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Police: Baby tossed from US hospital has died

World NewsAug 25, 2011

ORANGE, California (AP) -- A 7-month-old baby boy who was tossed from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure died Wednesday, the same day his mother made a first court appearance on charges of attempted murder and felony child abuse, a police spokesman said. Police lines mark where an
Pyongyang's summit promise on nuke moratorium 'insufficient': U.S.

North KoreaAug 25, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's reported promise to impose a moratorium on nuclear testing is "insufficient," as its uranium enrichment program remains a serious concern, the U.S. government said Wednesday.Washington's cautious stance came in response to a host of media
First proof that climate is a trigger for conflict: study

ScienceAug 25, 2011

PARIS (AFP) - Climate shift has at times been fingered as a culprit in triggering conflict, fuelling for instance the 1789 French Revolution by wrecking harvests and driving hungry peasants to the city.Evidence to back the theory has often been contested as sketchy or anecdotal -- but the case has b
Shinhan Bank faces another sanction

Aug 25, 2011

The Financial Supervisory Service is to reprimand Shinhan Bank for irregular business activities at a meeting of the Sanction Review Committee on Thursday, officials said.The regulator is considering issuing a warning to the commercial bank, and will confirm or revise the sanction level during the m
Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and creative force, resigns

TechnologyAug 25, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world's most powerful companies, resigned as CEO on Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job but will continue to play a leadership role.In this March 2, 2011 file pho
Samsung banned from selling some smartphones in Netherlands

TechnologyAug 24, 2011

BRUSSELS (Yonhap News) -- A Dutch court on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against the sale of smartphones by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. in the Netherlands in a patent dispute raised by U.S. electronics manufacturer Apple Inc.The injunction, issued by a district court in the Hag
Mayor Oh’s failed gambit to weigh on political future

PoliticsAug 24, 2011

Seoul City’s vote on Wednesday was ostensibly about where to spend taxpayer money, but Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon clearly showed that the vote was more about him when he wiped away tears and kneeled in front of TV cameras last week. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks during a press conference at City Ha
Failed vote to impact national politics

PoliticsAug 24, 2011

The conservatives’ defeat in Wednesday’s school meals referendum in Seoul is expected to have a sizable impact on national politics in the run-up to major elections next year, political analysts said. Hong Joon-pyo (left), chairman of the ruling Grand National Party, holds a press conference a
Districts, age groups show turnout disparity

PoliticsAug 24, 2011

Voters in Seoul’s three affluent districts ― Seocho, Gangnam and Songpa ― turned out at polling stations in large numbers, but not enough to salvage beleaguered mayor Oh Se-hoon.At Wednesday’s referendum on free school meals, the three districts reported the largest voter turnouts, with Seocho marki
Oh’s free meal referendum fails

Social affairsAug 24, 2011

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon lost a politically charged referendum on whether to give free lunches to all students or only to poor students Wednesday as voter turnout was too low for the vote to be valid.A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Seoul on Wednesday, as the capital holds its first-ev
Economists see minimal impact from Japan cut

Aug 24, 2011

By Cynthia J. KimThe Korean economy faces minimal impact from Japan’s sovereign credit rating cut by Moody’s Investors Service as the deteriorating fiscal conditions had already been factored in the market, economists said Wednesday.Local experts pointed out that the rating is unlikely to weaken the
Caff Bene favored most among specialty coffee brands: survey

IndustryAug 24, 2011

By Lee Ji-yoonCaff Bene, a Korean coffee house chain, received the best reviews in a recent consumer survey, while other local coffee retailers also scored high compared to international rivals.Korea Consumer Agency and KAIST Center for Fair Trade and Consumer Protection announced Wednesday the resu
Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi’s power

World NewsAug 24, 2011

TRIPOLI (AP) -- Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi’s compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. But they found no sign of the man himse
Samsung Electronics expected to unveil new tablet

IndustryAug 24, 2011

By Kim Ji-hyunSamsung Electronics is expected to roll out a tablet PC running on a Microsoft operating system at a global electronics trade show scheduled to open in Germany next month, industry sources said on Wednesday.The new tablet is reportedly the brainchild of the company’s IT solution busine
North Korea agrees to rejoin six-nation talks: Russia

North KoreaAug 24, 2011

Pyongyang expresses support for gas pipeline in summit talksNorth Korea agreed to “unconditionally rejoin” the stalled six-nation talks aimed at resolving its nuclear standoff during a summit meeting between its leader Kim Jong-il and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for