Prisoners in Venezuelan penitentiaries can do everything they desire, except for leaving there, New York Times reported.The report revealed lives of prisoners in the San Antonio prison on Margarita Island of the South American country, depicting the prison as "paradise.""The prison for more than 2,000 Venezuelans and foreigners held largely for drug trafficking more like a Hugh Hefner-inspired fle

June 5, 2011

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A home-made rocket built by two Danes successfully blasted off from a floating launch pad off the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Friday, nine months after its first test flight failed due to a defective hair drier."It was like seeing a missile and it came over us a couple of kilometres up. We are ecstatic and will be going home with everything we have learned," one of the Dani

Podcast June 5, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The images began arriving in Joshua Kaufman's inbox. The grainy photos are low-lit and intimate: a man curled up on a couch, sound asleep; the same man propped up against pillows on a bed, shirtless.Who was this stranger sitting with Kaufman's stolen laptop?Kaufman collected the images and took them to police, who did not help him. So he went online, publishing the pictures on

World News June 2, 2011

 CHICAGO (AP) _ An American admitted terrorist who is the government's star witness in the trial of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks said Tuesday that another militant with ties to al-Qaida had once plotted to attack U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin.David Coleman Headley, who has pleaded guilty to laying the groundwork in the three-day massacre that left more

World News June 1, 2011

3M has appointed Jung Byung-kook as president of its office in Korea, the company said in a statement Monday. Jung is the first Korean to run the Seoul office of the U.S- based producer of everything from adhesives to electronic circuits since it started business here in 1977. Jung Byung-kookJung’s becoming the head of 3M Korea is part of 3M’s core global strategy on localization of its products,

People May 31, 2011

Police booked Big Bang member Daesung without detention Tuesday morning after he hit two people with his car on a bridge in Seoul. The vehicle, driven by the 22-year-old pop singer, hit a motorcyclist who was lying on the road and a taxi driver who had left his vehicle to check on the rider on Yanghwa bridge located in southwestern Seoul, at around 1:30 a.m.The motorbike driver was pronounced dead

Performance May 31, 2011

For those dreaming of a perfect and unforgettable wedding this fall or winter, consider classic red and sparkling crystals, says a star wedding planner in the U.S.“The color for late 2011 and 2012 is definitely going to be red. Red is glamorous, classic and very stylish,” David Tutera, a celebrity wedding and event planner in the U.S., said in an email interview with The Korea Herald.Brides can al

People May 29, 2011

 Google unveiled a free mobile application on Thursday that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet and is designed to replace plastic credit cards.The Internet giant, at a press conference at its New York headquarters with financial partners Citibank, MasterCard and First Data and telecom ally Sprint, said "Google Wallet" is being field tested and will be available this summer.Google Wallet

Technology May 27, 2011

Celebrities show off their evening gown and tuxedos at the 2011 Paeksang Arts Awards held on Thursday in Seoul. Ko Hyun-jung Kim Nam-joo Moon Geun-young Lee Min-jung Lee Byung-hun Tang Wei Hwang Jung-eum  Tang Wei Hwang Jung-eum

May 27, 2011