Bosses in Germany came out on top Wednesday in a court ruling that said they can insist female workers wear bras.The State Labor Court in North Rhine-Westphalia ruled on a case between an airport security agency and its employees, the British newspaper The Daily Mail reported. (MCT)Moreover, supervisors have the right to check the length of their female employees’ fingernails and insist that hair

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara at the joint news conference. (Yonhap News)Japan's foreign minister said Saturday that inter-Korean dialogue should be the starting point for talks with North Korea and urged the communist nation to take specific steps demonstrating its commitment to denuclearize."For dialogue with North Ko

TBILISI (AFP) - A new business in Georgia is offering single women who need household help the chance to hire 'husbands' by the hour -- but the company's owner admits that all that some of his customers need is love."Our service is here to assist those women who need help with tough housekeeping tasks, such as for example minor repair works," company owner Beso Mchedlishvili told AFP.But he said t

   TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Unrest engulfed Tunisia on Saturday after apopular rebellion forced the president to flee: Dozens of inmateswere killed in a prison fire, looters emptied shops and torched themain train station and gunfire echoed through the capital.   Power changed hands for the second time in 24 hours in this NorthAfrican country after President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled thecountry F

    DOHA (AFP) - Australia and South Korea shared the spoils 1-1 in the battle of the big guns at the Asian Cup on Friday as both sides inched closer to the quarter-finals.   The two Asian heavyweights are both seen as potential tournament winnersbut neither could find the decisive winner at the three-quarters full Al-Gharafa Stadium.   Exciting Jeju United 21-year-old Koo Ja-cheol, who has alread

Dream on iceThere have been many foreign athletes here, but they don’t come much more successful than Czech-born ice hockey star Patrick Martinec.Now 40, Martinec has established himself over the course of five seasons as one of the all-time best ice hockey players in Korea. His name will not be familiar to many, but the former Czech national player is a superstar among hockey fans here.Unfortunat

The ruling Grand National Party sued Rep. Lee Seok-hyun and Park Jie-won of the main opposition Democratic Party on Friday for making a false accusation that a son of GNP chairman Ahn Sang-soo received special favors in his admission to the nation’s top school. GNP leader Ahn Sang-soo (right) meets Lee Hoi-chang, leader of a small opposition party, on Friday. (Yonhap News)Despite Lee’s public apol

For years now, seaweed has been touted by many for its various health and beauty benefits. The sea plant has been featured as a key ingredient in prominent cosmetic and spa brands, and many will recognize it as the dark, glossy wrapper used to make the popular California sushi roll. Despite all this, algae still remains something of a global novelty, especially when presented in forms drastically