South Korea claimed its back-to-back third place at the Asian Cup after edging past Uzbekistan 3-2 in Doha, Qatar, early Saturday, Korean time.At Al-Sadd Stadium, two young guns, 21-year-old Koo Ja-cheol and 19-year-old Ji Dong-won, scored all three South Korean goals in the first half.Koo gave South Korea a 1-0 lead with his Asian Cup-leading fifth goal in the 17th minute, striking it past Uzbek

The seriously wounded captain of a rescued South Korean freighter headed home from Oman aboard a special ambulance jet on Saturday, about a week after he survived shooting from Somali pirates in a commando operation to free the vessel.The 58-year-old Seok Hae-kyun was shot three times by pirates during the Jan. 21 operation in which South Korean commandos rescued the freighter Samho Jewelry. He wa