RENNES, France (AFP) -- One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Koran.The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the altar, said the men appeared aggressive and nervous during the attack at the Eglise Saint-Etienne in Normandy on July 26.Then, one of the attackers seemed pleased."I got a smile from the second (man). No

World July 30, 2016

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday stressed the importance of complying with a rules-based international system in a meeting with his counterparts from South East Asia shortly after they were unable to agree on a statement criticizing China for territorial expansion in the South China Sea. Kerry met with the foreign ministers from the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a regional security conference in Laos on Monday and made no direct m

World July 25, 2016

Police said Monday they are investigating a hacking case involving a leak of more than 10 million customer data from a leading South Korean online shopping mall.An unidentified suspect allegedly hacked into the server of Interpark Corp. and stole customer information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, in May, according to police.Police suspect that the hacker sent an email containing malicious codes to the company officials and penetrated its database.The investigation was launched e

National July 25, 2016

MIAMI (AFP) -- At least two people were killed and 14 others wounded in a shooting early Monday at a Florida nightclub, police said, in an incident that reportedly occurred at a party for teenagers.The attack comes just six weeks after an attack at a gay club in the state left 49 dead in the worst massacre on U.S. soil since 9/11.Officers have detained one "person of interest" and two other individuals for questioning over the latest shooting, which happened at Club Blu in Fort Myers.The venue w

World July 25, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May met Northern Ireland's leaders in Belfast Monday in a bid to allay Northern Irish concerns about Britain's vote to leave the European Union.May was holding talks with First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. The leaders of Northern Ireland's power-sharing administration were divided on the EU. Foster's pro-British Democratic Unionist Party backed the "leave'' side in the June 23 referendum, while McGuinness' Irish

World July 25, 2016

South Korea's presidential advisory body on inter-Korean ties adopted a resolution Thursday supporting the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system, called THAAD, on the peninsula."We actively support the government's THAAD deployment decision aimed at protecting the people's life and security against growing North Korean nuclear and missile threats," the operating committee of the National Unification Advisory Council said in the statement.South Korea's Defense Ministry announced l

National July 21, 2016

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The European Central Bank has left its key interest rates unchanged at record lows as it assesses the impact on the economy of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.President Mario Draghi is expected to use his post-decision news conference Thursday to underline the bank's willingness to add to its stimulus programs if the economy takes a serious hit.Draghi could indicate the bank's readiness to extend its monthly bond purchase stimulus of 80 billion euros ($88 bi

World July 21, 2016

BEIRUT (AFP) -- Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front has executed 14 captured men it accused of fighting for President Bashar al-Assad, in retaliation for a regime advance near Damascus.A video distributed via the group's social media accounts showed 14 men, many with injuries including black eyes, stating their names as they lined up in pairs in front of the group's black flag."Implementation of the death sentence against a group of... regime prisoners because of their attack on Harira vi

World July 21, 2016

The United States has made a final decision to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 48 percent on imports of corrosion-resistant steel from South Korea, a key trade agency here said Thursday.In its recent ruling, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that the related U.S. industry is actually hurt by products from South Korea and four other nations sold at less than fair value and subsidized by their governments, according to the Korea International Trade Association.It was uph

Business July 21, 2016

[THE INVESTOR] The South Korean government said on June 28 that it will propose a revision bill to the current pharmaceutical law, in order to enhance the availability of medicine and first-aid medical supplies to citizens.The Ministry of Health and Welfare said they are preparing to propose the revision by Aug. 28. If the bill passes, pharmacists will be allowed to install medicine vending machines in front of their pharmacies.The Pharmaceutical Affairs Act states in Article 50 that an owner or

June 28, 2016

AYRSHIRE, Scotland (AP) -- Donald Trump, in a visit to Scotland on Friday, hailed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, drawing parallels to the anger driving his own presidential campaign."I love to see people take their country back,'' he told reporters at a news conference at one of his golf courses in Scotland. "And that's really what's happening in the United States'' and other parts of the world.The campaign leading to Thursday's stunning vote for Britain to leave the European Union

World June 24, 2016

The government and ruling Saenuri Party said Friday that they will not consider revising an economic growth outlook downwards or expanding an extra budget because of Britain's exit from the European Union.They reached the agreement as they believe the impact of Brexit on South Korea's economy would be "limited," party officials said.The two sides held an emergency meeting at the National Assembly after Britons voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum."We have sufficient capabilities to res

National June 24, 2016