MADRID (AP) ― Lionel Messi’s clutch scoring was overshadowed by the loud complaining from the other side.Messi lit up an ill-tempered Champions League semifinal on Wednesday with two goals in the last 15 minutes to give Barcelona a 2-0 victory against short-handed Real Madrid.Messi sent substitute Ibrahim Afellay’s cross through the legs of goalkeeper Iker Casillas to open the scoring in the 76th

Chosun University Hospital in Gwangju has opened an emergency room dedicated to the treatment of minor ailments at night and during holidays. The center will help people with less serious conditions visit doctors outside of regular hours, the hospital said. Ten doctors from various departments are stationed with three nurses. The operation hours are 5:30 p.m.-8:30 a.m. during weekdays; 12:30 p.m.-

The Korea Food and Drug Administration has posted a warning against thalidomide, which is used to treat multiple myeloma. The announcement followed a similar measure posted by German authorities, which reported possible side-effects including myocardiac infarction, cerebrovascular disease and others. The KFDA plans to conduct further studies that will be reflected in the future authorization of th

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking people to watch out for possible malarial infections. The number of people infected with the disease marked 1,772 last year, a sharp increase from 1,023 in 2008, the authorities said. Currently, Ganghwa Island of Incheon is designated as a danger zone, while six regions of Gyeonggi Province, two in Gangwon Province and three in Incheo

Korean male figure skater Kim Min-seok failed to qualify for the free skating at the ongoing world championships here in Russia.Kim scored 56.19 points in his short program of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Arena Wednesday, Russian time, to rank 27th among 30 skaters. Only the top 24 from the short program qualified for the free skating scheduled for Thursday.Kim started

The world’s taekwondo athletes are gathering in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for the World Taekwondo Championships. The 20th world championships kicks off on Sunday at Gyeongju Indoor Gymnasium and will run until May 6. More than 1,000 athletes from 149 countries will compete in the biannual event, according to the World Taekwondo Federation. The athletes are divided into eight male and ei

TAIPEI (AP) ― Taiwan’s main opposition party says chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen has secured its presidential nomination after winning an island-wide telephone poll.The Democratic Progressive Party is expected to announce Tsai’s nomination formally on May 4. The poll results were disclosed at a party press conference in Taipei on Wednesday.The 54-year-old British and American-educated Tsai will face Pres

Players come and go in the K-League, especially those from overseas. There is an incredibly high turnover of playing staff in South Korea, teams can virtually change their entire starting elevens from season to season. Hiring players is not, of course, an exact science. Some succeed and some don’t for a variety of reasons. Some can end up spending years at one of the league’s 16 clubs. The likes o