Ruling party presidential candidate Park Geun-hye said Thursday she is open to meeting with her new rival, the computer software mogul-turned-presidential contender Ahn Cheol-soo."I am completely open to meeting (Ahn) if such an opportunity arises," Park told reporters after a meeting with outsourced drama producers on a set in Yongin, south of Seoul.The 60-year-old candidate of the ruling Saenuri

A 66-year-old Florida man said he wrestled a 7-foot-long alligator to rescue his "best friend," a West Highland Terrier.Steve Gustafson of The Villages said he was trimming an oak tree outside of his house Friday when he heard his 9-year-old dog, Bounce, cry out in pain, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported Wednesday.Gustafson said he looked to the source of the sound and saw Bounce was being held

France stepped up security Wednesday at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly revived a formula that it has already used to capture attention: Publishing crude, lewd caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Wednesday's issue of the provocative satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were firebombed last year, raised concerns that France could face violent prot

TV shows with violence -- even cartoons OK for older kids -- can keep children ages 3-5 from getting a good night's sleep, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Michelle Garrison of the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle said the study involved 565 families. Some parents were encouraged to let kids watch only programs such as "Sesame Street" and "Curious George." The rest wer

The number of juveniles committing sex offenses against other minors has jumped 11-fold in 10 years, court data showed Wednesday, indicating that enhanced measures are needed to discipline and protect youth.A total of 609 adolescents aged 10-18 were convicted by juvenile courts last year for committing sex offenses against minors under 19 years old, more than 11 times higher than 60 in 2002, accor

Samsung Electronics Co., LG Electronics Inc. and Philips Electronics North American Corp. were sued by Illinois over alleged price fixing, based on claims the companies inflated costs for computer monitors and televisions. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed the suit today in state court in Chicago. The complaint, which also names Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp.  among others, claims the c

영국에서 한 여성이 ‘성폭행당했다’고 거짓주장을 해 세 명의 남성이 억울하게 철창신세를 지는 사건이 일어났다.현지 언론 보도에 따르면 노팅햄 출신의 로지 도드 (20)는 경찰에게 거짓된 증언을 함으로서 법 정의를 방해한 혐의를 받고 17일 (현지시간) 징역 2년형을 선고 받았다고 한다.도드는 경찰에게 자신이 작년 6월, 자신의 집에서 21세, 23세, 25세의 남성들에게 성폭행을 당했다고 주장했다. 도드의 증언에 따라 이 남성들은 성폭행 혐의로 체포되었고, 보석으로 풀려나기 전까지 50시간동안 경찰에 구금되어 있었다. 그러나 남성들은 그들이 도드와 합의하에 성관계를 가진 것이라고 주장했다.수사를 진행하던 지나 패럴 수사관은 도드의 증언에서 모순점이 있다는 것을 발견하고 그녀를 추궁했고, 그녀는 곧 자신이 남

A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 218 kilograms wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a “torturous and lingering death.”Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago, said his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other medical problems raise the likelihood his executioners would encounter severe problems. He's also so

South Korean rapper-singer Psy topped 200 million views on YouTube with the music video of his hit single "Gangnam Style" on Tuesday.After the video recorded 206.4 million views as of 9 a.m., Psy left an English message on his Twitter account, saying, "Got 200 million views!!! Thx everybody!!!""Gangnam Style" quickly became a global sensation after the music video was released on YouTube on July 1

Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the movement's anniversary on Monday by clogging intersections in New York City's financial district, marching to the beat of drums that were a familiar refrain last year.Protesters roamed around the lower Manhattan financial district all morning in groups of a few dozen each, from one intersection to another and back again, chanting loudly about the ills o

A Louisiana man who has served about 30 years of a life sentence for raping a woman at knife point when he was 15 is now eligible for parole, a judge has ruled.The man, Jerome Richardson of Jefferson Parish, now 46, became eligible for release under a ruling Wednesday by 24th Judicial District Court Judge Steve Windhorst.The judge's ruling came after a new state law went into effect Aug. 1. The me