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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Egypy’s revolutionaries lack a candidate
CAIRO (AP) ― A black smoke covered Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Around a dozen protesters who had been holding a weekslong sit-in demanding an end to military rule had come to the conclusion their gathering was useless. So over the weekend, they splashed gas on their tents and banners, burned them to ashes and left.Last year, Tahrir was the icon on the revolution, where hundreds of thousands massed daily in the uprising that ousted longtime authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak in the name of democracy. N
May 17, 2012
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U.S. backed Yemen army pushing al-Qaida back
ADEN (AFP) ― Yemen’s army, with the backing of U.S. experts, is slowly gaining ground in its southern offensive against al-Qaida, diplomats and officials said on Wednesday, as the death toll in five days of fighting rose to 144.The Yemeni air force late afternoon launched two air strikes targeting al-Qaida positions near Loder in Abyan province, killing 16 jihadists and wounding 14 others, according to a spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees, a local militia.On the ground, a military o
May 17, 2012
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Syria accused of new ‘massacre,’ U.N. team evacuated
DAMASCUS (AFP) ― Syrian forces were accused Wednesday of having executed 15 civilians, as the office of U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said U.N. observers were evacuated from a tense town a day after a blast hit their convoy.Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, however, accused the West of ignoring violence by “terrorists” and said he would demand an explanation from Annan when he visits Damascus later this month.“After regime forces raided the neighborhood of Shammas (in the central city of Ho
May 17, 2012
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Hollande unveils moderate new cabinet
French president appoints mainly moderate Socialists, gender-balanced cabinetPARIS (AFP) ― French President Francois Hollande unveiled a government of mainly moderate Socialists and longtime allies Wednesday as his new prime minister vowed to work quickly to put the country back on its feet.He also met his promise to appoint an equal number of men and women in his cabinet, a first for France, although most of the senior posts went to men.Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Hollande’s new gover
May 17, 2012
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Greece gets caretaker P.M. until next vote in June
ATHENS (AP) ― A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece’s caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.The political uncertainty is worrying Greece’s international creditors as well as Greeks themselves, who have withdrawn hundreds of millions of euros from banks since the May 6 election.Council of State head Panagiotis Pikrammenos, 67, was appointed earlier Wednesday to head a
May 17, 2012
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Man, 24, cleared after 7 years in prison
A London man who spent seven years in prison after being convicted of murder at age 18 was released Wednesday.Sam Hallam, 24, was expected to be formally exonerated Thursday, The Guardian reported. A prosecutor said Wednesday the government would not oppose his appeal or release.The victim, Essayas Kassahun, 21, was killed in a gang fight in 2004. His lawyer, Henry Blaxland, blamed police and the
May 17, 2012
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Man spends eight days on domino project
A YouTube user uploaded a video of him building tens of thousands domino pieces on May 11, drawing more than 440,000 hits in a little more than a week.The man, under the YouTube username of FlippyCat, stacked 60 big dominoes which contained 990 dominoes each and another 600 to spell out numbers on the floor. All told, 60,000 dominoes were used.The building process took him approximately 65 and a half hours to build over eight days. It took 12 seconds for all the dominoes to fall down when pushed
May 17, 2012
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Child porn suspect stabs computer with samurai sword
Federal agents in Florida said a man suspected of downloading hundreds of child pornographic files used a two-handed samurai sword to stab his computer.The U.S. Attorney's Office said federal agents obtained a search warrant for the home of Kamil Mezalka, 21, and agents carrying out the search of his Palm Coast home Tuesday saw him use the sword to stab his computer through the console, The Dayton
May 17, 2012
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Man pickets over all-you-can-eat fish fry
A Wisconsin man said he will picket a restaurant every Sunday until its all-you-can-eat fish fry lives up to its name. (YouTube)Bill Wisth, who stands at 6-foot-6 and weighs 350 pounds, said he went to the all-you-can-eat fish fry Friday at Chuck's Place in Thiensville and was angered when the restaurant cut him off after he downed a dozen pieces of fish, WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, reported Tuesday."It's
May 17, 2012
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Naked man witnessed cruising down street
A man witnessed walking down the street naked in Einfield, north London in May 3, 2012.A man wearing only boots and socks walking down the street has been caught on footage and is drawing a mixture of shocked and amused reactions on the Internet.The mystery man, estimated to be around 176 meters tall and in his forties, strolls down the street in the video clip seemingly without a care in the worl
May 17, 2012
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Man stabbed, allegedly after viewing porn
A 46-year-old man was arrested after police said he stabbed another man in the chest at a New York City library because the man was watching porn on a computer. (MCT)Police sources said Ralph Neptune, who is homeless, was with his wife at the Brooklyn Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library when he saw porn on the 52-year-old victim‘s screen about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, the New York Daily News r
May 17, 2012
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Bear walks off with 50-pound bag of seeds
A Wisconsin homeowner said a bear was able to break through a garage window and walk off with a 50-pound bag of sunflower seeds without puncturing the bag.Randy Murray of Lincoln County said he discovered a garage window was broken last week and further investigation revealed his large bag of sunflower seeds was missing, WAOW-TV, Wausau, reported Wednesday.“Must have been a crack in one of the win
May 17, 2012
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr's estranged wife found dead
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday.Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he didn't know the cause of her death at age 52. An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday.Police confirmed a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north
May 17, 2012
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15 civilians 'summarily executed' in Syria's Homs: NGO
BEIRUT (AFP) - At least 15 civilians were "summarily executed" by regime forces in a neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday."After regime forces raided the neighbourhood of Shammas, 15 civilians were found summarily executed," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based watchdog told AFP, qualifying the killings a "mas
May 16, 2012
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Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America’s novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83. Fuentes died at the Angeles del Pedregal hospital where he was taken after his personal doctor, Arturo Ballesteros, found him in shock in his Mexico City home. Ballesteros told reporters outside the hospital that the writer had a sudden internal hemorrhage that caused him to lose
May 16, 2012
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U.N. observers caught up in Syrian violence
BEIRUT (AP) ― The U.N.’s observer mission in Syria was caught up in a burst of violence Tuesday captured on video, with a roadside bomb damaging its cars just minutes after witnesses said regime forces gunned down mourners at a funeral procession nearby.The mission confirmed its vehicles were hit by a bomb shortly after they met with Syrian rebels, and said there were no injuries.It was not clear how close the observers were to the funeral shootings, but if confirmed, a regime attack on a civili
May 16, 2012
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Anti-al-Qaida sweep kills 53 across S. Yemen
ADEN (AFP) ― Yemen’s military on Tuesday ramped up its offensive against al-Qaida in the country’s restive south, launching ground and air assaults that reportedly killed at least 53 people, including 12 civilians.The town of Jaar in Abyan province was pounded by air strikes which killed13 extremists and 12 civilians, while battles raged in Loder, another Abyan town the jihadists have been wrestling to control, leaving another 12 al-Qaida fighters dead, according to witnesses and tribal leaders.
May 16, 2012
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Bosnian victim eager to see Mladic in court
SARAJEVO (AP) ― She remembers Ratko Mladic looking straight into her eyes and promising to spare the other children. A soldier had just killed a 3-year-old who was crying too loud. She remembers, too, the arrogant swagger as he barked murderous orders to his troops that showed his promise to be a lie.For Munira Subasic, these are the two sides of the Bosnian Serb general who goes on trial Wednesday on genocide charges: the sly deceiver and the ranting bully.Now Subasic wants to see the man who c
May 16, 2012
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China dissident tells U.S. of abuse of family
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― A dissident at the center of a standoff between Beijing and Washington on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of a pattern of abuse against his family as he again took his case to U.S. lawmakers.Chen Guangcheng, a blind self-taught lawyer who last month dramatically escaped house arrest for the safety of the U.S. embassy, telephoned a hearing of the U.S. Congress for the second time this month from a hospital bed in Beijing.Unlike in the previous hearing, Chen did not voice co
May 16, 2012
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Sexy women's bodies in ads seen as objects
Both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies in advertisements as objects, but they see sexy-looking men as people, Belgian researchers found.(Yonhap News)"What's unclear is, we don't actually know whether people at a basic level recognize sexualized females or sexualized males as objects," Philippe Bernard of Universite libre de Bruxelles in Belgium said in a statement.Study co-authors Be
May 16, 2012