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Great Dane is world’s tallest dog

OTSEGO, Mich. (AP) -- A Great Dane from Michigan is doggone tall.The Guinness World Records 2013 book published Thursday recognizes Zeus of Otsego, Michigan, as the world’s Tallest Dog.The 3-year-old measures 44 inches from foot to shoulder.Standing on his hind legs, Zeus stretches to 7-foot-4 and towers over his owner, Denise Doorlag. Zeus is just an inch taller than the previous record-holder, G

World News Sept. 30, 2012

Korea's Stephen Hawking: I've never cried

Seoul National University professor Lee Sang-mook. (Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)Lee works to improve lives with technology, facilitate science education for disabled studentsIn July 2006, marine geophysics professor Lee Sang-mook of Seoul National University was on a field trip in the U.S. along with his 12 students when the vehicle carrying them rolled over in the desert. One student was killed and

Social Affairs Sept. 28, 2012

Korea's Stephen Hawking: I've never cried

Chemical plant explosion kills 3, injures 5

An explosion at a chemical plant in Gumi in the southern part of Korea killed at least three workers and injured five others Thursday, police said.The death toll may rise as some of the wounded are in critical condition, police said. The blast broke out at around 3:45 p.m. at the Gumi National Industrial Complex in North Gyeongsang Province when the employees of Hube Global were unloading hydrochl

Social Affairs Sept. 27, 2012

Chemical plant explosion kills 3, injures 5

Chief justice calls for punishment of sex offenders without victims' complaint

Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae said Sunday that a provision of law should be repealed to ensure sex offenders can be punished without the need for a complaint from their victims. The provision in the current law stipulates that those suspected of sexual offenses are prosecuted only when victims file formal complaints. The loophole could allow sex offenders to get off scot-free as many victims are

Social Affairs Sept. 23, 2012

Hitchhiker turns out to be slaying suspect

A New York truck driver said he was surprised to find out a hitchhiker he picked up was a suspect in a homicide.Manuel Velasco, 37, of Elmont, was pulled over Thursday night after an E-ZPass toll lane he passed through malfunctioned at the toll plaza of the George Washington Bridge, the New York Daily News reported.He and his passenger, Charles Kelley, 52, were questioned by police after they told

Sept. 23, 2012

Rice self-sufficiency rate to fall below 90 percent this year

South Korea's self-sufficiency rate of rice, one of its staple grains, is expected to drop below 90 percent this year due to a decline in land available for rice cultivation, the government said Sunday. The country's rice self-sufficiency rate is likely to reach 86.5 percent this year, based on the median output of 4.88 million tons over the past five years, according to the Ministry of Food, A

Sept. 23, 2012

Park's approval ratings on the decline

The ruling Saenuri Party's presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye has taken a beating in the polls triggered by her controversial views on South Korea's modern history and a string of scandals involving aides, political watchers said Thursday. The downturn in the polls has raised questions about her "closed" leadership style and reluctance to listen to advice over issues that can sway votes ahead of

Politics Sept. 20, 2012

S&P upgrades S. Korea's credit rating to 'A plus'

Global credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has upgraded its sovereign credit rating for South Korea by one notch, citing reduced geopolitical risks stemming from North Korea. According to an e-mailed statement, S&P raised Korea's credit rating from "A" to "A plus," the fifth-highest level on its rating grade, and maintained its rating outlook for Asia's fourth-largest e

Sept. 14, 2012

Government begins moving into new administrative city

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) began moving into the newly built city of Sejong Friday, becoming the first government agency to be relocated to the administrative hub in central South Korea. Sejong City, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, came officially into being as a "special autonomous city" in July and will be home to 16 central government ministries and offices as well as 20 subsidiary

Politics Sept. 14, 2012

Lee arrives in Kazakhstan for economic cooperation talks

ASTANA (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Kazakhstan Wednesday for summit talks with President Nursultan Nazarbayev to enhance economic cooperation, especially in energy and plant projects and resource development.Another focus of Lee's visit to Astana will be a ceremony to break ground for a coal-fired power plant in the southern city of Balkhash. The $4 billion plant is

Politics Sept. 13, 2012

Apple unveils thinner and lighter iPhone 5

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in front of an image of the iPhone 5 during an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday. (AP-Yonhap)For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, with a bigger display.The iPhone 5 will go on sale in the U.S. and eight other countries next Friday

Technology Sept. 13, 2012

Apple unveils thinner and lighter iPhone 5

S. Korea held to draw by Uzbekistan in World Cup qualifier

South Korea`s Kwak Tae-hwi (left) scores a goal during a match against Uzbekistan at Pakhtakor Stadium in Uzbekistan. (Yonhap News)South Korea was held to a 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan here Tuesday in the regional qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.At Pakhtakor Stadium, captain Kwak Tae-hwi and striker Lee Dong-gook scored for the visitors, who entered the game as the favorites but we

Soccer Sept. 12, 2012

S. Korea held to draw by Uzbekistan in World Cup qualifier

Clinton urges Japan, S.Korea to 'lower temperature'

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged US allies South Korea and Japan to "lower the temperature" in a simmering territorial row. Clinton said she raised the tensions during separate talks at an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, who shunned each other at the event. "I raise

Foreign Affairs Sept. 9, 2012

Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in China

At least 36 people died in a fiery collision between a methanol tanker and a double-decker sleeper bus on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year. Both vehicles caught fire and only three of the 39 people onboard the bus survived the motorway crash, which occurred around 2:00 am, Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 36 bodies were pulled from the debris and three peopl

World News Aug. 26, 2012

Woman in wedding dress drowns

A 30-year-old Canadian woman died after she fell into a river near Montreal while posing for wedding photos, officials said.The woman, whose name was not reported, was standing in six to 12 inches of water in the Ouareau River while a photographer was taking her picture, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday.Ronald McGinnis, spokesman for the Quebec provincial police, said the woman's dr

World News Aug. 26, 2012

Articles by Yang Sung-jin