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Malik Obama, the step-brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, said he will run for governor of the western Kenyan county of Siaya, where he may face a sibling of Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Obama, 54, will compete as an independent candidate during the March 4 national elections, he told a public gathering in Kogelo, about 310 kilometers west of the capital, Nairobi, on Monday. Obama, who shares the same father as the U.S. president, said he will use his relationship with his half- brother to a

WHITTIER, California (AP) ― Leon Leyson, who was the youngest of 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by Oskar Schindler, has died in California at 83. His daughter, Stacy Wilfong, tells the Los Angeles Times that Leyson died Saturday from lymphoma. Leyson was nearly 10 when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. He lost two brothers during the Holocaust but was protected by Schindler and at 13 worked in his factory. Dubbed “Little Leyson,” he was so short that he stood on a box to operate machinery. He lat

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Jodie Foster teased the Golden Globes on Sunday by hailing her female ex-partner as “one of the deepest loves of my life” ― but then denying she was giving a coming-out speech.Foster, long rumored to be lesbian, surprised the audience by announcing she had a confession to make, saying she had “a sudden urge to say something that I’ve never really been able to air in public.”Announcing a “declaration that I’m a little nervous about, but maybe not quite as nervous as my publici

Seoul Women’s University appointed Chun Hei-jung, professor of the department of clothing science, as its new president, Monday. The 64-year-old graduated from the same department of the school, earned a master’s degree from Ewha Womans University and a Ph.D. from Seoul Women’s University. She joined the faculty of SWU in 1992, and has since held major posts at the school. Currently, she is also vice president of the Korean Society of Costume.Her term as president of Seoul Women’s University las

Women who ate at least three servings of blueberries and strawberries per week had fewer heart attacks, U.S. and British researchers say. Senior author Eric Rimm of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston said blueberries and strawberries were used simply because they are the most eaten berries in the United States. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of East Anglia in England conducted a prospective study among 93,600 women ages 25-42, part of the Nurses‘

LONDON (AFP) ― The Shard ― western Europe’s tallest skyscraper ― opens its viewing platform to the public on Feb. 1, giving unrivalled views over London and defiantly snubbing critics of the gigantic tower.The 310-meter Shard has been described as too tall, too futuristic, too likely to cast its shadow over London’s historic monuments ― and too costly at a time of austerity, even though 95 percent of its 450 million pounds ($727 million) cost has been financed by Qatar.William Matthews, project

Gachon University president Lee Gil-ya received a plaque of appreciation from the Korean community in Hawaii on Sunday, the university said.The United Korean Association of Hawaii presented the plaque during a ceremony at the association in Honolulu to mark the 110th anniversary of Korean immigration to the islands, which falls on Jan. 13.Austin Ki Kang, president of the United Korean Association of Hawaii, said that the center has boosted Korean pride and contributed greatly to the development

Ven. Tanwung was appointed the head of the International Seon Center of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Mok-dong, western Seoul, the Jogye Order announced Monday. Ven. Tanwung will preside over the management of the Seon Center, which provides meditation and other Buddhist services and lessons to the public. Ven. Tanwung was ordained in 1992 by Ven. Jaseung, the current chief of the Jogye Order. He has previously managed several well-known temples, including Gwaneum, Hansan, Geukrak and Daedeo

Singer Lee Moon-sae was appointed an honorary ambassador for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games on Monday. The Special Olympics is an international sporting festival for people with intellectual disabilities.The appointment ceremony took place during a special promotional event, the “D-15 Street Campaign, Special Olympics in Seoul,” which was held in Seoul Plaza on Monday. Chairwoman of the Special Olympics Organizing Committee Na Kyung-won presented Lee with the honorary title.  Lee w

Excessively complimenting children can harm their confidence, a U.S. psychologist claimed.Stephen Grosz, who teaches psychoanalytic theory at University College London, alleged that parents may be putting their children’s confidence at risk by bombarding them with “empty” compliments, such as “You really are an artist,” or “You’re so clever.”“Empty praise is as bad as thoughtless criticism -- it expresses indifference to the child’s feelings and thoughts,” Grosz was quoted by the Daily Mail as s

Kim Young-il strives to bring traditional Korean music and costume to people’s attention with his photographic works