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Frenchman, American win Nobel physics prize

World NewsOct 9, 2012

Photographs of the 2012 Nobel Prize laureates in Physics Serge Haroche from France, left, and David Wineland from the US are presented on a screen during a media conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)STOCKHOLM (AP) – Frenchman Serge Haroche and American David Wineland have won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing and
Ruling party's presidential contenders withdraw primary boycott

PoliticsAug 5, 2012

The ruling party's minor presidential contenders will return to their primary race for the December presidential election, withdrawing their boycott launched in reaction to a money-for-nomination scandal engulfing the party, officials said Sunday.The race to select a presidential candidate on the Saenuri Party's ticket has been stymied after three minor contenders -- Yim Tae-hee, Kim Moon-soo and
S. Koreans win gold, silver in men's 50-meter pistol shooting

Olympic GamesAug 5, 2012

South Korea`s Jin Jong-oh (left) and Cho Young-rae bite their gold and silver medals as they leave the firing range following the victory ceremony in the men’s 50-meter pistol shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps)South Korea enjoyed a one-two finish in men's 50-meter pistol shooting at the London Olympics Sunday.Jin Jong-oh won
S. Koreans take bronze in men's doubles badminton

Olympic GamesAug 5, 2012

South Korea`s Lee Yong-dae and Chung Jae-sung clebrate winning against Malaysia`s Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 5, 2012. (Yonhap News)LONDON, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's badminton doubles team of Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae took the bronze medal at the London Olympics on Sunday.At Wembley Arena, the South Koreans def
China's Chen Long wins badminton singles bronze

Olympic GamesAug 5, 2012

South Korea`s Lee Hyun-il returns a shot during their men`s singles badminton bronze medal match against China`s Chen Long at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 5, 2012. (Yonhap News)LONDON (AP) _ Lee Hyun-il of South Korea has lost the badminton bronze-medal playoff in a second straight Olympic Games.Lee was beaten by Chen Long of China 21-15, 15-21, 21-15 in 80 minutes on
S. Korea willing to mull change of words for 'comfort women'

Foreign affairsJul 13, 2012

South Korea intends to consider using the term "sex slaves" to describe women who were forced to serve in Japanese military brothels in World War II, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday.South Korean victims have long been euphemistically called "comfort woman."South Korea is "willing to consider" changing the wording to sex slaves, South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said in a parliamentary s
Ex football coach convicted in U.S. sex abuse case

World NewsJun 23, 2012

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse with a Centre County Sheriff`s deputy after being found guilty of multiple charges of child sexual abuse in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (AP) _ Jerry Sandusky, a top coach in one of America's prominent college football programs, was convicted
City workers free baby raccoon from grate

Jun 23, 2012

This baby raccoon was found trapped in a city grate. (UPI)DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich., June 22 (UPI) -- Municipal workers in a Michigan city said they freed a baby raccoon that became stuck head first in a large iron sewer grate.Dearborn Heights Emergency Manager Robert Ankrapp said Department of Public Works Director Bill Zimmer was in his front yard Wednesday morning when he noticed the baby raccoon
Germany beats Greece 4-2 to reach semifinals

SoccerJun 23, 2012

Germany`s Philipp Lahm, left, celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2012 soccer championship quarterfinal match between Germany and Greece in Gdansk, Poland, Friday, June 22, 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)GDANSK, Poland (AP) _ With Chancellor Angela Merkel cheering every step of the way, Germany dominated Greece _ on the football field.The Germans reached the European Championship semifinals for a reco
Gov't pours manpower, money into countering worst drought in decades

Social affairsJun 23, 2012

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The government said Saturday it is pouring manpower, emergency equipment and allocating relief funds into countering the worst drought the country has faced in decades.The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said 1,413 workers and 810 pieces of equipment, such as water pumps have been dispatched to help residents and farms in the worst hit areas of the
Paraguay's president ousted in impeachment trial

World NewsJun 23, 2012

Paraguay`s former President Fernando Lugo addresses the nation after the Senate voted to remove him from office in an impeachment trial at the presidential palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, Friday, June 22, 2012. Lugo said he would leave office even though he considered his ouster by Friday`s Senate vote a blow to democracy. (AP-Yonhap News)ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) _ Paraguay's Senate removed President
South Korean Kim becomes youngest winner in Japan

GolfJun 10, 2012

In a file photo, Kim Hyo-ju, 17, holds up the trophy after winning the Lotte Mart Ladies Open in April. On Sunday Kim won the Suntory Ladies Open, an annual golf tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour, with 17- under-par 271. She became the youngest winner of the tournament and added one more victory to Korean female golfers’ 16 winnings on the JLPGA Tour so far. The prize money of 18 million yen we
Syria says 55 dead in Damascus suicide blasts

World NewsMay 10, 2012

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) _ Two suicide blasts ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday, killing 55 people and leaving scenes of carnage in the streets in the deadliest bombing since the country's uprising began 14 months ago, the Interior Ministry said.An Associated Press reporter at the scene said paramedics wearing rubber gloves were collecting human remains from the pavement after the explosions.
S. Korea's campaign to adopt East Sea name ends in failure

Foreign affairsApr 26, 2012

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), an intergovernmental organization representing maritime bureaucrats around the world, decided Thursday not to revise a global chart to include the "East Sea" name for the waters separating the Korean Peninsula and Japan, officials said Thursday.The decision represented a failure of diplomacy by South Korea for the concurrent use of East Sea and th
Samsung Electronics to build semiconductor plant in central China

Apr 2, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, announced Monday it will build a semiconductor plant in central China as part of its move to diversify production.The company said it will initially inject US$2.3 billion to build the plant in Xian, China. It added that up to $7.0 billion could be poured into the project in the coming years, making the plant Samsung's single largest ov