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Ahn Cheol-soo foundation under probe for election law violation

South Korea's election watchdog said Monday it is looking into possible election law violations by a foundation that is being set up by Ahn Cheol-soo, a software entrepreneur-turned-professor who may have presidential ambitions.A source at the National Election Commission (NEC) said that there is a need to see if the public foundation that Ahn said he will create conflicts with an existing electio

Politics Aug. 13, 2012

Footballer misses medal ceremony as officials

Park Jong-woo (London Olympic Joint Press Corp)A South Korean football player missed the ceremony to pick up his bronze medal Saturday, after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) instructed South Korea to keep him away for his political act after South Korea's win over Japan.Midfielder Park Jong-woo didn't stand on the podium with his teammates at Wembley Stadium Saturday to collect his bronz

Olympic Games Aug. 12, 2012

Footballer misses medal ceremony as officials

N. Korea seeks int'l condemnation for S. Korea's alleged terror bid

North Korea said Saturday it has asked the United Nations to condemn an alleged terrorist attempt by South Korea and the United States to undermine its regime by demolishing the statues of its founding leader, Kim Il-sung.North Korea said it has mailed the United Nations details of open testimony made by one of its nationals allegedly hired by South Korean and U.S. intelligence on a secret mission

North Korea Aug. 11, 2012

Korea finishes fourth in women’s volleyball

South Korea lost to Japan in the women's volleyball bronze medal match Saturday at the London Olympics.At Earls Court, Japan beat South Korea in straight sets, 25-22, 26-24, 25-21. South Korea came up short of winning its first volleyball medal, male or female, since the 1976 Montreal Olympics.Saori Sakoda led Japan with 23 points. Kim Yeon-koung of South Korea, who entered this game as the tourna

Olympic Games Aug. 11, 2012

Korea finishes fourth in women’s volleyball

U.S. prepares new sanctions on Assad regime

The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and its allies as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads to Turkey for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists.Senior U.S. officials traveling with Clinton as she wraps up a nine-nation Africa tour in Ghana and Benin before flying to Turkey on Friday said the

World News Aug. 10, 2012

Park Geun-hye's approval ratings slip after money-for-nomination scandal

The approval ratings of top presidential contender Park Geun-hye slipped more than two percentage points as her conservative ruling party took a beating over allegations one of its lawmakers bribed her way into parliament, polls showed Friday.Park's rating stood at 36.4 percent in a survey of 1,500 people on Wednesday and Thursday, down from 39 percent during the same period last week, according t

Politics Aug. 10, 2012

Chinese doctors remove spider from patient’s ear canal

A Chinese woman who suffered from headaches on the left side of her head was told by doctor that a spider was in her ear canal.Doctors at the Changsha Central Hospital in Hunan Doctors reportedly used a saline solution to flush out the spider in order to avoid having the spider burrow deeper inside the canal or bite her.They believe the spider entered the woman's home while the home was undergoin

World News Aug. 10, 2012

Chinese doctors remove spider from patient’s ear canal

Bolt wins 200, Rudisha gets 800 record at Olympics

Usain Bolt backed up his billing as a ``living legend'' by winning the Olympic 200 meters and becoming the first athlete to repeat as double Olympic sprint champion.``Bask in my glory,'' Bolt boasted. ``I've got nothing left to prove.''Undaunted by the first world record of the Olympic track meet run by 800-meter winner David Rudisha less than an hour before the 200 final, Bolt was not about to be

More Sports Aug. 10, 2012

Bolt wins 200, Rudisha gets 800 record at Olympics

Silver medals for S. Korea in taekwondo, table tennis

South Korea picked up two silver medals Wednesday at the London Olympics, with a young taekwondo fighter and the men's table tennis trio both overwhelmed in their gold medal contests. South Korea's Joo Sae-hyuk(from left), Oh Sangeun and Ryu Seung-min diaplay their silver medals after men's team table tennis match with Chna at the London Olympics Wednesday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)In men

Olympic Games Aug. 9, 2012

Silver medals for S. Korea in taekwondo, table tennis

Herald Design Forum to address design in business

The second Herald Design Forum, scheduled from Sept. 19-21, will talk about the role of design in business at a special session conducted by world-renowned designers.The session will discuss to what extent design should be involved in management decisions, tackle business problems and address how to incorporate management and design.Two leading auto designers, Chris Bangle and Peter Schreyer, will

Arts & Design Aug. 8, 2012

Mexico beats Japan to reach Olympic football final

Oribe Peralta needed just one word to describe the goal that gave Mexico the lead against Japan on Tuesday and helped the team into its first Olympic final.“Beautiful,” he said of his swirling strike from outside the penalty area in front of 80,000 people at Wembley.“I have never scored a goal that went so close to the top corner. That goal represented everything we tried to do today because I fou

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Mexico beats Japan to reach Olympic football final

Badminton duo grateful for seven years together

Winning bronze medal at the London Olympics wasn't exactly how they wanted to end their partnership, but the South Korean men's doubles badminton team of Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae said Tuesday they were still thankful for each other's presence.Chung and Lee, ranked No. 1 in the world, took third place in doubles. They came into London as the favorites, but lost to Mathias Boe and Carsten Mog

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea finishes fourth in women's team table tennis

South Korea took fourth place in women's team table tennis at the London Olympics Tuesday.South Korea fell to Singapore 3-0. Kim Kyung-ah, Seok Ha-jung and Dang Ye-seo took away only three games against Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu, the same trio that won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.This marks the first time South Korea has failed to win a medal in women's table tennis since the

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea wins 12th gold as men's football team fizzles

South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-woo bites his gold medal during the men's 66kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea took one step closer to matching its record for the most gold medals at a single Olympics, but a disappointing game by the men's football team dampened positive vibes from Tuesday.South Korean Kim Hyeon-woo won t

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2012

Korea wins 12th gold as men's football team fizzles

Enquirer defends Macaulay Culkin drug report

The National Enquirer says it is standing by a report which claims Macaulay Culkin is addicted to heroin, despite the U.S. actor's insistence he is not.The former child star's representative told E! News last week the story is "not only categorically without merit, but it is also impossibly and ridiculously fictitious." The National Enquirer"We beseech the responsible media to consider the source

Film Aug. 7, 2012

Enquirer defends Macaulay Culkin drug report

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