Egypt's political crisis deepened on Tuesday as Islamist President Mohamed Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a spate of government resignations.The opposition too expressed concern that the military was poised to play a political role in the deeply divided country, even as the army hastened to damp down talk of an imminent "coup.”An army statement, read out on television Monday, had given Morsi 48 hours t

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Monday that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia, but he believes that Snowden has no intention of doing so.Putin's statement came hours after Snowden asked for political asylum, according to the Interfax news agency, citing a consular official at the Moscow airport where the leaker has been caught in legal limbo for more than a week.President Barack Obama said t

국내 400대 부자들의 개인 재산을 평가한 결과 삼성전자 이건희 회장이 13조원의 재산으로 다시 한번 1위를 차지햇다.재벌닷컴에 따르면 우리나라 최고 부자 28명의 재산의 총 합계는 100조에 이르는 것으로 나타났다.2위는 6조8220억원인 정몽구 현대차그룹 회장이 차지했으며 이재용 삼성전자 부회장은 3조8650억원으로 3위를 기록했다.이건희 회장과 이재용 부회장, 홍라희 삼성미술관 리움 관장(1조6590억원), 이부진 호텔신라 사장(1조2740억원), 이서현 제일모직 부사장(1조1470억원) 등 이건희 회장 가족 5명의 재산은 모두 20조7790억원에 달했다. 정의선 현대차 부회장은 3조4840억원으로 4위를 차지했다.또 재산 10위권안에는 신동빈 롯데그룹 회장(2조3천970억원), 최태원 SK그룹 회장(2조3천720억원), 신동주 일본롯데 부사장(2조2천480억원), 서경배 아모레퍼시픽그룹 회장(2조1천840억원), 이재현 CJ그룹 회장(2조820억원), 신창재 교보그룹 회장(2

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) demanded Thursday President Park Geun-hye apologize over allegations that her ruling party mobilized the state spy agency to win last year's presidential election.The demand comes amid growing allegations that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) could have strong ties to the ruling Saenuri Party. Last year, the NIS was accused of conducting an online smear campaign to sway public opinion in favor of the ruling party ahead of December's presidential e

Kevin Rudd will be sworn in as Australian prime minister on Thursday,  three years and three days after he was ousted from the nation's leadership in an internal government showdown.Julia Gillard tendered her resignation as prime minister to Governor-General Quentin Bryce Wednesday night after losing a ballot of ruling lawmakers to Rudd 57 votes to 45.Bryce revealed she took late night legal advice on whether she should swear Rudd in as her replacement.A minority government such as Gillard led h

South Africa's president visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital on Wednesday night, and canceled a visit planned for the next day to Mozambique, an indication of heightened concern over the deteriorating health of the man widely considered the father of the country.President Jacob Zuma found 94-year-old Mandela to still be in critical condition during the 10 p.m. visit and was briefed by doctors ``who are still doing everything they can to ensure his well-being,'' Zuma's office sai

Egypt's Islamist president told his opponents to use elections not protests to try to change the government and said the military should focus on its role as the nation's defenders in a nationally televised address on Wednesday, days before the opposition plans massive street rallies aimed at removing him from office.Mohammed Morsi's words to the military came amid opposition hopes that the powerful generals will protect their protests Sunday in an implicit show of support. Morsi's supporters ac

Professional football player Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting death of a friend prosecutors say had angered the player at a nightclub a few days earlier by talking to the wrong people.Hernandez, 23, was taken from his home in handcuffs just over a week after Boston semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park a mile away.Less than two hours after the arrest, the Patriots announced they had cut Hernandez, w

South Korea's current account surplus hit a record high in May as exports of tech products remained solid amid the local currency's weakness to the U.S. dollar, the central bank said Thursday.The current account surplus reached US$8.64 billion in May, up from a revised surplus of $3.93 billion the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The current account is the broadest measure of cross-border trade.The May reading marked the 16th straight month of a surplus run and the country's

North Korea launched into a tirade Thursday against South Korea's recent declassification of a transcript of an inter-Korean summit in 2007. A North Korean agency handling inter-Korean affairs accused the South's conservative forces of attempting to use the secret documents for political purposes and further undermine summit deals on inter-Korean reconciliation between then-leaders Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il."The group's unilateral opening to public the summit minutes without approval of the n

South Korean stocks closed almost flat after a choppy session on Wednesday, as no clear sign on the U.S.'s next move regarding their monetary policies added jitters to investor sentimentThe benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) finished up 2.82 points, or 0.16 percent to 1,783.45. Trading volume was light at 292.4 million shares worth 4.04 trillion won ($3.49 billion) with gainers far outpacing decliners 610 to 216. "Investors are showing their distrust toward policies, especially

Yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him.Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.Snowden, who is charged with violating American espionage laws, fled Hong Kong over the weekend, touching off a global guessing game over where he went and frustrating U.S. efforts to bring him to justicePutin said Snowden is in the transit