Ahn Cheol-soo, an entrepreneur-turned-professor who has long been considered a potential contender in this year's presidential race, plans to announce his decision on whether to run for the country's top elected position on Wednesday, his spokesman said.Spokesman Yoo Min-young said Monday that Ahn will make the announcement at 3 p.m. at the local chapter of the Salvation Army's art center in downt

Politics Sept. 17, 2012

Prosecutors on Monday brought charges against a former police chief for making defamatory remarks against late President Roh Moo-hyun.Commenting on the motive of Roh's suicide in a meeting with police officials in March 2010, Cho Hyun-oh, the former commissioner of the National Police Agency, said that police found large amounts of money kept in a borrowed-name bank account the night before Roh ju

Politics Sept. 17, 2012

Cho Won-hyuk stands in front of his bedroom mirror and spreads dollops of yellow-brown makeup over his forehead, nose, chin and cheeks until his skin is flawless. Then he goes to work with a black pencil, highlighting his eyebrows until they're thicker, bolder. “Having a clean, neat face makes you look sophisticated and creates an image that you can handle yourself well,” the 24-year-old college s

Industry Sept. 17, 2012

The Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters over two decades and often left parents in the dark as a means to save face, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.After reviewing 1,600 confidential files dated 1970-1991 from the century-old organization, the Times found more than 500 instances in which the Scouts learned of abuse directly from boys, parents, staff or

World News Sept. 17, 2012

A Nevada recluse left behind a stunning treasure when he died this spring -- officials say they discovered $7 million in gold bars and coins in his home.Walter Samasko Jr. died in his Carson City home in May. His body wasn't found until June after his neighbors complained of the odor emanating from the house. That's when the gold was found stored in his house and garage, the Las Vegas Sun reported

People Sept. 17, 2012

Thousands of ships took shelter in ports, ferry services were suspended and access to valleys and other risky areas was restricted on the southern island of Jeju as precautions Sunday as a powerful typhoon was approaching South Korea.Packing strong winds of 48 meters per second, Typhoon Sanba was moving northward at a speed of 26 kilometers per hour from about 80 kilometers off the southern Japane

Social Affairs Sept. 16, 2012

The owner of a New Jersey hair salon staffed by women in bikinis said he has been receiving offers to open franchises around the country.Jeff Wulkan, who opened Bikini Barbers in Long Branch in February 2011, said his shop has been the subject of a reality TV series -- AXS TV's "Bikini Barbershop: Jersey" -- and has garnered interest from all over the country from people interested in opening fran

Industry Sept. 16, 2012

A British real estate agency said a mansion with 45 bedrooms is being listed for a record-setting £300 million (542.8 billion won)Oliver Hooper of real estate agency Huntly Hooper said the 60,000 square-foot London mansion is the only one of its kind on the market and would beat the record £140 million for a home in Britain if it fetches anywhere near its asking price, The Sun reported Friday."The

Culture Sept. 16, 2012

A group of 14 US speedskaters are boycotting the national short-track team accusing Korean-born head coach Jae Su Chun with wide ranging physical and verbal abuses, U.S. media reported.The Chicago Tribune obtained a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun, in which the group's lawyer demands an investigation so the skaters "are not denied their opportunity to p

More Sports Sept. 16, 2012

A Japanese right-wing activist said Saturday he would not honor summons by Seoul prosecutors for him to appear for questioning over his alleged provocative act over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo.Nobuyuki Suzuki, known as a conservative activist, was sued by a group of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan's wartime soldiers for defamation in connection with a controversial wooden po

Social Affairs Sept. 16, 2012

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine feel "anger and disbelief" and are consulting French lawyers after a magazine Friday published topless pictures of her, a royal source told AFP."We now believe the photographs are genuine," the source said on condition of anonymity. "Their (William and Kate's) general feeling is anger and disbelief. We feel a red line has been crossed.""In terms of n

People Sept. 14, 2012

A Florida man is accusing his ex-girlfriend for beating him with his own prosthetic foot while attempting to take their son from his home.Brandon Fleming of Okaloosa County said his ex, Jadian Hatfield, came to his home with two men last month and demanded he allow her to take their 2-year-old son, WEAR-TV, Pensacola, Fla., reported Thursday.Fleming said he wears an easily-detachable prosthetic on

World News Sept. 14, 2012

Choi See-joong, the country's former communications chief and one of the closest confidants of President Lee Myung-bak, was sentenced Friday to a two-and-a-half year term in prison and 600 million won (US$536,834) in fines for accepting bribes from a local construction company in return for influence peddling.The 75-year-old Choi was arrested and indicted in May on charges of taking 800 million wo

Social Affairs Sept. 14, 2012