Former couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were seen boarding a jet together in Van Nuys, Calif., E! News reported.The singers confirmed last month they had ended their romance after two years.But E! News said they seemed to be back together Wednesday as they boarded the plane, even though Gomez, 20, covered her face and part of her body with a big green coat.Bieber, 18, also visited Gomez on the set of her upcoming comedy film “Behaving Badly” and plans to spend Christmas with her, the repor

Indian police on Sunday banned protests in central New Delhi following a wave of violent demonstrations over the savage gang-rape of a medical student a week ago, an official statement said.Areas close to the president's residence and the parliament have been declared off-limits to protesters, it said, a day after police tear-gassed, baton-charged and fired water cannon at demonstrators.Thousands of protesters, most of them college students, rallied at the India Gate monument in the heart of the

Indian police on Sunday banned protests in central New Delhi following a wave of violent demonstrations over the savage gang-rape of a medical student a week ago, an official statement said.Areas close to the president's residence and the parliament have been declared off-limits to protesters, it said, a day after police tear-gassed, baton-charged and fired water cannon at demonstrators.Thousands of protesters, most of them college students, rallied at the India Gate monument in the heart of the

From the beginning of their Korea experience, Brad Moore, drummer from indie band Busker Busker which shot to fame with audition program "Superstar K", and Dani Bacon have been in on it together. “Since we met back home, we were actually together for two years before we came here, I think that really helped us. I can’t imagine coming here alone and struggling with all the things that we went through,” Dani said.Contrary to common perception, it was Dani that brought the couple to Korea four year

A Hong Kong-registered merchant ship has rescued all of the 17 South Korean and Myanmarese seamen from a sunken South Korean vessel early Sunday, South Korean maritime police said.All the 17 crewmen of the 2,518-ton South Korean vessel were moved to a lifeboat late Saturday when the vessel sank in waters 185 miles northeast of the Philippines, a maritime police spokesman said.Upon getting a distress report, a South Korean patrol plane rushed to the scene and asked for help from the Hong Kong fre

Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a “yes” majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil.Passage is a victory for Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, but a costly one. The bruising battle over the past month stripped away hope that the long-awaited constitution would bring a national consensus on the path Egypt will take after shedding its autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak nearly

A pregnant woman who identified herself to U.S. border inspectors as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord returned to Mexico after pleading guilty to an immigration charge.Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, pleaded guilty in San Diego on Monday to fraud and misuse of visas, and U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo immediately ordered her release.``She's happy to be back in Mexico and out of custody to have her baby,'' her attorney, Guadalupe Valencia, said Wednesday. ``She's a

The defense ministry said Thursday that it will allow a local church to light up a Christmas tower near the tense border with North Korea, reversing its reluctant attitude over the sensitive tradition ahead of major political events.Military officials earlier this month said Christmas towers near the military demarcation line would not be lit up this year, apparently reflecting concerns that the move could have escalated tension ahead of Pyongyang's Dec. 12 rocket launch and the presidential ele

Solo rock stars are twice as likely to die prematurely as counterparts who perform in groups, a study published in the journal BMJ Open said Wednesday.British researchers examined the fate of 1,489 rock and pop performers who had risen to fame in a study period that spanned half a century, from Elvis Presley in 1956 to the Arctic Monkeys in 2006.A total of 137, or 9.2 percent, died prematurely, at 45.2 years of age on average for North American stars and 39.6 for those in Europe.Substance abuse

The United States plans to deploy some of its newest warships and other high-tech weapons to the Asia-Pacific as part of a strategic shift to the region, a U.S. defense official said Wednesday.The Pentagon will send P-8 submarine-hunting aircraft, cruise missiles, Virginia-class submarines, coastal combat ships and F-35 fighter jets to Asian ports and bases in coming years, the senior official told reporters"What you're seeing is part of a bigger effort, the Pacific theatre will get the newest w

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to hasten consultations with South Korea's incoming leader, Park Geun-hye, on a variety of important issues, including North Korea and alliance issues, experts here said Wednesday.The U.S. government has not issued any formal response to Park's victory in Wednesday's tight South Korean presidential election. She is the first woman president in South Korean history.The White House is expected to release a congratulatory message later in the day, followed by

Hong Joon-pyo, the former chief of the conservative ruling party, made a comeback to the political scene by winning a by-election for the governor of South Gyeongsang Province, an exit poll showed Wednesday. Hong of the ruling Saenuri Party became the sure winner by garnering 60.9 percent, far exceeding Kwon Young-gil, a liberal-leaning candidate with no party affiliation, with 39.1 percent, according to the exit poll by the nation's three major broadcasters released shortly after the voting end

The former conservative-leaning education minister was elected Seoul city education superintendent in a by-election on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, filling the post vacated by his disgraced predecessor who was convicted of bribery. Moon Yong-lin garnered 52.6 percent of the vote followed by the left-leaning Lee Su-ho with 39.4 percent, according to an exit poll by the nation's three major broadcasters released shortly after the polls closed at 6 p.m.The gap far exceeds the poll's margin of er

There‘s a gap between what the holidays should be and what they can be and the real holidays we live, a U.S. pediatrician says. Pediatrician Dr. George Askew said there is a big difference between the holidays people experience and the expectations we carry in our minds. “If we can’t do in our real holidays what we‘ve come to believe we should do, what then? If you have 10 holiday must-dos, and you can’t do all 10, shorten the list,” Askew said in a statement.“When you give yourself some room to

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's raised Greece's sovereign debt rating by six notches on Tuesday encouraged by a burst of support for Athens from eurozone partners.The upgrade from selective default to B-/B "reflects our view of the strong determination of European Economic and Monetary Union (eurozone) member states to preserve Greek membership in the eurozone," an S&P statement said.The outlook for Greek public debt was stable because of the government's commitment to fiscal and structural a

South Korea has suspended its imports of Brazilian beef, becoming the sixth country to do so over a two-year-old case of mad cow disease, authorities said here Tuesday.South Korea joined China, Japan, South Africa, Egypt and Saudi Arabia in halting Brazilian imports in connection with an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) that was detected in an animal that died in 2010 in the southern state of Parana, the agriculture ministry said.The six countries take in only 3.8 percent

Apple and Samsung, the world's top two smartphone makers, each scored a significant victory on different continents that will allow both to keep selling their products without legal interference this holiday season.A federal judge in San Jose late Monday rejected Apple Inc.'s demands to block U.S. sales of three smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Corp. The ruling came weeks after a jury found that Samsung infringed six Apple patents.Hours later, Samsung announced it was dropping its demands

Voting began for South Korea's presidential election early Wednesday, with the outcome of the race between ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun-hye and main opposition rival Moon Jae-in expected to be decided by the slimmest of margins.Before the blackout on all nationwide polls last week, Park, the 60-year-old daughter of late former President Park Chung-hee, was slightly ahead of Moon with her lead within the margin of error in most surveys taken.Because of the slim lead, the Democratic Un

A national mindset branding working mothers as bad parents is a key factor keeping the German birthrate among the lowest in Europe, creating long-term policy challenges, a study released Monday showed.A lack of nursery spots, inflexible working hours and widespread frowning on mothers who pursue careers are destroying Germans‘ desire to have children, researchers at the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) found.With the fertility rate of German women at 1.39, there are only 10 Europe

South Korean stocks closed 0.51 percent higher on Tuesday on the back of foreigners' buying, but the gain was capped due to remaining corporate uncertainties, analysts said. The local currency fell slightly against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 10.02 points to finish at 1,993.09. Trading volume was moderate at 446.9 million shares worth 4.55 trillion won ($4.24 billion) with gainers outnumbering losers 426 to 384."We've seen steady foreign inflows