...lationship in jeopardy, with heavy domestic consequences. Finally, but scarcely conceivable, the U.S. could choose radical change: cease its Middle East political interventions; buy its energy on the...exploit this ― probably fleeting ― opportunity to make peace with the Palestinians, and with Israel’s Arab neighbors. By William Pfaff William Pfaff’s website is at www.williampfaff.com ― Ed. (Trib...

...rger or Finnish spitz showed up in a giant egg, as Lady Gaga did. Nor did fans of the bearded collie, which was among the runners-up for best in show, take to defacing the Wikipedia page of the night’s big winner, the Scottish deerhound, as Justin Bieber’s fans did to the Esperanza Spalding page when she beat him for best new artist. Still, the two events, which tend to fall within a few weeks of each other every year, have always shared some key tra...

ISLAMABAD ― Pakistan’s domestic situation is becoming increasingly precarious. Indeed, serious questions are now being raised as to whether the country can survive in its present form. Such question...ot allow the woman’s death sentence to be carried out. The Davis case further complicated Pakistan’s relations with the United States, which were already strained because of the military’s reluctance...

...ts, Yang tells about her life and family history in a cinematic form. But the 47-year-old director’s second personal documentary “Goodbye Pyeongyang,” also inevitably reveals complex and painful hist...al and the Sundance Film Festival. The newly-released “Goodbye Pyeongyang” tells the story of Yang’s niece Son-hwa, who was born and raised in North Korea’s capital. “When I first saw Son-hwa’s phot...

...r Olsa arranged for the competition to have a judge from South Korea. A wearer of many hats, Korea’s Lee Yong-hwan is not only a Chungang University professor, president of the Daegu Photo Biennale a...ndustry. “Photojournalism, whose modern image has been developing since the second half of the 1920s, is not just a simple visual recording of events and happenings, but goes far beyond the visible r...

...co area, according to a person familiar with the private session. The president will discuss the U.S. economy and job creation with the executives as he promotes an agenda outlined in the $3.7 trilli...xperian Hitwise. Facebook, along with Google Inc. and Twitter Inc., also increasingly figures in U.S. foreign policy. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed yesterday that the U.S. will step up sup...

...an Wave throughout East and Southeast Asian countries, debuted in a television commercial in 1991. She started gaining stardom in TV dramas and movies with her composed image and acting prowess. Lee's popularity exploded after her starring performance in the popular Korean drama "Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum)," about life of a court lady in the Joseon Dynasty, first released overseas in 200...

...t weeks or months, experts said Saturday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting. The situation will only get more dire because the solar cycle is heading into a p...dmitted that currently, little that can be done to predict such a storm, much less shield the world's electrical grid by doing anything other shutting off power to some of the vulnerable areas until t...

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's No. 2 semiconductor maker, said Monday that it has developed a new memory chip for mobile gadgets that can transfer data at a speed eight times faster than previo... 빠른 차세대 '와이드 10 모바일 D램'을 개발했다고 밝혔다. 신제품은 50나노급 공정을 적용한 1기가비트 제품으로, 기존 모바일 D램의 전송 속도보다 8배 빠른 12.8GB/s(Giga Byte per Second)의 데이터 속도를 낸다. 이는 1초에 DVD급 영화 2편, 음악파일 3천200곡을 전송할 수 있는 속도다. 또 데이터 입출력 핀 수를 기...