The Korea Federation for AIDS/HIV Prevention is offering free, anonymous HIV testing for foreign nationals in Seoul and Ansan.The tests are offered in Seoul on the first and third Sundays of each month and in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on the second and fourth Sundays.KHAP has offered the tests since 2006, because many people from overseas avoid testing at hospitals as they are worried about privacy and the potential consequences if it is known they are tested. The centers ask those using the ser

A student suffering from a phobia of buttons begun to get counselling after years of wearing clothing with only zips, news reports said.When faced with the fastenings, 21-year-old Hannah Matthews freaks out and runs away if they are near her.Her condition, called koumpounophobia, was first discovered when she was five and refused to put on her school blouse.She said she obviously knows a button can’t hurt her but “there’s just something about the shape and the texture” that makes her panic.Her c

Spurred by a classroom demonstration involving a sex toy, Tennessee recently enacted a pro-abstinence sex education law that is among the strictest in the nation.The most debated section of the bill bars educators from promoting "gateway sexual activity." But supporters seemed too squeamish during floor debate to specify what that meant, so critics soon labeled it the "no holding-hands bill."One t

A British high school called the police on Thursday to drag out a student who refused to leave its library because he did not have any place to study and wanted to get good grade. Ifield Community College in southern England called the police to remove Jamie Gagliardi. The school said that he was obsessed with extra revision sessions for his psychology exam and played a recording on his phone in the library. The recording was made by him during a meeting with the principal the day before to requ

A Dallas woman was arrested Friday after she tried to sell her baby to another woman in Florida for $4,000, according to local news reports.The suspect, whose identity was withheld, allegedly tricked Megan Heichelbech into believing that it was a formal procedure to adopt 4-month-old Eden.However, Heichelbech got suspicious when she did not receive the names of the birth mother’s adoption facilitators and attorney, and she alerted the police. Authorities found Eden alone in an apartment and the

Sniff your way to love? Singles who attend so-called pheromone parties haven't ruled it out.The get-togethers _ which have been held in New York and Los Angeles and are planned for other cities _ ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will be smelled by other participants.Then, voila! You can pick your partner based on scent, or so the theory goes.The parties started as an experiment in matc

The largest luxury cruise ship to arrive in South Korea docked in the port of Jeju Saturday as the resort island moves to build itself into one of the leading tourist destinations in Northeast Asia.The Voyager of the Seas cruise liner arrived early in the morning at Jeju Port to the fanfare of local authorities and traditional performances.Jeju prepared special garlands and plaques for the passeng