A ruling party official threatened to disclose “bribes and women problems” surrounding professor Ahn Cheol-soo if he runs in the presidential election, Ahn’s aide said Thursday. The bombshell announcement is likely to deal a serious blow to Saenuri Party’s presidential candidate Park Geun-hye and her campaign centered on reform and transparency. Geum Tae-seop, a lawyer working with Ahn Cheol-soo,

(123rf)A study using mice found heavy alcohol use rewires the brain making it harder for alcoholics to recover from a traumatic experience, U.S. researchers say. Study author Thomas Kash of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine said those who drank heavily were at increased risk for traumatic events such as car accidents and domestic violence, but that only partially explained the co

NASA's Voyager I space probe, launched 35 years ago, is about to leave the solar system and enter interstellar space, scientists say.The spacecraft has detected two changes in the surrounding expanse of empty space around it, exactly as scientist expected it to, before it enters interstellar space, The Register Web site reported Wednesday.This artists rendering provided by NASA shows This image sh

(123rf)A 15-year-old student received a prison term on Wednesday for habitually bullying a classmate until he jumped to his death.A 15-year-old victim, surnamed Kim, leapt to his death from an apartment building in Daegu, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in early June after enduring months of beatings and extortion.Shortly before his suicide, the bullied student wrote that he might take his

(Yonhap News)South Korea said Wednesday that it will decide whether to build an airport for 500 billion won ($440 million) on an island in the East Sea this month.The results of the latest preliminary feasibility study on building an airplane landing field on Ulleung Island are due to be released later this month, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.South Korea has pu

The authorities failed to arrest the suspects in more than 9,000 cases of sexual assault between 2007 and 2011, data showed Wednesday.According to National Police Agency data, 81,860 sex crimes including rape were investigated during the five-year period.A protestor demanding tougher measures against sex offenders holds a sign that says “Protect our children” in Seoul. (Yonhap News)However, law en

Democrats launched President Barack Obama on his uncertain bid for re-election as they opened their national convention Tuesday. They looked to help Obama recapture the hearts of Americans once drawn to his message of hope and change, but now weary after years of economic weakness and political squabbles. First Lady Michelle Obama gestures as she appears at the podium for a camera test on the stag

(123rf)A 38-year-old man addicted to pornography was given a hefty prison term for raping his daughter, the latest in a string of unnerving sex crimes in Korean society.The Busan District Court on Tuesday sentenced the father, whose identity was withheld, to seven years in prison for raping his 13-year-old daughter in August 2010 and again in February 2011.The court also ordered that his personal