Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Yonhap) -- A Korean War exhibit opened Tuesday at the Pentagon as U.S. officials endeavor to enhance public awareness on the historical significance of the so-...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye named a former veteran technocrat with decades of experience in public administration to lead a presidential advisory panel on regional development...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning as visiting Chicago jumped on Adam Wainwright early and held on to even the series at a game apiece....
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil producer, Pemex, said on Tuesday it had evacuated its Mexico City headquarters, the site of a deadly explosion in January, after a bomb threat.
"In the face...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
(Reuters) - Massachusetts State Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday as part of a probe into a suspected homicide, according to ABC News.
Hernandez...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:02
Astros 10, Brewers 1: Matt Dominguez clubbed his first career grand slam and Carlos Pena swatted a three-run homer as host Houston battered Milwaukee in the opener of their three-game series....
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
Phillies 4, Nationals 2: Cliff Lee struck out nine over eight innings and Kevin Frandsen capped a three-run sixth inning with a two-run single as Philadelphia notched its sixth straight home win....
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
Indians emerge with ugly win over Royals
CLEVELAND -- It was not a thing of beauty for either team, but for the team that won, Tuesday's game was slightly easier to digest.
"It seemed like we did...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> said on Wednesday it aims to quadruple its share of China's luxury auto market to 10 percent by 2020 as the U.S. automaker launches new Cadillac...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Acer Inc, the world's No.4 PC vendor, said on Wednesday that it expects notebook and tablet PC shipment to be flat in the second quarter from the first quarter, versus an...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
Pirates rile up Reds' Latos, end his unbeaten string
CINCINNATI -- Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton is getting stronger, as evidenced by an increase in velocity and overall command of...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:01
Dodgers at Yankees, ppd. (rain): Tuesday's opener of a two-game series between the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees was postponed due to rain.
The teams will play a day-night...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:00
Athletics 6, Rangers 2: Brandon Moss and John Jaso each homered while Jarrod Parker posted his fourth straight victory as Oakland sent Texas to its seventh home loss in eight games.Eric Sogard and...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:00
By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 00:00
REGINA - A Saskatchewan Party member of the legislature says he has returned money he was paid for speaking at charity events.
Gene Makowsky of Regina-Dewdney says he acted after reading about...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
Tokyo stocks were up 1.25 percent by the morning break Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street and as official data showed Japan's exports soared in May on a weaker yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
British comic Russell Brand told Katy Perry he was divorcing her by text message, the US pop star said in a new magazine interview, adding that she hasn't heard from him since.
Brand issued a...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
Suspected Islamists shot dead nine students as they sat an exam in an attack on a private school in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, local people said Tuesday.
The attack, in a region that is a...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
Reigning world 100-meter champion Yohan Blake has withdrawn from this week's Jamaican national athletics championships with a right thigh injury, the runner's manager said on Tuesday.
Blake would...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
A serial sex offender was Wednesday sentenced to life for the "savage" rape and murder of an Irish woman in a Melbourne street, a random killing which shocked the nation and led to an outpouring of...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it plans to create thousands of new jobs for disabled people in coming months to help them participate in society.
The Ministry of Health and...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:31
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Cambodia will sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in a project to preserve and restore ancient temples inside Angkor Thom, a...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:30
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has been considering holding a one-on-one meeting with his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of a regional security...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:30
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Individual investors are the biggest losers compared to foreigners and institutions as the result of corporate delistings, a report showed Wednesday, raising concerns over...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:30
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The number of corporate bankruptcies declined in May from the previous month, the central bank said Wednesday, amid signs of improving economic conditions.
The number of...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 23:30
SEJONG, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Nearly seven out of 10 salaried workers in South Korea had subscribed to the national pension service last year in a bid to better prepare safety nets for post-retirement...
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