SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean man crossed the maritime border into South Korea on a raft late last month, the same day that 21 other North Koreans were found drifting aboard a boat off the South's west coast, a government source said Tuesday."One North Korean man was discovered by our Nav

North Korea Nov. 8, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- American gang members have signed up for the U.S. military forces stationed in South Korea, a recent U.S. gang assessment report showed Monday, posing possible criminal threats to local law enforcement. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in the October report th

Social Affairs Nov. 8, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will set up 1,300 gas stations selling cheaper gasoline and diesel by 2015 as part of an ongoing effort to control inflationary pressure, the government said Thursday.The "thrift gas stations" will receive their fuel from state-run Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC

Politics Nov. 3, 2011

Newly elected Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon’s ambitious dream to halve college tuition is about to take off as the Seoul Metropolitan Government is considering subsidizing the University of Seoul from next year in tuition terms. According to the municipal government, it has recently received a request f

Politics Nov. 3, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- A former legal affairs aide for President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to one and a half years in prison on Thursday for receiving bribes in return for using his influence to gain favor for a scandal-ridden savings bank. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the priso

Politics Nov. 3, 2011

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Divorces filed by international couples in South Korea grew nearly 5 percent last year, data showed Thursday, possibly leaving many of their children vulnerable to poor parental care and education.According to the data by Statistics Korea, a total of 14,319 couples with dif

Social Affairs Nov. 3, 2011

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo has begun to distribute an iPad magazine that illuminates the Internet company's ambitions and the chronic hiccups that have thrown its fate into doubt.The free magazine, called Livestand, has intriguing potential because its software can be customized to pull a

Industry Nov. 3, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) _ Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and ``issues like self-confidence, well-bei

Performance Nov. 3, 2011

A pair of 2-year-old formerly conjoined twin girls from the Philippines are recovering well after an operation to separate them in California, a hospital spokeswoman said.Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, born joined at the chest and abdomen, were separated Tuesday by a team of 20 doctors during 10 hour

People Nov. 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure currently used.The Food and Drug Administration

Technology Nov. 3, 2011

CANNES, France (AP) _ European leaders heaped pressure on Greece over its decision to hold a referendum on its latest bailout deal, calling it a vote on whether it wants to stay in the eurozone and vowing Athens would not get new rescue loans until the result was in.The acknowledgment that the vote

World News Nov. 3, 2011