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Gunbattle rocks Tripoli; Libyans look for Gadhafi supporters

World NewsOct 16, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) ― Libyan fighters fanned out in Tripoli neighborhoods Saturday to search for armed supporters of fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi a day after a major gunbattle rocked the capital for the first time in two months.Dozens of men combed apartment buildings for suspects and weapons in the Abu
Liberia opposition pulls out of presidential poll; cites flaws

World NewsOct 16, 2011

MONROVIA (AP) ― A group of Liberian opposition parties said Saturday they are pulling out of a recent presidential poll and threatened to refuse the results over allegations that election officials are skewing the outcome in favor of the president.Saturday’s statement was signed by eight parties, in
U.S. claim of plot has ‘no legal logic’: Iran

World NewsOct 16, 2011

With no guaranteed immunity for troops, under militants’ threats, Americans will cease operationsTEHRAN (AP) ― Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed U.S. accusations that Tehran was involved in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, saying Saturday the claims had no “legal logic.”The
Impressionists get new home with Orsay museum revamp

TheaterOct 16, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Masterworks by Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas get a new home next week as Paris’ Orsay Museum reopens its impressionist gallery following a two-year, multi-million-euro revamp.Twenty-five years after its creation in a 200-year-old railway station on the south bank of the
Iceland’s literary stature born over centuries

BooksOct 16, 2011

FRANKFURT (AFP) ― A literary tradition that was born about 900 years ago with the Sagas, which Icelandic children still read today, has evolved into a thriving modern-day appetite for crime fiction.Publishers and authors at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which ends Sunday and where Iceland has been guest
Forgiveness should not be forced: Lee Jeong-hyang

FilmOct 16, 2011

Director talks about issues of capital punishment and domestic violence in her upcoming filmShe made a highly successful debut with a charming romantic comedy in the late 1990s, and enjoyed another box-office home run with a heart-warming tale of a grandmother and a grandson in 2002. Now director Le
Oasis ‘sideman’ Noel Gallagher goes solo

MusicOct 16, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Two years after a bitter blow-up with his brother Liam drew the curtain on Britpop sensation Oasis, Noel Gallagher makes the jump from “sideman” to frontman as his solo debut hits shelves on Monday.“I was a sideman for 20 years and I fucking loved it,” said the 44-year-old, who always
Violence stars in Iraqi film fest

FilmOct 16, 2011

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― A journalist kidnapped by extremists may be a well-trodden scenario, but for one young filmmaker in Baghdad, it provided fodder for a nascent genre in Iraqi film: the patriotic action flick.“Attention” by Ibrahim al-Khazali, named Best Iraqi Production at this month’s Baghdad Interna
Oppressed voices ring out in Morrison’s ‘Othello’

TheaterOct 16, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― She’s but a throwaway mention in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” a one-line reference buried in Act IV of the dense and dark tale of passion and betrayal.But Barbary ― the African nurse who raised Othello’s ill-fated wife Desdemona ― is at the very center, the beating heart, of Toni Morrison’s
A look into a pit garage at Korean GP

More sportsOct 16, 2011

YEONGAM ― Formula One is all about on-track action, and the drivers get all the attention. But F1 is also a team sport with a crew of more than a hundred working for a each team throughout the Grand Prix series. The Korea Herald had a chance to visit the Team Lotus garage on Friday to get a better u
Korean GP ends on a high note

More sportsOct 16, 2011

YEONGAM ― The country’s second Formula One Grand Prix ended on a high note, showing significant improvements from last year.The inaugural Grand Prix was a very wet race due to a torrential storm. The parking lots and also the 5.61 kilometer circuit were flooded, making it difficult for both drivers
Sebastian Vettel wins Korean GP title

More sportsOct 16, 2011

YEONGAM -- Two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel drove one of his best races to win his first Korean Grand Prix and help his team, Red Bull, win the Constructor’s title at the Korean International Circuit on Sunday.“Yes, yes, ten wins my friends,” Vettel shouted to the team radio as he crossed th
France reaches WC final

More sportsOct 16, 2011

AUCKLAND (AP) ― France advanced to the Rugby World Cup final Saturday with a 9-8 victory over a Wales side that nearly overcame captain Sam Warburton’s ejection.In the other semifinal, Australia will face New Zealand on Sunday.Wales led 3-0 when Warburton picked up France winger Vincent Clerc and dr
Cruz powers Rangers back into Fall Classic

BaseballOct 16, 2011

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers are headed to their second straight World Series, finishing off the Detroit Tigers to become the American League’s first repeat champion in a decade.Cruz set a postseason record with his sixth home run of the series, Michael Young hit a pair
City supplant Man United at top

SoccerOct 16, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City moved into the English Premier League lead with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa 4-1 on Saturday as Manchester United dropped into second with a 1-1 tie at Liverpool.Mario Balotelli scored from his back on an overhead kick in the 28th minute, his fourth straight match with a