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U.S. denies report on Iran nuclear talks deal

The White House on Saturday denied that any deal had been reached for one-on-one nuclear talks with Iran, as the New York Times reported, and said it was still working on a "diplomatic solution."The report and subsequent denial come at a key point in the U.S. presidential campaign, with incumbent Barack Obama set to face Republican rival Mitt Romney on Monday in their last of three debates -- this one focused on foreign policy.Earlier, the New York Times -- citing unnamed officials in the Obama

World News Oct. 21, 2012

Mars rover gets a taste of Martian soil

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has swallowed its first solid sample into an analytical instrument inside the rolling laboratory, mission scientists said.The rover's Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument, or CheMin, is analyzing the sample to determine what minerals it contains, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported Thursday."We are crossing a significant threshold for this mission by using CheMin on its first sample," Curiosity's project scientist John Grotzinger said. "This

Technology Oct. 21, 2012

Messi nets 3, 10-man Barca wins 5-4 at Deportivo

With Lionel Messi as a three-time goal-taker and Cesc Fabregas as a three-time goal-maker, 10-man Barcelona outlasted Deportivo La Coruna in a wild 5-4 shootout in the Spanish league on Saturday.Fabregas set up Jordi Alba's opener before Cristian Tello and Messi both followed suit as Barcelona roared to 3-0 just 18 minutes in at Riazor Stadium.But some dubious officiating saw Javier Mascherano sent off in the 49th, and the visitors needed Messi's 15th overall goal in a superb individual effort 1

Soccer Oct. 21, 2012

Messi nets 3, 10-man Barca wins 5-4 at Deportivo

“GenieTalk” tops app chart to mixed reviews

As the automatic translation application “GenieTalk” has taken the No. 1 spot on AppStore’s free popular app chart just one day after launching, early adopters across the nation and overseas are busy posting reviews on social network services -- on both the good and the bad.“GenieTalk,” a free Korean-English translation app developed by the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institution w

Technology Oct. 18, 2012

“GenieTalk” tops app chart to mixed reviews

Planet found at sun's closest neighbor

(ESO-UPI)European astronomers say they've discovered a planet about the mass of the Earth orbiting a star in the Alpha Centauri system, the nearest star system to Earth.Alpha Centauri, only 4.3 light-years away, is actually a triple star -- a system consisting of two stars similar to the Sun orbiting close to each other, designated Alpha Centauri A and B, and a more distant and faint red component

Technology Oct. 18, 2012

‘Housework’ makes female dragons die young

(UPI)Female Komodo dragons live just half as long as males on average and it's all down to physically demanding "housework," Australian researchers say.Females tied to tasks of building huge nests and guarding eggs for up to six months live for around 32 years, as compared to 60 years as an average lifespan for a male dragon, they said.A research team that included scientists from the University o

Technology Oct. 18, 2012

‘Housework’ makes female dragons die young

Giant smashup created the Moon, say scientists

(NASA-UPI)A chemical quirk found in lunar soil backs a 37-year-old theory that the Moon was born from an apocalyptic collision between Earth and a huge space rock, scientists said on Wednesday.Way back in 1975, astronomers proposed at a conference that billions of years ago, our satellite was created through a smashup between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body they named Theia, in Greek mythol

Technology Oct. 18, 2012

Giant smashup created the Moon, say scientists

Self-employed people take hit from economic slump

The number of self-employed people shutting down their business last year jumped to a four-year high, suggesting that owners of mom-and-pop stores bore the brunt of the slowing economic growth, data showed Thursday.According to the data by the National Tax Service, business closures by self-employed people totaled 829,669 last year, up 3 percent or about 24,000 from a year earlier. It marked the l

Oct. 18, 2012

South Korean woman among five killed in Denver bar fire

A South Korean woman was among five killed inside a Denver bar torched on Wednesday, according to news reports. Police said it identified the bodies of four women and a man discovered inside the bar and their deaths ruled homicides.Denver Police Chief Robert White said the bodies appeared to have suffered trauma and the fire was believed to be arson, The Denver Post reported.The victims were ident

Social Affairs Oct. 18, 2012

U.S. town rehiring fired 'Gangnam Style' lifeguards

Fourteen lifeguards fired last month after appearing in uniform at the city pool in a parody of “Gangnam Style,” the Korean pop music video that has been viewed hundreds of millions of time online, are getting their jobs back.The City Council in the Southern California town of El Monte voted to rehire them pending a management review at the aquatic center, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune (http://bi

Performance Oct. 18, 2012

Lotte Giants beat SK Wyverns to tie playoff series

Lotte Giants’ Jo Sung-hwan gets a timely hit during the Game 2 of second round of the 2012 KBO playoffs. (Yonhap News)The Lotte Giants defeated the SK Wyverns 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday to tie their second round playoff series at one game apiece in South Korea's top baseball league.In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) contest at Munhak Stadium here, west of Seoul, SK's reliever Jung Woo-ra

Baseball Oct. 17, 2012

Lotte Giants beat SK Wyverns to tie playoff series

Arrest warrant issued for foster daughter of late top N.K. defector

A local court issued a warrant on Wednesday to arrest the South Korean foster daughter of Hwang Jang-yop, the late highest-ranking North Korean defector, on suspicion of fraud.A 70-year-old woman surnamed Kim was accused of snatching about3 billion won (US$2.7 million) for the past three years from three investors with her accomplice, surnamed Yoon, after falsely saying they would give them rights

North Korea Oct. 17, 2012

Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman

Lance Armstrong (AP-Yonhap News)Lance Armstrong said Wednesday he is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so the group can focus on its mission instead of the doping allegations surrounding the former cycling champion.The move came a week after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing accusations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams

More Sports Oct. 17, 2012

Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman

U.S. embassy in Stockholm evacuated over 'possible' incident

The U.S. embassy in Stockholm was evacuated on Wednesday over a possible security incident, a spokesman for the mission told AFP, while police said a suspect envelope had sparked the scare."We've evacuated the embassy while we are investigating a possible security incident," embassy spokesman Jeff Anderson said."We are working together with the Swedish authorities."When contacted by AFP around mid

World News Oct. 17, 2012

Japan's opposition chief visits war shrine

Opposition leader Shinzo Abe, a man well-placed to become Japan's next prime minister, visited a Tokyo war shrine Wednesday, in a move that risks causing further friction with neighboring countries.Clad in formal evening dress, Abe, a one-time prime minister who was elected president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) last month, said he was at Yasukuni Shrine in an official cap

World News Oct. 17, 2012

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