WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Kathleen Stephens, an iconic figure in recent South Korea-U.S. ties, emphasized Wednesday that Washington’s alliances with Seoul and Tokyo are not a zero-sum game.Japan’s gain does not have to be Korea’s loss, or vice versa, she said.She dismissed a view that the U.S. is sandwiched between Japan, apparently seeking to expand the role of its self-defense forces, and South Korea, which remains wary of Japan’s possible return to military imperialism.“I think what has held

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) ― Three sophisticated drug tunnels equipped with lighting and ventilation ― including one with a railcar system ― have been discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border in less than a week, the latest signs that cartels are building passages to escape heightened detection above ground.Two of the tunnels were incomplete, including one that the Mexican army found in a Tijuana warehouse Thursday with more than 40 tons of marijuana at the entry. The passage extended nearly 400 yards,

TOKYO (AFP) ― About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan Saturday as heavy rain pounded the area for a third day leaving 29 dead or missing, officials and media said.The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of more landslides and floods on the main southern island of Kyushu as rainfall of up to 11 centimeters per hour was recorded Saturday.Evacuation orders were issued to about 260,000 people in the north of the island where more rivers burst their banks,

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― The U.S. presidential race grew increasingly hostile and bitter Saturday with President Barack Obama releasing an attack ad that blamed Republican rival Mitt Romney for shipping American jobs abroad.Obama, who with a stubborn unemployment rate of 8.2 percent, is fighting historic precedent to keep his job, poured scorn on his White House opponent’s business record, intensifying his recent character assassination of Romney.The 32-second ad alleged that Romney, when head of vent

(123rf)Miami and Atlanta had the most sexually adventurous residents, who exhibited the highest sex drive, a survey of the Top 10 U.S. markets indicated.The Trojan Charged Survey, conducted by StrategyOne, indicated Atlanta topped the list with 71 percent who said they were sexually adventurous and 7.2-out-of-10 exhibited the highest sex drive.At 73 percent, Miami residents rated the highest rate

Alabama pastor who criticized a film about sexuality said last Tuesday that his sermon about "burning the city block" was misunderstood, according to local news reports.After leading a protest against the screening of Norwegian movie “Turn Me On Dammit!” in Bama Theater last month, Pastor Randy Fuller urged his congregation to pray that God ‘burn the city block’ if the theater does not exclude the movie from its lineup.“So you can get together in groups of two or three or four and say, ‘God, if

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AFP) ― More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over Thursday were burned to death when the vehicle and spilled oil caught fire.Children were among those killed, while dozens more were badly burned, despite a warning from troops who arrived at the crash site that a blaze could ignite at any moment.More than 85 victims were later buried at the scene in a mass grave.The tanker driving in the southern Rivers state swerved trying