IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks during a news briefing at the 2010 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington. (AP-Yonhap News)NEW YORK (AP) ― The leader of the International Monetary Fund and a possible candidate for president of France was pulled from an airplane moments before he was to fly to Paris and was being questioned Saturday by police in connection with the sexual assault

May 15, 2011

Police investigates two explosions at transportation centers in Seoul. Police said they have arrested three men on suspicion of setting explosives in lockers of two major Seoul transportation hubs. (Yonhap News)Police said Sunday they have arrested three men on suspicion of triggering a string of explosions involving what appeared to be butane gas that struck two major Seoul transportation hubs. P

Social Affairs May 15, 2011

As Daejeon is likley to be the site to host science research centers, other candidate cities protest against government's decision. (Yonhap News)The central city of Daejeon is likely to be the site to host a 3.5 trillion won (US$3.2 billion) science belt the government is pushing to build over the next seven years, a government official said Saturday.A government-private committee will announce th

Politics May 15, 2011

High-speed KTX-Sancheon train was launched in March, 2011. (Yonhap News)CHILGOK - A high-speed KTX-Sancheon train from Seoul abruptly stopped Saturday in the southern part of the country for nearly an hour due to an apparent malfunction in its brake system, officials said.The train came to an unscheduled halt at 3:13 p.m. near Gimcheon, some 234 kilometer south of Seoul, on its way to Masan on the

Industry May 15, 2011

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome at Google Inc., speaks during a keynote address at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Google Inc.'s new Chromebook line of laptops, manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co. and Acer Inc., will go on sale next month, furthering the company's push into computer hardware. (Bloomberg-Yonhap News)SAN FR

Technology May 12, 2011

(MCT)ROME (AFP) - Rome had an empty feeling on Wednesday with some 20 percent of its somewhat superstitious residents failing to show up for work or going to school because of a prophecy predicting a devastating earthquake."Twenty percent of Romans didn't go to work today. On the other hand hotels and agritourism facilities have had a boom in bookings," said Primo Mastrantoni, head of the Associat

World News May 11, 2011

In this comic book cover released by Bluewater Productions Inc., an issue of "Fame" featuring singer Britney Spears, is shown. (AP-Yonhap News)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Britney Spears is no stranger to music buyers and concert-goers. Now, her star power will be on display with web-slingers, shape shifters and superheroes.The pop music star is the subject of a new one-shot comic book courtesy of Bluewate

Performance May 11, 2011

Renowned Korean author says he will resume podcast soon but never return to TwitterKorean author Kim Young-ha in New York  (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)NEW YORK ― It has been quite a while since Korean novelist Kim Young-ha was last heard from. Apparently burned by the heated online debates over systemic problems in Korea’s literary scene and the tragic death of aspiring screenwriter Choi Go-eun,

Culture May 3, 2011

(MCT)SYDNEY (AFP) - Male doctors are four times more likely to be disciplined for misconduct than female medics, according to a new Australian study which found the biggest cause of complaint was sexual misbehavior.Researchers at the University of Melbourne analyzed 485 cases where doctors had been found guilty of misconduct and disciplined in Australia and New Zealand between 2000 and 2009.They f

Technology May 2, 2011

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) _ Text of remarks by President Barack Obama Sunday night announcing the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, as transcribed by the White House.Good evening.  To

World May 2, 2011

Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)LONDON (AP) _ It's a stunner: Kate Middleton arrived at her Westminster Abbey wedding in a splendid dress by Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house _ ending months of speculation about the identity of the designer.The lacy white gown, with its low neckl

April 29, 2011