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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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Korean battery makers heave sigh of relief over 2-year IRA reprieve
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Over 80,000 millionaires, 20 billionaires in Seoul: report
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Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
TEHRAN (AP) -- An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death, state radio reported Monday, in a case adding to the accelerating tension between the United States and Iran.Iran charges that as a former U.S. Marine, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati received special training and served at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before heading to Iran for his alleged intelligence mission. The radio report did not say when the verdict was issued. Under Irani
Jan. 9, 2012
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‘U.S. will respond if Iran blocks Strait of Hormuz’
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday, saying such a move would cross a “red line.”“We made very clear that the United States will not tolerate the blocking of the Straits of Hormuz,” Panetta told CBS television. “That’s another red line for us and that we will respond to them.”Panetta was seconded by Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chief
Jan. 9, 2012
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Taking family reunions into their own hands
Kim Young-ja smiles as she gently flips through a stack of mostly black and white photographs. With a quiet patience, the 67-year-old points to each of the faces.“This is my father and mother,” she says. “And here is a picture of my brother. Isn’t he handsome?”They are all family, but they might as well be strangers. All of the pictures are of North Korean relatives Kim never had the chance to know. Kim’s story is not unique amongst the hundreds of thousands of South Koreans who were separated f
Jan. 9, 2012
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NEMA to be a global safety keeper
Large-scale disasters triggered by climate change have caused unprecedented damage in terms of life and property. According to the World Bank report in 2007, the burning of fossil fuels globally produces around 21.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is too enormous to surmount in a short period of time. Carbon dioxide, the primary factor in global warming, directly relates to the size of mega disasters. Accordingly, international society will confront the worst natural disasters and
Jan. 9, 2012
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Arab League tells Syria to halt violence
BEIRUT (AP) ― The Arab League demanded Sunday that the Syrian government immediately stop all violence and allow more monitors in, as activists reported at least 10 more civilians, including two teenagers, were killed by regime forces.Fierce clashes in the south between government troops and military defectors left 11 soldiers dead, activists said. The Arab League also called on other armed parties to halt all bloodshed, an apparent reference to the defectors.Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Hamad
Jan. 9, 2012
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With huge support, Romney eyes easy win
EXETER, New Hampshire (AFP) ― Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, leaving little to chance ahead of the New Hampshire primary, brought out the party’s big guns on Sunday to help him woo voters.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, one of the party’s brightest stars, home-state favorite Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty all turned out to rally support for Romney before Tuesday’s vote.“He actually knows how our economy works,” Ayotte said of the millionaire ventur
Jan. 9, 2012
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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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 8, 2012