France’s Bertrand devotes Saturdays to volunteer workFor most of us, Saturdays are our personal time to spend with the family or hang out with friends and escape the rat race of work. For Lydie Bertrand, Saturday is her special day, not because she explores the country or goes shopping; instead she feeds her spirit by helping those who need it the most.“There are not many things in life that give

BERLIN (AP) ― The German hosts of the Women’s World Cup have asked fans not to whistle FIFA president Sepp Blatter on opening day on Sunday.FIFA has been embroiled in a corruption scandal concerning the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids and the election for president of the sport’s world governing body.“I hope we’re good hosts ... and that we show that tomorrow,” Steffi Jones, president of the organizi

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo was walking around the Cleveland Indians clubhouse Saturday with a soft cast on his left hand that covered three stitches on his bloodied, broken thumb.The only thing that might hurt worse is the hole in Cleveland’s shattered lineup.The Indians’ prize right fielder will see a hand specialist at the Cleveland Clinic on Monday and expects to have surgery on his inj

A emperor penguin stands nearby a truck that will transfer it to Wellington Zoo, on Kapiti Coast, some 60 km north of Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)   WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A young emperor penguin stranded in New Zealand has survived two medical procedures and now has an offer of a lift home.   Yet the aquatic bird that many are calling Happy Feet _ after the l

    WASHINGTON -- With the pick of Sung Kim, a Korea-born career diplomat, as his new ambassador to Seoul, U.S.President Barack Obama aims to handle the North Korean nuclear issue in a more professional way and step up public diplomacy with South Koreans, officials and experts here said.   Kim, 51, is on a path to become the first person of Korean origin to serve as U.S. ambassador to Seoul, a his

President Lee Myung-bak (Yonhap News)　　President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday will fly to South Africa for a weeklong tour of three African countries, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday. The trip is part of last-minute efforts to promote Korea’s PyeongChang as the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics and to strengthen economic ties.　The president will arrive in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday evening, four days

A college student on a leave of absence to raise college funds worked a part-time job by day and allegedly committed thefts by night has been arrested, according to Yonhap News.The student, surnamed Lee, 22, faces charges of breaking into shopping malls and offices to rob them late at night. Lee allegedly stole fourteen times recently, by sneaking into offices and arcades around Jinyeong, Gimhae c