President Lee Myung-bak met with ruling-party presidential candidate Park Geun-hye Sunday in a rare meeting watched closely for signs of a development in their strained relations ahead of December's presidential election.The one-on-one lunch meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae came at the request of Park, a five-term lawmaker and eldest daughter of late President Park Chung-hee, who w

(MCT)Move over Wi-Fi, there's a new wireless technology coming.So-called "Super Wi-Fi," which offers a bigger range than existing hotspots, is being deployed in the United States and generating interest in a number of countries, including Britain and Brazil.Super Wi-Fi is not really Wi-Fi because it uses a different frequency and requires specially designed equipment, but it offers some of Wi-Fi's

Benedict GroeschelA U.S. Catholic priest has apologized for saying victims of clergy abuse were seducers and says he did not intend to put blame on victims.The Rev. Benedict Groeschel of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, in an opinion piece in the National Catholic Register, a conservative publication, said victims of sexual abuse are looking for father figures."People have this picture in the

South Korea plans to revise down its 2013 economic growth forecast as exports will likely lose steam amid the protracted eurozone debt crisis and China's slowing economy, officials said Sunday.The government said Asia's fourth-largest economy is likely to grow less than its projection of 4.3 percent next year after expanding some 3 percent this year."The government has no plans to revise its 2012

Actor Nicolas Cage owes a Los Angeles video store $224.48 in late fees for renting two DVDs and not returning them, the owner of the store said.The actor rented "A Star is Born" and "The King of Comedy" in April, but has yet to return them to Old Bank DVD in downtown Los Angeles, the store's owner, whose name was not reported, said.The owner has taken to Facebook to try to get Cage's attention, TM

A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. The agency says Suzanne Barr submitted her resignation Saturday. Barr is chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton and is accused of sexually ina

Park Chu-young (Yonhap News)South Korean football forward Park Chu-young has joined Spain's top-division club Celta Vigo, the club said in its Web site seen in Seoul Saturday. Celta Vigo said Park will play for the club on a loan from his current club, Arsenal in the English Premier League, without providing further details, including his salary.According to British and Spanish media, Celta Vigo i

This image is not directly related to the article.A teenager headed to a Sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, authorities said.The gruesome accident followed the warnings of a security guard on the bus who said he told the teens repeatedly not to open the hatch.Daniel Fernandez, 16, was amon

Iran and North Korea signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement Saturday, bringing the two nations deeply at odds with the U.S. closer together.Iranian state TV did not provide further details on the document but said it will include setting up joint scientific and technological laboratories, exchange of scientific teams between the two countries and transfer of technology in the

Rep. Moon Jae-in, a lawyer-turned-politician, won his fifth straight victory in the ongoing regional primary contest of the Democratic United Party(DUP) on Saturday, coming closer to securing the main opposition party's presidential candidacy ahead of the Dec. 19 polls.Moon, formerly chief of staff to the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, garnered 16,350 votes, or 37.54 percent, of the 43,553 ca

Fast-growing energy drink industry meets growing pressure over health risks　The local market for energy drinks which contain large amounts of caffeine has grown remarkably over the past two years, but is expected to face regulations due to health risks.Rep. Choi Dong-ic of the main opposition Democratic United Party is gathering fellow lawmakers’ support to submit a revised bill next month to ban the sale of energy drinks near schools to limit children’s access to the caffeinated beverages which

Firm becomes world’s first to roll out Windows 8 handsetSamsung Electronics on Thursday featured the new 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2 as well as a new device called Galaxy Camera at its mobile unpack event ahead of the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin. The world’s top smartphone maker also wowed the crowd of about 1,500 people by introducing its new “ATIV” lineup of smart PC, tablets and smartphones

South Korea sent a diplomatic document to Japan on Thursday, dismissing Tokyo's latest proposal to take the sovereignty issue of South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).Last week, Tokyo handed over to Seoul a "note verbale," a diplomatic document that is unsigned but more formal than a verbal request, suggesting that both sides jointly refer the Dokdo

A 100-year-old driver told police his brakes failed before he struck 11 people, including nine children, Wednesday at a Los Angeles school. Four boys were hurt seriously enough to be transported to a hospital, KTLA-TV reported. Preston Carter, who said he will be 101 next month, said he was backing out of a supermarket parking lot when the brakes gave way, police said. But some witnesses said they

Mathematical calculation requires the two sides of the brain to "talk" to each other, U.S. scientists say, and the stronger the talk, the better the outcome.The research sheds light on the neural basis of human math abilities and suggests possible help for those who suffer from dyscalculia -- an inability to understand and manipulate numbers, the University of Texas at Dallas reported Wednesday.Pr

North Korea reported Wednesday that strong winds and heavy rains unleashed by Typhoon Bolaven knocked down thousands of roadside trees, destroyed farmlands and buildings and caused other property damage across the impoverished nation.But the Korean Central News Agency reported no human casualties from the storm.The typhoon, which pounded South Korea on Tuesday and left nine people dead, "ravaged o

South Korean investments in overseas securities fell for the first time in three quarters in the second quarter as the eurozone debt crisis hit share prices, the central bank said Thursday.Institutional investors' investments in foreign stocks, bonds and so-called Korean Paper reached an outstanding $54.44 billion as of the end of June, down $2.2 billion from three months earlier, according to the

South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Thursday, dented by losses in blue chips, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 12.04 points, or 0.62 percent, to 1,916.50 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Large-cap shares dipped across the board, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics sinking 1.06 percent and No. 1 automaker Hyundai Motor sliding 1.02 percen

A plane with 180 passengers on board has landed at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport with a possible hijacking in progress, the Dutch military police said Wednesday."The plane has landed at Schiphol. There is a possible hijacking and the police have surrounded the plane," an official of the royal Dutch military police told AFP. "We are trying to make contact with the people in the plane." (AFP) 

South Korea lambasted Japan on Wednesday for trying to dodge responsibility for its mobilization of Korean women as sex slaves during World War II, saying the country would have "no future" if it "turns a blind eye to history."Earlier this week, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and other senior officials made remarks that there is no documentary evidence showing Japan forced Korean women int