MEXICO CITY (AP) — A First Division Mexican soccer match was suspended Saturday after gunmen opened fire on police outside the stadium in the northern city of Torreon, causing players and referees to run for cover.Local clubs Santos and Morelia were tied 0-0 at the 40-minute mark when th

World News Aug. 21, 2011

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Oscar scored a hat trick to lead Brazil to a 3-2 win over Portugal in extra time on Saturday to win the Under-20 World Cup.Oscar got the winner in the 111th minute, lobbing a shot from the right that was tipped by Portugal keeper Mika onto the underside of the crossbar before

Soccer Aug. 21, 2011

DAEGU, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Usain Bolt, dubbed the fastest man on earth, has set his sights on one goal at the upcoming World Championships in Athletics here -- to defend his world titles so he can become "a legend.""I am trying to defend my titles; that's my aim," Bolt said in an interview with Yonh

More Sports Aug. 21, 2011

 CHILMARK, Massachusetts (AP) _ A vacationing President Barack Obama seems to be in search of drama, passion and intrigue _ at least in his reading material.The White House says Obama bought two books at a Martha's Vineyard shop on Friday and brought three others from Washington for his 10-day

World News Aug. 21, 2011

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pledged Sunday to stake his mayorship on the results of this week's referendum on the city's free school lunch program, upping the ante in the controversial vote. Oh Se-hoon (Yonhap News)"I will stake my mayorship on the results of Wednesday's refere

Politics Aug. 21, 2011

A popular TV actor who enlisted in the Marine Corps for his conscription has been voted as the defining symbol of military mandatory service by netizens, the military recruitment agency said on Thursday.  Hyun Bin (The Korea Herald)According to the Military Manpower Administration, actor Hyun B

Defense Aug. 18, 2011

Shin Chang-won, who stunned the nation with his jailbreak in 1997 and more than two years of life on the run, was in critical condition after attempting suicide in his prison cell on Thursday, prison officials said.The 44-year-old convict attempted suicide via strangulation using a rubber glove in h

Social Affairs Aug. 18, 2011

Colleagues with a temper may earn more than nice people, according to a new study. (MCT)In a joint study by University of Notre Dame and University of Western Ontario, researchers found out that mean male workers earned 18 percent more on average than so-called “agreeable” people.Although the tenden

Podcast Aug. 17, 2011

K-pop group B2ST returned to Seoul Tuesday after the band was denied entry at Haneda International Airport in Japan because of visa problems, according to reports.The South Korean boy band couldn’t pass through immigration desks and were put on standby for over eight hours. They were denied entry fo

Performance Aug. 17, 2011

In new multi-platform media environment, news is becoming portable, personalized, and participatoryWhen a massive landslide hit an affluent residential town in southern Seoul on July 27, it was ordinary citizens, not professional journalists, who broke the news.An amateur video capturing a torrent o

Special Reports Aug. 14, 2011