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U.N. declares famine in another Somali region

World NewsSept 6, 2011

MOGADISHU (AP) ― A famine spreading through Somalia is killing more than a hundred children each day, the U.N. said Monday, and warned that hundreds of thousands more people may die in the coming months unless they receive urgent help.The starvation is mostly taking place out of sight of the world m
Syria makes arrests in manhunt for defector

World NewsSept 6, 2011

BEIRUT (AP) ― Syrian soldiers raided homes and made arrests Monday in a manhunt for a provincial attorney general who appeared on video last week saying he had defected from President Bashar Assad’s regime to protest a violent government crackdown on dissent, activists said.Also Monday, the head of
Mubarak trial witness: no order to shoot protesters

World NewsSept 6, 2011

CAIRO (AP) ― The prosecution’s first witness in the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak startled the court in a stormy session Monday, testifying that police were not ordered to fire on protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a contradiction of the prosecutors’ central claim.The police g
Al-Qaida dealt another blow as senior leader captured

World NewsSept 6, 2011

ISLAMABAD (AP) ― A battered al-Qaida suffered another significant blow when Pakistani agents working with the CIA arrested a senior leader believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting American economic interests around the globe, Pakistan announced Monday.Younis al-Mauritani’s arre
Experts suspect Iran in Dutch hacking

World NewsSept 6, 2011

AMSTERDAM (AP) ― Hackers who broke into a web security firm issued hundreds of bogus security certificates for spy agency websites including the CIA as well as for Internet giants like Google, Microsoft and Twitter, the Dutch government said Monday.Information Technology experts say they suspect the
Turkey to expel Israeli diplomats, feud deepens

World NewsSept 6, 2011

ANKARA (AP) ― Turkey deepened its rift with Israel on Monday by vowing to work for the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations and by saying it has notified high-level Israeli diplomats they have two days to leave the country.Late last week, Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador af
Wildfire spreads in Texas, destroys nearly 500 homes

World NewsSept 6, 2011

BASTROP, Texas (AP) ― A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in B
Obama urges approval of jobs program

World NewsSept 6, 2011

U.S. president says Republicans should place country’s interest above all elseDETROIT (AP) ― President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally on Monday to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to create jobs and p
Unique Roman gladiator ruins unveiled in Austria

CultureSept 6, 2011

PETRONELL-CARNUNTUM, Austria (AP) ― They lived in cells barely big enough to turn around in and usually fought until they died. This was the lot of those at a sensational scientific discovery unveiled Monday: The well-preserved ruins of a gladiator school in Austria.The Carnuntum ruins are part of a
Envoy leaves literary legacy behind him

Foreign affairsSept 6, 2011

The Swedish ambassadorial couple left a piece of themselves here in Korea before moving to their next posting in Japan.Before they left, Lars Vargo was the guest of honor during the last Seoul Literary Society meeting.It was not because the president of the society was leaving; it was because Vargo
Experts discuss ways to promote Korean culture

TheaterSept 6, 2011

Forum brings world perspectives on Korean cuisine, literature and popular culture promotionInternational cultural figures gathered on Tuesday in Seoul for a series of discussions on Korean culture and ways of promoting it globally.The Culture Communication Forum, which kicked off Sunday, has provide
Commonwealth networking night

Expat LivingSept 6, 2011

Chambers of Commonwealth nations will co-host the third Commonwealth Networking Event on Sept. 23.The New Zealand Chamber, Australian Chamber, British Chamber, Canadian Chamber and Indian Chamber will host the event at the Waterfall Garden of the Grand Hyatt Seoul.The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9
Busan center to hold Korean writing contest

Expat LivingSept 6, 2011

Expatriates will get to test their mastery of the local language against each other on Oct. 6 in a Korean Writing Contest.It is the fourth such contest held by Busan Foundation for International Activities and Pusan University of Foreign Studies. There will be two divisions ― essay writing and poetr
Anseong winery offers grape escape

Expat LivingSept 6, 2011

Guided tour of Anseong Winery on Sept. 24. The guided trip to Anseong travels via a historic catholic church built by a French monk, and features formal wine and food pairing at a lakeside restaurant. The event also includes a historic winery visit, the chance to crush grapes underfoot to make wine
GIC offers tour of Yeongam County

Expat LivingSept 6, 2011

Gwangju International Center is organizing a guided tour to Yeongam in South Jeolla Province on Sept. 17.The tour will be guided by Warren Parson, a teacher at Dongshin University and will take in a fig Wolchulsan National Park, Dogapsa and a fig orchard.The tour will start with a visit to a histori