부산 영도경찰서는 13일 아버지(47)를 흉기로 살해한 혐의(존속살인)로 A(18)군에 대해 구속영장을 신청했다.A군은 12일 오후 8시25분께 친동생과 싸운 일로 자신을 꾸짖은 아버지가 목욕탕 에 들어가자 부엌에 있던 흉기를 들고 뒤따라가 옆구리 등 3곳을 찔러 숨지게 한 혐의를 받고 있다.A군의 아버지는 119구급대로 부산대병원으로 옮겨져 긴급수술을 받았으나 13일 오전 4시30분께 숨졌다.경찰 조사결과 평소 아버지와 사이가 좋지 않았던 A군은 이날도 친동생에게 욕설을 했다는 이유로 아버지가 야단을 치는데 격분해 목욕중인 아버지에게 흉기를 휘두른 것으로 드러났다. Busan teenager stabs father to deathA teenager in Busan is in custody and facin

North Korea's western coastal area has been seriously affected by lingering drought that started in late April, its official media reported, citing the lowest precipitation in a century.In a dispatch from Pyongyang on Tuesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that 1 to 5 mm of rainfall has been reported in some parts of Pyongyang City, South Phyongan Province and North and South Hwanghae

Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he would not take issue with South Korea's development of longer-range missiles if they are deployed in a "defense and non-threatening" way."If they want to do it in a non-threatening way, totally defensive way at its own expense, I don't have any problem going on," he said at the National Press Club.South Kore

South Korea's jobless rate decelerated in May mainly due to more positions created in the service sector, a government report showed Wednesday.The jobless rate stood at 3.1 percent last month, down slightly from 3.2 percent a year earlier, according to the report by Statistics Korea. Last month's tally also represents a drop from the 3.5 percent reached in April.Job creation accelerated with a tot

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that South Korea will be exempt from Washington's sanctions on the Iranian oil industry, citing a significant reduction in crude imports from the Middle East country.In a statement, Clinton also said India, Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Taiwan will be granted exceptions to sanctions under the National Defense Authorization Ac

The ruling Saenuri Party on Monday launched an election committee charged with overseeing its presidential primary, snubbing calls from underdog contenders for revising primary rules first before forming the election watchdog.The committee's launch shows the party's leadership has no intention of changing the current primary rules seen as favorable to former party chief and leading hopeful Park Ge