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Saudi report claims women at wheel will have sex

This file image made from video released by Change.org, shows a Saudi Arabian woman driving a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP)RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital

World News Dec. 5, 2011

Saudi report claims women at wheel will have sex

84-year-old says she was strip searched at JFK

NEW YORK (AP) — An 84-year-old New York grandmother said Saturday she was injured and humiliated when she was strip searched at an airport after she asked to be patted down instead of going through a body scanner.Lenore Zimmerman said she was taken to a private room and made to take off her pa

World News Dec. 5, 2011

Lawmaker's aide suspected of hacking into election Web site

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday that they are seeking arrest warrants for an incumbent lawmaker's aide and three other Web site administrators on suspicion of orchestrating massive cyber attacks on the national election watchdog's Web site on the day of the October by-elections. The Nat

Politics Dec. 2, 2011

Lawmaker's aide suspected of hacking into election Web site

Gov't announces 4.5 percent electricity price hike

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The country's electricity price will be raised by an average 4.5 percent from next week, though rates for households and the agricultural industry will remain intact, the government said Friday.Starting on Monday, prices of electricity used by industrial and educational sec

Dec. 2, 2011

US report: Arctic much worse since 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. officials say the Arctic region has changed dramatically for the worse in the past five years.It is melting at a near record pace, and it is darkening and absorbing too much of the sun's heat.A new report card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rates the

Technology Dec. 2, 2011

Ahn denies rumors of new party

Entrepreneur-turned-professor Ahn Cheol-soo on Thursday denied speculation that he would create a political party and run in the general elections next year.Ahn has yet to confirm whether he will enter politics. But he has received media attention as a formidable potential presidential runner who en

Politics Dec. 1, 2011

Photos confirm mobilization of college students at N.K. construction sites

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- Recent photos taken by an American visitor confirmed Thursday that North Korea has mobilized its college students in massive construction projects in Pyongyang ahead of a milestone political event next year.The North has launched the construction drive as part of attempts t

North Korea Dec. 1, 2011

Prosecutors question SK Group vice chairman on embezzlement case

Public prosecutors investigating alleged embezzlement at SK Group summoned the group’s vice chairman Chey Jae-won on Thursday.Chey is the younger brother of SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won, who is also under investigation. Prosecutors are said to be considering summoning Chey Tae-won at a later date.

Social Affairs Dec. 1, 2011

Marine officers get suspended terms for accusations against ex-commander

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- The military court said Thursday it has sentenced two Marine major generals to suspended terms on charges of making false accusations against their former top commander.In a trial held Wednesday, the court handed down six-month suspended terms to the two major generals, sur

Defense Dec. 1, 2011

Exports of makgeolli set to top $50 million in 2011

This year’s exports of makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine, are set to surpass $50 million for the first time on a sharp rise in demand from Japan and China.According to the Korea Customs Service, 37,027 tons of makgeolli worth $45.29 million were exported in the 10 months to October, ab

Industry Dec. 1, 2011

Exports of makgeolli set to top $50 million in 2011

Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.An upgrade of Google's mobile mapping service released Tuesday includes directions within stores, malls, airports and transit centers in the U.S. and Japan.The initial index only covers a

Technology Nov. 30, 2011

Samsung defeats Apple-sought ban on Australia Galaxy Tab sales

Samsung Electronics won its appeal against Apple’s temporary ban on its sales of tablet PCs in Australia, increasing the possibility of a turnaround in the ongoing patent battle between the two.People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney. (AP-Yonhap News)The Federation Court of Australia on Wednesday o

Technology Nov. 30, 2011

Samsung defeats Apple-sought ban on Australia Galaxy Tab sales

Japan Olympic judo champ fired for sex harassment

Japan's retired double Olympic judo gold medallist Masato Uchishiba was fired as a university coach Tuesday for sexually harassing a female student.Uchishiba, 33, who won the 66kg title at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, had been coaching the women's judo team at Kyushu University of Nursing and Social

More Sports Nov. 30, 2011

Jackson doctor called suicidal after verdict

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge's stern voice broke the silence of a Los Angeles courtroom: "Money for madness medicine," he said before sentencing Dr. Conrad Murray to the maximum four years behind bars for Michael Jackson's death."Absolutely no sense of fault, and is and remains dangerous" to the

Performance Nov. 30, 2011

Psychiatric evaluation finds Norway killer insane

Anders Behring Breivikwww.freak.noOSLO, Norway (AP) — Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was insane when he killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway, and should be sent to a psychiatric ward instead of prison, prosecutors said Tuesday.A psychiatric evaluation ordered

World News Nov. 30, 2011

Psychiatric evaluation finds Norway killer insane

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