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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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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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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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Both sides in Syria violating cease-fire: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Tuesday that U.N. military observers in Syria are reporting cease-fire violations from the government and opposition and he demanded an immediate halt to all violence.Herve Ladsous refused to say which side was responsible for the most violations. But he said the unarmed observers have documented a number of Syrian heavy weapons deployed in populated areas ― including armored personnel carriers and Howitzers ― despite the government’s claim
May 2, 2012
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Gadhafi ally in exile in France: Sarkozy
PARIS (AP) ― The late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s former chief of staff is living in France with the government’s permission despite facing U.S. sanctions and being wanted by Interpol.The presence in France of Basher Saleh threatens to make life even more complicated for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who confirmed Tuesday that Saleh is here. Sarkozy has had a roller-coaster relationship with Libya and faces an uphill battle for re-election in a vote Sunday. The French leader already ha
May 2, 2012
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U.K. lawmakers: Murdoch unfit ...to lead company
LONDON (AP) ― A committee of British lawmakers called Rupert Murdoch unfit to run his global media empire ― a finding that reflects just how deeply the phone hacking scandal born of his defunct News of the World has shaken the relationship between the press and politics.The divisive ruling Tuesday against Murdoch, his son James and three of their executives also exposed the waning influence of the media tycoon, and could jeopardize his control of a major broadcaster.Parliament’s Culture, Media a
May 2, 2012
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Le Pen won’t endorse anyone for president
PARIS (AP) ― The leader of France’s resurgent, anti-immigrant far right, Marine Le Pen, said Tuesday she would not endorse either candidate in the country’s presidential runoff, a move likely to deprive President Nicolas Sarkozy of some sorely needed votes.Le Pen, speaking at her National Front party’s traditional May Day rally, said she will cast a blank protest ballot on Sunday. She has set her sights are on June legislative elections. To her thousands of supporters, she said, “vote according
May 2, 2012
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Obama on surprise trip to sign Afghan deal
U.S. president signs strategic partnership agreement with KarzaiKABUL (AFP) ― President Barack Obama furtively descended from night skies into Afghanistan, signing a deal cementing post-war ties with Kabul after 2014, one year to the day after U.S. elite forces killed Osama bin Laden.Obama, showcasing the death of the al-Qaida leader as testimony of his leadership as he seeks reelection, made a covert, unannounced flight aboard Air Force One for a swift and symbolic visit to Kabul.He signed a po
May 2, 2012
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North Korea, Syria, Iran among worst censors, journalists say
Ten countries in the world ruled by dictators have imposed the most drastic censorship by shutting out international media and cracking down on journalists at home, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report released on Wednesday.Of the 10, Syria, Iran and North Korea stand out for their vast restrictions on the flow of information and thus create "enormous implications for geopol
May 2, 2012
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World Trade Center is back on top in NYC
Viewed from Jersey City, N.J., two birds fly by as the sun rises over buildingsin New York, including One World Trade Center, tallest building at left, Monday, April 30, 2012. (AP)Workers have raised a steel column to the top of the building that’s been called the Freedom Tower to make it New York City’s tallest skyscraper.One World Trade Center is being built to replace the twin towers destroyed
May 2, 2012
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Pakistan on alert for bin Laden anniversary
A Pakistani cyclist rides a bike as trees blossom with the arrival of spring in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 30, 2012. (AP)Pakistan was in a state of high alert Wednesday over fears terrorists could mark the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing by American Navy SEALs with revenge attacks.The anniversary of the single most humiliating event in recent Pakistani history caps a devasta
May 2, 2012
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After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely
After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to lift many travel restrictions. One senior official says a "radical and profound" change is weeks away. The comment by Parliament Chief Ricardo Alarcon has residents, exiles and policymakers abuzz with speculation that the much-hated exit visa could be a thing of the past, even if Raul Castro‘s government continues to limit the travel of doctors, scientists, mili
May 2, 2012
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Giant crab to be on display at British aquarium
A gigantic crab more than 100 times bigger than a standard British shore crab is about to hit United Kingdom, according to news reports. The Tasmanian giant crab “Claude” was caught by a fisherman in Australia and was sold to a British aquarium for about $4,900. He weighs a whopping 6.8 kilograms, has a 40 centimeter shell and has enough flesh to make more than 150 crab cakes.Despite his size, he is not yet an adult and is expected to grow to double his current size.From news reports<관련 한글 기사>
May 2, 2012
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Woman admits to racist rant on subway
A woman captured on video making racist accusations against passengers on the subway in Britain has pled guilty in court for the insults.Jacqueline Woodhouse, a 42-year-old secretary, was reportedly on her way home in January after a retirement party and had consumed an “unknown” amount of champagne, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Tuesday.She lashed out at passengers around her including Galbant Juttla, a man from Ilford, Essex, who filmed the whole scene. Woodhouse is heard saying in
May 2, 2012
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First dog makes online pitch for Obama
Talk about a dogged presidential campaign: First pooch Bo has the starring role in an Internet ad for U.S. President Obama's re-election bid.The Internet ad opens with a two-toned blue background, similar to other pro-Obama spots, then Bo appears on screen, tongue out and roaring to play, The Washington Post reported Monday."Join Pet Lovers for Obama," the ad implores.Political pets have long attr
May 2, 2012
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U.S., Afghanistan agree on strategic partnership
In a swift and secretive trip to the war zone, President Barack Obama signed an agreement Tuesday night vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America's combat forces come home. There's a light on the horizon,” he told U.S. troops on the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai speak before signing a strategic partnership agree
May 2, 2012
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Palestinian prisoners in Israel on hunger strike
JERUSALEM (AP) ― A Palestinian rights group said Monday that half of about 5,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel are on a hunger strike, demanding an end to imprisonment without trial as well as better conditions.Ehteram Ghazawneh of the Palestinian group Addameer said prisoners object to “administrative detention” that incarcerates some of them for months or years without charges.More than 300 Palestinians are held in administrative detention, where an Israeli military court allows impriso
May 1, 2012
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Workers demand pay hikes at Asia’s May Day marches
Thousands rally for higher wages at Asia’s May Day marches, Europeans to protest austerityMANILA, Philippines (AP) — May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers’ holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures.Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, part
May 1, 2012
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Little Muslim support for bin Laden’s group: poll
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Muslim majorities in an arc of five countries from Egypt to Pakistan have little good to say about al-Qaida one year after American commandos killed the Muslim terror group’s leader, a poll shows.Most of the views expressed by Muslims in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Pakistan were overwhelmingly negative in the poll conducted as part of the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project, released Monday.The organization cautioned that findings in Pakistan, where U.S. Navy
May 1, 2012
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U.N. chief Ban holds talks with Suu Kyi
YANGON (AFP) ― U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon met Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday for talks about the country’s political future after a surprise climbdown by the Nobel laureate in her boycott of parliament.The talks at the opposition leader’s lakeside mansion in Yangon, where she was locked up by the former junta for much of the past two decades, come a day after Ban became the first visiting foreigner to address Myanmar’s legislature.It is the first meeting between Suu Kyi and Ba
May 1, 2012
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Sarkozy sues after Gadhafi cash claim
PARIS (AFP) ― Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday sued a website that claimed Moammar Gadhafi financed his 2007 presidential election, seeking to spin the charge in the crucial final week before France goes to the polls.Right-wing incumbent Sarkozy is clawing back points from Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande, whose own presidential bid has been hit by the intrusion of disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn into the campaign.Both candidates have been appealing to the 18 percent of voters who cho
May 1, 2012
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200 dead, missing as India ferry sinks
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) ― Hopes dimmed Tuesday of finding more survivors after an overcrowded ferry split in two and sank in northeast India, leaving more than 100 dead and around 100 missing.Police said 105 bodies, including women and children, had been recovered so far from the fast-flowing waters of the Brahmaputra River in Assam state, where the ferry sank in a sudden storm late Monday afternoon.Despite an operating capacity of 225, some 350 people were believed to be on the two deck boat when
May 1, 2012
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Al-qaida plans found inside porn video
German investigators found more than a hundred secret al-Qaida documents imbedded in a pornographic video, BBC reported Tuesday.The documents, found on a memory disk that housed the movie and was confiscated from suspected al-Qaida members Maqsood Lodin and Yusuf Ocak last May, revealed terrorist group’s plans for the future and documents of past attacks.One of the most chilling prospects was a plan to hijack a ship, then execute the passengers one-by-one unless authorities succumbed to al-Qaida
May 1, 2012