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Girl, 3, eats leftovers for 2 days after mom dies

PodcastNov 4, 2011

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A 3-year-old girl comforted herself with her favorite toy and ate cheese, leftover lasagna and milk for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home.The girl's uncle, Pete Silbery, told The Associated Press on Friday that Shylah Silbery managed
[Photo] Sculpture by the Sea

TheaterNov 4, 2011

An installation titled "Simple Black & White" by artists Alan and Julie Aston is part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Over 100 works by local and international artists are on display along a popular beach-side walk. (AP-Yonhap News) People move between
Document may shed light on origins of JFK speech

PeopleNov 4, 2011

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) _ A document discovered at the boarding school attended by John F. Kennedy bolsters a theory that a former headmaster provided inspiration for his famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you _ ask what you can do for your country,” a school archivist said Thursd
Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'

TelevisionNov 4, 2011

An Internet news outlet has been ordered to pay millions of won in compensation for calling a comedian-turned-TV hostess a "leftist" loyal to former President Roh Moo-hyun against her will, a Seoul court said Friday.In a compulsory arbitration decision on a libel suit filed by Kim Mi-hwa, the Seoul
SK Telecom, KT start to accept preorders for iPhone 4S

TechnologyNov 4, 2011

South Korea's two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market next week.South Korean customers could preorder the iconic smartphone on the companies' Web sites from Friday. Preorder
Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months

PodcastNov 4, 2011

Seok Hae-kyun, the heroic captain of a South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued in a naval operation earlier this year, was released from a local hospital on Friday after over nine months of treatment for gunshot wounds. (Yonhap News)Seok, who led the crew aboard the 11,500-ton
Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain

PodcastNov 4, 2011

The market share of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Internet Explorer browser dropped below 50 percent last month as Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Safari and Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Chrome become more popular. (Bloomberg)Internet Explorer, which had almost 80 percent of users in November 2007, lost ground to Chro
Seoul steps up campaign to ban smoking in public places

PodcastNov 4, 2011

Seoul will expand its non-smoking zones to include more than one-fifth of the city area by 2014, stepping up efforts to reduce health risks from second-hand smoking, city officials said Friday.At present, outdoor smoking is banned at 23 major parks and plazas across the capital.Under the envisioned
Bill Gates praises S. Korea in development report to G20 summit

InternationalNov 4, 2011

Microsoft founder Bill Gates praised South Korea on Thursday for increasing assistance to developing nations as he appealed to world leaders to carry out their commitments to help needy nations.Assistance to developing nations is one of the key agenda items for a two-day summit of the G20 major and
Sung Kim sworn in as U.S. ambassador to S. Korea

InternationalNov 4, 2011

Sung Kim is scheduled to take up the post as U.S. ambassador to South Korea next week, a diplomatic source here said Thursday after his swearing-in ceremony.Wendy Sherman, under secretary of state for political affairs, officiated at the ceremony at the State Department in lieu of Secretary of State
Seoul seeks 'stable dialogue channel' with Pyongyang: minister

North KoreaNov 4, 2011

South Korea is trying to establish a "stable dialogue channel" with North Korea, Seoul's top policymaker on the communist neighbor said Thursday, adding the alliance with the U.S. is the cornerstone of the effort.In a round-table meeting with U.S. experts on Korea, Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik als
Greek PM abandons referendum on Greek debt plan

World BusinessNov 4, 2011

ATHENS (AP) -- Greece's prime minister abandoned his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to popular vote Thursday, keeping his government alive -- but passionate squabbling in Athens left the country's solvency in doubt and the eurozone in turmoil.Prime Minister George Papandreou reversed c
Lee expresses support for increasing IMF rescue fund

World BusinessNov 3, 2011

CANNES, France-- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed support for a proposal to beef up the rescue fund of the International Monetary Fund when he met with European Union leaders on Thursday, an official said. Senior presidential press secretary Choe Geum-nak quote
Syrian tanks fire despite Arab League deal; 4 dead

World NewsNov 3, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian tanks mounted with machine-guns fired Thursday on a city at the heart of the country's uprising, killing at least four people one day after Damascus agreed to an Arab League plan calling on the government to pull the military out of cities, activists said.The violence does
Gadhafi son said to be in vast Sahara

World NewsNov 3, 2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Gadhafi's one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Desert's ocean of dunes and could remain hidden for months in an area more than twice the size of Texas.Seif al-Islam Gadhafi may be plo