DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- The Samsung Lions defeated the SK Wyverns 8-3 here Thursday to take the 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven South Korean professional baseball final.   In Game 2 of the Korean Series at Daegu Baseball Stadium, Choi Hyung-woo hit a grand slam in the Lions' six-run third inning and starter Jang Won-sam pitched six strong innings, as the defending Korea Baseball Organization  champs got a step closer to their second straight crown.   The Lions and the Wyverns also squared

Baseball Oct. 25, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Defying international concerns, North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appears to have fallen into the sea, splintering moments after takeoff, South Korean and U.S. officials said.The liftoff took place at 7:39 a.m. (2139 GMT Thursday) from the west coast launch pad in the hamlet of Tongchang-ri, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said,

Foreign Affairs April 13, 2012

The sun rises above the Pyongyang city skyline on April 13, 2012. (AFP)North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation.In Washington, U.S. officials said the launch may have failed.South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters in a nationally televised news co

Latest News April 13, 2012