This image is not directly related to the story (Image from movie "Lord of the Rings")Serbian archaeologists say a 4,000-year-old Bronze Age necropolis was unearthed during road construction work near Vranje, 170 miles south of Belgrade.The site contains the remains of individuals burned in funeral pyres, Aleksandar Bulatovic, the coordinator of a project of archaeological research and preservatio

Spain`s Jesus Navas scores the only goal during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Croatia and Spain in Gdansk, Poland, Monday. (AP-Yonhap News)Unconvincing as it was, it was still enough for Spain.The defending champions advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship on Monday, getting an 88th-minute goal from substitute Jesus Navas in a 1-0 win over Croatia.Spain

This picture taken on Thursday shows a skeleton with an iron piece before being exposed at the National History museum in Sofia. (AFP-Yonhap News)The ancient skeleton of a man, pinned down in his grave in order not to turn into a vampire, was put on show in Bulgaria last week, where vampire tales and rites still keep their bite even nowadays.The 700-year-old skeleton -- unearthed in the necropolis

(MCT)Police in Daegu arrested a 31-year-old man on Monday on homicide charges for strangling his newlywed wife after a quarrel.The man identified only by his surname Kim had an argument with his wife last Wednesday after he rebuked her for going on a trip with her friends. They were married three months ago.The man reportedly told police that he became furious when she challenged him. She told him

(AP-Yonhap News)Cristiano Ronaldo's smile and swagger were back, and so was his scoring touch.The Real Madrid forward finally found the form he was lacking at the European Championship, scoring twice in a sparkling performance Sunday to give Portugal a 2-1 win over the Netherlands and a spot in the quarterfinals.Poised to be written of as one of the tournament's flops, Ronaldo put a miserable two-

Bystanders look at the Sharon Church after it was struck by a suicide bomber's attack in Kaduna on June 17, 2012. (AFP-Yonhap News)Multiple suicide attacks on churches in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 36 people on Sunday, officials said.Police said 16 people died after blasts at three churches, while a Red Cross officia

New Democracy party leader, Antonis Samaras (center), waves at supporters as he leaves the new office of the New Democracy conservative party election campaign kiosk near the Greek Parliament, after his party came first in the national Greek`s election, in central Athens, on Sunday. (AFP-Yonhap News)Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded Sunday after the conservative

 14살 중학생 이상화는 가족에게는 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않은 아이였다. 상화는 센스 있고, 재미 있고 자상하고, 활발하고 예의 바른 소년이었다. 이군의 어머니 장효숙씨는 그가 항상 어머니의 집안일을 도와주려 했다고 한다. 학교 선생님은 그가 매우 영리하고 친근감 넘쳤으며 만나는 모든 사람들에게 먼저 인사하는 아이였다고 했다. 그렇게 사랑받았던 만큼, 4월 16일 이군의 자살은 모두에게 너무나 큰 충격이었다. 이군은 생후 2개월부터 살았던 경북 영주시 아파트에서 뛰어내려 목숨을 끊었다. 이군은 유서에 몇몇 급우들의 끊임없는 괴롭힘에 극단적 선택을 하게 되었다고 썼다. 그는 자신을 괴롭힌 급우 두 명의 이름을 적고 장례식에 참석하지 말라고 했다. 그는 유서에 “그들이 매일 괴롭혔다. 한 명은 나를 껴안으려 했고