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Grace Park, Song-hee Kim lead Avnet Classic

GolfApr 29, 2011

MOBILE, Alabama (AP) ― Grace Park and Song-Hee Kim shot 5-under 67s in windy conditions Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Avnet LPGA Classic, the tour’s only event in a six-week stretch.Park eagled the par-5 13th and had had five birdies and two bogeys on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove complex. She won the last of her six LPGA Tour titles in
Choo-Choo engine starting to heat up

BaseballApr 29, 2011

Indians 8-2 win over RoyalsIt’s been a very sluggish start for Choo Shin-soo. After 23 games into the 2011 season, the Cleveland Indian’s best hitter is currently batting just .250. But the Korean slugger, who has gained the nickname “Choo-Choo engine” for his powerful hitting, is starting to get into his stride as the Indians continue to dominate in the American League, sitting pretty at the top
Jesus problem led Russian genius to Poincare

ScienceApr 29, 2011

MOSCOW, (AFP) - The reclusive Russian maths genius who solved one of the world's most perplexing mysteries said in a rare interview Thursday that he began his training by figuring out how Jesus walked on water.Grigory Perelman shot to international fame by solving the seemingly intractable Poincare conjecture and then turning down the million-dollar prize awarded in the mathematics world's version
Koreans’ TOEFL ranking drops

Social affairsApr 29, 2011

Despite a zeal for English proficiency among Koreans, their average TOEFL scores ranked 80th among 163 countries last year, down from 71st in 2009.According to data from the Educational Testing Services, which administers the English language test, Koreans’ scores averaged 81. In 2009 they had the same average score, but their standing came in 71st among 157 countries. The Netherlands topped the l
One-year football genius joins pro club

SoccerApr 29, 2011

A Dutch pro-football club has hired a 1-year-old prodigy whose kicking skill is fascinating more than one million viewers on YouTube. (YouTube)A video clip showing the boy, Baerke van der Meij, shooting three balls into a toy box has attracted over 1.24 million viewers since it was posted on April 18.He has signed a 10-year contract with VVV-Venlo club where his grandfather was once a player. “The
US couple plead guilty to girl's kidnap, rape

World NewsApr 29, 2011

Nancy Garrido, who along with her husband, Phillip Garrido, faces multiple charges in the 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, talks with her attorney, Stephen Tapson, before the start of an arraignment hearing at the El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Thursday April 7, 2011. Both of the Garridos pleaded not guilty to all charges. Judge Douglas C. Phimister set a trial date of Au
S. Korean Kim Yu-na to skate last in short program Friday

More sportsApr 29, 2011

MOSCOW, (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na will be the last to perform at the ladies' short program at the ongoing world championships here Friday.In a draw Thursday at Megasport Arena, the site of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships, Kim picked 30th among 30 competitors for the short program.Kim, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the 2009 world champion, will take to th
Man loses suit against parents over allowance

Social affairsApr 29, 2011

A Spanish family court has ordered a 25-year-old man to leave home and get a job, dismissing a suit he filed against his parents for “no allowance.”The plaintiff, whose name has not been revealed, sued his parents for cutting off his allowance of $587, according to the Think Spain.Judge Jose Luis Utrera said that despite the soaring unemployment in Spain he is still capable of finding a job, and t
'Angry Birds' find a cousin in ancient China

TechnologyApr 29, 2011

This combined photo shows the Chinese antique "Xiao You" (L) and "Angry Bird". (chinadaily.com.cn)For long, celebrity personators have been a favorite on TV. Such over-night fame now enters the Web age as Chinese netizens revel in an obscure antique's catapult into Internet sensation, simply because of its stunning resemblance to the red-hot Angry Birds. The owl-shaped container, dated at least 3,
Royal wedding eve: Crowds swell outside the abbey

World NewsApr 29, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Each step has been rehearsed, each flower meticulously arranged, the aisle of Westminster Abbey transformed into a flowering avenue of trees.With just hours to go before his wedding to Kate Middleton, dedicated royal watchers camped outside got an unexpected surprise _ a visit from Prince William.The 28-year-old groom-to-be emerged from his residence Thursday night to greet the hord
Samsung Electronics Q1 net down 30% on weak TV, PC demand

IndustryApr 29, 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top memory chip and liquid crystal display (LCD) panel maker, said Friday that its first-quarter earnings fell 30.3 percent on-year, hurt by weak demand for TVs and PCs that eroded component prices.Net profit reached 2.78 trillion won (US$2.59 billion) in the January-March period, compared with 3.99 trillion won during the same period a year earlier, the compan
Tornadoes devastate US South, killing at least 280

World NewsApr 29, 2011

This aerial photo shows the devastation of the Alberta section of Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Thursday, April 28, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama (AP) _ At least 281 people were killed across six states _ more than two-thirds of them in Alabama _ as America's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades pulverized entire neighborhoods.Firefighters searched one splintered pile after ano
Korean iPhone users sue Apple

Apr 29, 2011

A group of Korean iPhone users on Thursday filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. telecom giant Apple Inc. and its Korean unit over the firm's allegedly illegal collection of users' location data.It will be the first such case in the country."We learned that our whereabouts over the past six months were entirely revealed. It's a privacy violation," said legal representatives of 29 plaintiffs in
Korea's industrial output grows 8.7% in March

Apr 29, 2011

Korea's industrial output grew for the 21st straight month in March, indicating that the nation's economy continued to expand, a government report showed Friday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining and manufacturing industries rose 8.7 percent last month from a year earlier. Output has increased every month since July 2009. The expansion was fueled mainly by increa
N. Korea's Kim Jong-il proposes summit with S. Korea: Carter

Foreign affairsApr 28, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday proposed holding a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in Seoul following a three-day trip to the communist state."He specifically told us that he is prepared for a summit meeting directly with President Lee Myung-bak at any time to discuss any subject directly between the two heads of state,"