs twirling flaming rods, tigers riding horses and a monkey riding a goat.Chinese regulations ban animal performances, but animal rights activists estimate hundreds of s
World Oct. 9, 2013
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Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win Nobel chemistry prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel have won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for laying the foundation for computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday said their research in the 1970s has helped scientists develop programs that unveil chemical processes such as the purification of exhaust fumes or the photosynthesis in green leaves. "The work of Karplus, Levitt and Warshel is ground-break
International Oct. 9, 2013
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Thousands told to evacuate in Colorado flooding
LYONS, Colorado (AP) -- Thousands more people in the inundated Colorado city of Boulder were ordered to evacuate as water rose to dangerous levels amid a storm system that has been dropping rain for a week.Rescuers struggled to reach dozens of people cut off by flooding in mountain communities, while residents in the Denver area and other areas were warned to stay off flooded streets.At least three people were killed and another was missing.President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration
International Sept. 13, 2013
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UN urges Kerry, Lavrov to help Syria rights probe
GENEVA, (AFP) -- The UN's top human rights body Friday urged US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to help a team probing rights' violations in Syria get access to the war-torn country.Kerry and Lavrov, in Geneva to discuss how to neutralise Syria's chemical weapons and avert US-led military strikes, should also consider how to help UN investigators enter the country, UN Human Rights Council president Remigiusz Henczel wrote in a letter to the two diplomatic heav
International Sept. 13, 2013
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Spy agency sends leftist lawmaker to prosecution for probe
The state spy agency on Friday referred an opposition lawmaker imprisoned on charges of plotting to overthrow the government to the prosecution for further questioning, officials said.Rep. Lee Seok-ki of the minor opposition Unified Progressive Party was arrested by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) last week after the parliament voted in an overwhelming majority to allow his detainment.He is accused of leading a secret organization called Revolutionary Organization with suspected close ti
Politics Sept. 13, 2013
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