South Korea drew 0-0 with 10-man Turkey, led by Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who coached the Asian team to the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup, in a friendly held Wednesday in the Turkish port city of Trabzon. (Yonhap News)In the friendly at Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium, the South Koreans were not able to capitalize on their numerical advantage against Turkey, whose captain Emre Belozoglu was red carded e

Soccer Feb. 10, 2011

(MCT)WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A new "Confession" application for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch has received the blessing of a Catholic bishop."Confession: A Roman Catholic App," is the first program for the Apple devices created by a South Bend, Indiana-based company called "Little iApps."Its developer, Patrick Leinen, said the app was designed to be used in the confessional and was intended "for

Industry Feb. 9, 2011

A demonstrator wears a mock mask of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, dressed as a pink rabbit with handcuffs during a protest outside Berlusconi's private residence, in Arcore, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, to demand Premier Silvio Berlusconi's resignation following allegations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and used his office to cover it up. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MILAN (AP) _ Critics of

International Feb. 8, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)— A Minneapolis woman has been charged with animal cruelty after postal workers say she tried to mail a puppy to Atlanta in a sealed box with no air holes. (MCT)Postal Service spokesman Pete Nowacki says employees became suspicious when the box suddenly fell off the counter after the woman left the post office Jan. 25. Postal inspectors opened the priority mail parcel and found a 4

English Eye Feb. 7, 2011

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) _ Belgian runner Stefaan Engels set a Guinness World Record after crossing the finish line of his 365th consecutive marathon on Saturday. Belgian athlete Stefaan Engels, known as 'marathonman', reacts as he finishes his last marathon in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Engels, dubbed the ``Marathon Man,'' began the extreme physical challenge a year ago

Sports Feb. 7, 2011

(captured from the Daily Mail)An incredibly large jumbo bra has been introduced by a British female underwear manufacturer.According to the British tabloid the Daily Mail, Bravissimo, which specializes in lingeries for women who struggle to find a tight-fitting bra, proposed a timely solution to the problem by introducing the new “super- super size” underwear -- the L-cup bra.Bravissimo, in fact,

Jan. 31, 2011

 YAPHANK, New York (AP) _ The four women whose bodies were dumped  along a desolate beachfront strip on Long Island were all prostitutes who booked their clients online and were probably slain by a serial killer, authorities said Monday.This combination of photos provided by the Suffolk County Police Department shows, from left, Melissa Barthelemy, of New York's Erie County; Maureen Brainard-Barne

International Jan. 31, 2011

South Korea is moving to introduce the fifth generation of stealth fighter jets at an early date to replace its aging Air Force fighters and to secure capabilities to counter North Korea's increasing provocations, government sources said Sunday.The move comes after the parliament cut the defense ministry's request for some 15.7 billion won (US$14 million) to launch a new fighter jet procurement pr

Social Affairs Jan. 31, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. government health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer, raising new questions about the safety of devices which have been scrutinized for decades.Federal health officials said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer

Arts & Design Jan. 31, 2011

The dead "Devil Ray" is lifted up at the pier. Photo courtesy: Guang Ming DailyKLANG, Selangor: Founded over a hundred year ago, Pulau Ketam seems to have a stroke of bad luck as it witnessed some really bad incidents over the past couple of years, including the sinking of a century-old pontoon, the "dog eats dog" incident and the "cousin kills cousin" family tragedy, among others, casting over th

Culture Jan. 31, 2011

BERLIN, (AFP) - A desperate Turkish man living in Germany has turned to the police for protection from his insatiable wife's constant demands for sex, authorities said on Wednesday.(MCT)The man came to his local police station in southwestern Germany on Tuesdaysaying that he had been sleeping on the sofa for the past four years to escapethe clutches of his wife of 18 years and mother of their two

International Jan. 31, 2011

Five pirates arrested are accused of hijacking the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry and firing at the ship's captain during a rescue operation by South Korean Navy commandos on Jan.21.(Yonhap News)A local court on Sunday approved the arrest of five Somali pirates who were captured alive during a recent rescue operation on a South Korean freighter, court officials said.The pirates are accused of hijacking

Social Affairs Jan. 30, 2011

(Photo: The Nation)More than a dozen diving sites in seven national marine parks in Thailand will be closed beginning January 21 for at least a month as authorities seek ways to arrest coral bleaching, leaving many tourism operators fuming."We will give the coral reefs time to recover naturally," Sunan Arunnopparat, directorgeneral of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department,

More Sports Jan. 30, 2011

PARIS, (AFP) - Can anyone beat Frederic Chopin as an emblem of the Romantic artist? (MCT)In the great Polish composer, towering genius combined with a wasted frame and a pallid face behind which lurked melancholy, a brooding over death, adisconnection from ordinary life and sometimes horrifying hallucinations. A force that created this image was the French novelist George Sand, whodescribed lyrica

Performance Jan. 30, 2011