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Paul McCartney marries U.S. heiress in London

PodcastOct 10, 2011

LONDON (AP) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell were married on Sunday, emerging joyously from a 45-minute civil ceremony to be showered with confetti from fans.The pop icon raised his bride's arm in triumph as they blew kisses to the hundreds of fans and paparazzi wai
Lee to build retirement home on Seoul's southern outskirts

PodcastOct 9, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok are planning to reside in a tranquil village on Seoul's southern outskirts after his term ends in 2013, instead of his private home in Nonhyun-dong, a bustling neighborhood in the center of the capital's southern district, a presidential aide said S
Na, Park start mayoral sprint

PodcastOct 9, 2011

The two top candidates for Seoul mayor rushed to gain an upper hand over the weekend as soon as the official candidate registration ended.Park Won-soon, independent and sole candidate representing the liberal bloc, is to introduce his campaign on Monday consisting of figures from all three oppositio
Rock singer Yim Jae-beom holds solo concert in L.A.

PodcastOct 9, 2011

Rock singer and MBC music show “Nagasu” (I Am a Singer) star Yim Jae-beom charmed some 7,000 audience members in L.A., receiving a standing ovation during his solo concert at the NOKIA theater on Friday.Wearing a hanbok, Yim started off the concert by singing his famous “Nagasu”-hit “Bin Jan” (An Em
Samsung and LG family names illegally used in overseas fraud

PodcastOct 9, 2011

Small, independent firm LKH Investment Group was discovered using the names of business tycoons Lee Kun-hee and Koo Ja-hak without permission in an apparent financial scam. Lee is chairman of Samsung Electronics, international tech giant, and Koo is the third son of the LG Group founder and ma
Korean smartphone users likely to top 20 mln in Nov.

PodcastOct 9, 2011

The number of smartphone users in South Korea is set to surpass the 20 million mark in November as local handset makers roll out new smartphone models, data showed Sunday.As of the end of September, the total number of smartphone users in South Korea reached 18.8 million, according to data compiled
Knox alleges sexual harassment while in Italian jail

PodcastOct 9, 2011

(AP-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend. Knox, who has returned home to Seattle after being acquitted of murder and sexual assault, alleges the
Prosecutor probes leak of Nobel winner's name

PodcastOct 9, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - A Swedish prosecutor said Saturday he would investigate rumours that the name of poet Tomas Transtroemer was leaked before he was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize.Chief anti-corruption prosecutor Alf Johansson said he would be looking at why betting odds on Transtromer winning th
Prosecutors question former vice culture minister over alleged corruption

PodcastOct 9, 2011

Former Vice Culture Minister Shin Jae-min on Sunday faced questioning by state prosecutors after a businessman claimed to have given him nearly 1 billion won ($847,000) over the space of a decade. The interrogation is expected to widen investigations into the scandal including President Lee My
Na’s spokesman quits after appearing on TV drunk

PodcastOct 9, 2011

A spokesman for the ruling Grand National Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate Na Kyung-won resigned over the weekend after being accused of appearing on a live TV debate show while drunk. “I offered to resign because I didn’t want to be a burden to Na,” Shin Ji-ho, a GNP lawmaker and chief press of
Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace

PodcastOct 7, 2011

OSLO, Norway (AP) _ The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their work on women’s rights.The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored the three women “for their non-violent struggle for
Samsung, Apple relations to enter new chapter

PodcastOct 7, 2011

(Yonhap News)Market watchers say Samsung has chance to come out top The tumultuous relationship between Samsung and Apple may be headed for a new chapter following the recent death of co-founder Steve Jobs, who had waged a fierce patent war with the South Korean electronics bellwether. While Samsung
Apple looks to overseas growth to stay on top without Jobs: Tech

PodcastOct 7, 2011

Steve Jobs built Apple Inc. into the world’s most valuable technology company with easy-to-use products that transformed the computing, wireless and music industries. The company will look for overseas growth to extend that legacy and remain an investor favorite. Apple, which said its visionary foun
Monkey see, monkey feel helps research for paralysed

PodcastOct 7, 2011

Monkeys implanted with brain electrodes were able to see and move a virtual object and sense the texture of what they saw, a step forward in the quest to help the severely paralysed touch the outside world once more. MCT"Someday in the near future, quadriplegic patients will take advantage of this t
N. Koreans with over $100,000 in cash number 500,000: expert

PodcastOct 7, 2011

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- An estimated 500,000 North Koreans have cash assets worth more than US$100,000, a researcher at the South Korean state-run institute said Friday, indicating a stark gap between rich and poor in the impoverished communist state.In a forum held at the National Assembly, Lee In-ho, se