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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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Opposition leader in Malaysia cleared of sodomy charge
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) ― Malaysia’s High Court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomizing a former aide, citing unreliable DNA evidence in a verdict Monday that surprised supporters who saw the case as an attempt to sideline him.Anwar said the verdict left him free to focus on trying to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition in national elections that many predict will be held within months. The opposition has long maintained that the government concocted the charge to
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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Israel police arrest six suspects in 'Santa suit’ murder
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Six Israeli Arabs have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Christmas Eve killing of a prominent Christian leader in Jaffa by a man reportedly wearing a Santa suit, police said Saturday.Lawyer and accountant Gabriel Cadis was fatally stabbed on Friday after a parade in
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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Venezuelan diplomat expelled from U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration is expelling Venezuela’s consul general in Miami after allegations surfaced that she discussed possible cyber-attacks on U.S. soil while she was stationed at her country’s embassy in Mexico.The State Department said Sunday that it had declared the diplomat, Livia Acosta Noguera, persona non grata and given her until Tuesday to leave the country. Spokesman Mark Toner said the Venezuelan government was notified of the decision on Friday, giving her 72 hou
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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Body paraded after China self-immolation
BEIJING (AP) -- The body of a Tibetan monk who died after setting himself on fire was paraded through the streets in northwestern China, a report said Monday, in the latest in a series of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule.U.S. broadcaster Radio Free Asia said hundreds of angry Tibetans forced police to hand over the remains of the 42-year-old monk, named Sopa, then carried them through the streets in Dari county in Qinghai province.It said the monk died Sunday morning after drinking
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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Australian survives bungee jump horror
SYDNEY, Jan 9, 2012 (AFP) - An Australian woman whose bungee jumping cord snapped, plunging her head-first into raging crocodile-infested waters in Africa's Zambezi River, on Monday described her "miracle" survival.Erin Langworthy, 22, was on holiday on New Year's Eve when she took on the 111-metre
World NewsJan. 9, 2012
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Japan to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years
TOKYO (AP) ― Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year’s tsunami.Concern about aging reactors has been growing because the three units at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeastern Japan that went into meltdown following the tsunami in March were built starting in 1967. Among other reactors at least 40 years old are those at the Tsuruga and Mihama plants in central Japan, which were b
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Asia looks to keep Iranian oil flowing
BEIJING (AP) ― China, the biggest buyer of Iran’s oil, has publicly rejected U.S. sanctions aimed at Tehran’s energy industry while American allies Japan and South Korea are scrambling to find a compromise to keep critical supplies flowing. Beijing is buying less Iranian crude this month, but analysts say China is unlikely to support an oil embargo. Instead, they say, the smaller purchases might be a tactic aimed at obtaining lower prices as the West squeezes Tehran. The sanctions approved by Pr
World BusinessJan. 8, 2012
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Italy, France meet as eurozone under pressure again
PARIS (AFP) ― The eurozone’s debt-wracked economies came under renewed pressure on Friday as bad economic data undermined leaders’ attempts to reassure markets that an end to the crisis is in sight.Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti met France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris as the single currency bloc’s second and third biggest economies sought to head off doubts about their deficit reduction plans.The pair announced a mini-summit with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Jan. 23 but also
World BusinessJan. 8, 2012
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Hawking defies science to celebrate 70th birthday
LONDON (AFP) ― When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged just 21, he was given only a few years to live. But the British scientist marks his 70th birthday on Sunday, as questioning as ever.Despite spending most of his life crippled in a wheelchair and able to speak only through a computer, the theoretical physicist’s quest for the secrets of the universe has made him arguably the most famous scientist in the world.“I’m sure my disability has a bearing on why I’m well kno
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Iran seeks Latin American support
CARACAS (AP) ― Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is courting Latin America on a four-nation tour starting Sunday that will let him tout some of Iran’s few friendships while tensions grow over the country’s threats to block oil shipments in retaliation for tighter U.S. sanctions.His government finds itself largely isolated in the standoff over its nuclear program, and the new sanctions targeting Iran’s Central Bank and oil industry have triggered an abrupt drop in the nation’s currency.Iran’s
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Syria buries bomb victims, threatens ‘iron fist’
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― Syria held funerals on Saturday for 26 victims of a suicide bombing Damascus called a “terrorist attack,” promising an “iron fist” response, as activists reported another 21 civilians killed nationwide.The opposition pointed the finger of blame for Friday’s bomb in the capital at the regime itself, as it did after similar attacks in the city on Dec. 23 killed 44 people.Among the dead on Saturday were four people killed by a rocket that targeted a pro-regime demonstration in the
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Grounded cargo ship breaks apart on N.Z. reef
WELLINGTON (AP) ― A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split into two pieces after being lashed by pounding seas, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears a fresh oil spill could wash ashore, maritime officials said Sunday.The officials said that the front section of the wreck remains stuck in its original position, but the stern section has broken off, slipped at least 30 meters away from the bow and is “moving significantly,” pounded by six meter swell
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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U.S. teen wrongly deported to Colombia returns
DALLAS (AP) ― A Texas teenager who was deported to Colombia after claiming to be an illegal immigrant was returned to the United States and remains at the center of an international mystery over how a minor could be sent to a country where she is not a citizen.Jakadrien Lorece Turner’s family has questioned why U.S. officials didn’t do more to verify her identity and say the 15-year-old is not fluent in Spanish and had no ties to Colombia. While many facts of the case remain unclear, U.S. and Co
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Iran reported to enrich uranium at underground lab
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site built to withstand possible airstrikes, a leading hard-line newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.The operations at the bunker-like facility s
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Boy tortured to death for being a 'witch', UK court hears
LONDON (AFP) - A 15-year-old boy was tortured and drowned on Christmas Day by his relatives after they accused him of practising witchcraft, a British court heard Thursday.Kristy Bamu suffered 101 different injuries from being attacked with a chisel, a hammer and a metal bar, and was in such pain th
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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35 years for grandma who threw girl off walkway
FAIRFAX, Virginia (AP) -- A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to 35 years for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a walkway at a busy shopping mall, a murder the judge called ``almost beyond comprehension.''Carmela dela Rosa, 51, offered a tearful, barely audible apology to her family, sayin
World NewsJan. 8, 2012
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Iran media plays down U.S. naval rescue of nationals
TEHRAN (AFP) -- Iranian media were largely silent Saturday on the U.S. navy's rescue of 13 Iranians held by pirates in the Arabian Sea, making little mention of the incident -- or that the U.S. ships included an aircraft carrier Tehran had warned out of the region.The official Islamic Republic News
World NewsJan. 7, 2012
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Syria says at least 11 killed in Damascus blast
DAMASCUS -- An explosion ripped through a police bus in the center of Syria's capital Friday, killing at least 10 people and possibly 25 in an attack authorities blamed on a suicide bomber, an official and state-run TV said.Syrian television showed residents and paramedics carrying human remains, ho
World NewsJan. 6, 2012
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Boat carrying N. Koreans found near Japanese island: report
Japan's coast guard on Friday found a wooden boat carrying three men and the dead body of another individual, believed to be adrift from North Korea in waters off the western Japanese island of Okinoshima, a report said.According to Japan's public broadcaster NHK, coast guard officials initially sus
World NewsJan. 6, 2012
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Upset French fans sue Michael Jackson doctor
RENNES, France -- French fans of Michael Jackson are suing the late pop star's doctor for "emotional damage" they suffered over his death, their lawyer said Friday.The case against Conrad Murray, who was jailed in November over the star's 2009 death, is due to be heard in the city of Orleans on Apri
World NewsJan. 6, 2012