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U.S., U.N. criticizes Syria

World NewsSept 7, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― The U.S. Embassy in Syria said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad is not fooling anyone by blaming terrorists and thugs for the unrest in his country as security forces try to crush the uprising by unleashing a brutal crackdown that has killed more than 2,200 people in nearly six mont
Murdochs’ words denied by their former executives

World NewsSept 7, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Four former News International executives challenged statements made to Parliament by their bosses ― Rupert and James Murdoch ― with one saying Tuesday that the media mogul wrongly blamed outside lawyers for improperly investigating his company’s phone hacking scandal.Jonathan Chapman,
At CIA, Petraeus takes up top spy post

World NewsSept 7, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― David Petraeus, a newly retired Army general who gained prominence charting U.S. strategy in the Afghan and Iraq wars, was sworn in Tuesday as director of the CIA, leaving behind his uniform and his military brain trust.Retired last week after 37 years in the Army, Petraeus was swo
Avant-garde art by Alchimia on display

Foreign affairsSept 7, 2011

An art exhibition showcasing the Alchimia group, one of the artistic movements that shaped Italian design, art and architecture, is running at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center.“The exhibition ‘Drawings by Alchimia,’ bears witness to one of the great periods of the Italian artistic movement and e
‘Think big, act small’ to make real change

CultureSept 7, 2011

Former fundraiser for N.Y. public schools transforms Governors Island with creative cultural ideasCareer choices of Leslie Koch, president of the Trust for Governors Island, have been far from typical. The 49-year-old was once an executive at Microsoft. She later became a successful fundraiser for p
English book on Korean Wave published

BooksSept 7, 2011

The Korean Culture and Information Service has published the English-language book “The Korean Wave” to introduce the country’s contemporary pop culture, which has gained attention overseas with the spread of K-pop and Korean dramas. The book is the first publication of the four-part “K-Culture Seri
Israeli designer Ron Arad installs swirling media art in Seoul

TheaterSept 7, 2011

A giant red metallic ribbon swivels towards the sky at Sindorim D-CUBE City’s Millefleur Park in Guro-dong, western Seoul. Taking a closer look, one can see about 24,000 tiny LED screens lined on the outside of the 17-meter-tall installation work, which features images and text such as poetry and ev
KBS radio to feature life of late Catholic priest in English

BooksSept 7, 2011

KBS CoolFM (89.1 Mhz) will feature the life of late Catholic missionary and physician Lee Tae-seok, who devoted his life to helping people in southern Sudan, for its special English program for children Sept. 12-13.Prepared exclusively for the upcoming Chuseok holidays, the show, titled “The Greates
Arnold premiers ‘Wuthering Heights’

FilmSept 7, 2011

VENICE (AP) ― British director Andrea Arnold describes her experience creating a new film version of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ Emily Bronte’s only novel and 250-year-old literary phenomenon, as “a very difficult journey” but one which she couldn’t abandon.The result, in which the character of Heathcliff
Former All-Star Jang dies of cancer

BaseballSept 7, 2011

BUSAN (Yonhap News) ― Jang Hyo-jo, the career batting average leader in South Korea’s top baseball league, died Wednesday of liver cancer. He was 55 years old.Dong-A University Medical Center in Busan said Jang succumbed to cancer early Wednesday, about a month after he was hospitalized.Jang played
Spain and Italy qualify for Euro 2012

SoccerSept 7, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Spain and Italy sealed their places at Euro 2012 with two qualifying games to spare on Tuesday while England moved closer to next year’s finals after beating Wales in a game at Wembley overshadowed by the death of a Wales fan.David Villa and Alvaro Negredo scored twice as defending cha
Korea draws with Kuwait in qualifier

SoccerSept 7, 2011

Park Chu-young continues international scoring spreeSouth Korean striker Park Chu-young continued his goal scoring form at international level against Kuwait on Tuesday, but the team was held to a 1-1 draw in the 2014 World Cup qualifier.Park, who scored a hat trick in a 6-0 trashing of Lebanon last
Angry Pistorius cuts short radio interview

More sportsSept 7, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius cut short a BBC radio interview Tuesday after he was asked whether he could be viewed as an “inconvenient embarrassment” to track and field officials for competing in able-bodied competitions.The South African 400-meter specialist took part in the
Korean figure skating team signs first foreign coach

More sportsSept 7, 2011

South Korea has signed the first foreign coach for its national figure skating team in hopes of bolstering its medal prospects for the upcoming Winter Olympics, the sport’s national governing body said Wednesday.Korea Skating Union said Sergei Astashev from Russia will be guiding the national team s
Rain wipes out Open matches

More sportsSept 7, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― A little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Rafael Nadal settled in at a table in the U.S. Open players’ cafeteria and sprinkled some salt on his lunch of salmon and rice.The day’s work for the defending champion was complete, consisting of a 1 1/2-hour practice session indoors at Flushing Meadow