A 12-year-old boy accused of murdering his little brother could be sentenced to life.Cristian Fernandez from Florida is charged with first-degree murder and will be facing trial as an adult.According to reports, Cristian repeatedly struck his 2-year-old brother David’s head while his mother was out. David was later found unconscious bleeding badly.When the mother, Biannela, returned home, she trie

World News June 10, 2011

A Korean soldier reportedly rescued two victims from a car accident and also caught the hit-and-run driver.Park Sam-young, sergeant, was on the way to the hospital where his 4-year-old son was admitted when he saw an automobile driving in wrong direction, towards his car. While Park managed to avoid it, another car behind him could not, resulting in a severe crash The sergeant ran to the destroyed

World News June 10, 2011

A woman from the Netherlands has engraved 152 of her online friends on her arm.While some criticize that friendships within the world-famous social network are just temporary, the woman proved that they can be far more permanent.After the tattoos were done, she posted a video clip on YouTube. In the video’s description, she wrote: “These are not all my friends. Just the people I care most about. I

Technology June 10, 2011

Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station have arrested a 35-year-old man who allegedly posed as an agent from the National Security Agency to deceive his classmates.The accused, identified by his surname Lee, approached to one of his classmates and said that he is an agent from NSA. After buying his trust, the swindler persuaded his friend to make an investment in the Daegu English Village project.Lee pr

Social Affairs June 10, 2011

Best-selling Korean author Shin Kyung-sook’s novel “Please Look after Mom” has hit the shelves in France amid heightened attention to Korean literature overseas. To mark the official publication of the hit novel depicting the distinctive character of a Korean mother, a publication party was held on Tuesday at the Korean Culture Center in Paris.Reflecting the novel’s popularity in the U.S. and else

People June 9, 2011

An American woman named Karen Butler went to the dentist to remove several teeth and came out speaking a foreign -- slightly Irish -- accent.  She is believed to be suffering from a rare neurological disorder called foreign accent syndrome (FAS). This complication was first diagnosed in Norway in 1941 when a woman was hit by shrapnel from an air raid in World War II. Since then, there have only be

Podcast June 9, 2011

Wild jinseng jackpot found in Jeonnam Province About 120 roots of wild ginseng were found in Jeonnam Province, which may be worth up to $100,000.Wild ginseng is very rare and traditionally considered sacred -- according to legend it can only be found by those with a pure heart. It is also invaluable to Oriental medicine, often referred to as a “cure-all,” or symbol of longevity.Two men, known by t

Social Affairs June 9, 2011

   LONDON (AFP) - Most people would think twice before buying a boat named Titanic II. And sure enough, when Briton Mark Wilkinson took the 16-foot (4.8-metre) cabin cruiser out for its maiden voyage, it promptly sank.    "If it wasn't for the harbourmaster I would have gone down with the Titanic," Wilkinson, who had to be fished out of the sea at West Bay harbour in Dorset, southern England, told

World News June 8, 2011

To mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 2012, the world's biggest drinks company said it plans to produce a limited edition scotch whisky costing £100,000 ($152,465) a bottle. John Walker & Sons said the limited edition of 60 crystal decanters of `Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky by John Walker & Sons` is a unique blend of whiskies distilled in 1952 and finished in a marrying cask of English o

Industry June 8, 2011

A man enraged after his girlfriend was molested was accused of threatening police officers.Park, 25, crashed into a police station and demanded to be shown a sex offender in custody who had assaulted his girlfriend. Gwangju Seobu Police Station, however, refused Park’s demands to protect the privacy of the offender. After failing to find out who molested his girlfriend, Park took out a weapon and

Social Affairs June 8, 2011