펠레와 더불어 역대 최고의 축구선수로 꼽히는 에우제비오가 5일 71세의 나이로 별세했다.포르투갈 루사 통신에 따르면 에우제비오 다 실바 페헤이라는 심장질환과 합병증으로 투병하다 이날 오전 포르투갈 디르주에서 숨졌다.에우제비오는 포르투갈의 전설적인 축구선수로 브라질의 펠레와 함께 1960~70년대 세계 축구의 최고 공격수로 꼽혔다. 벤피카 소속으로 뛰며 1965년 ‘올해의 유럽 축구선수 상’과 ‘FIFA 발롱도르’를 받은 바 있다.<관련 영문 기사>Football great Eusebio dies at 71 of heart failureEusebio's stellar football career for club and country included several sensational performances which are still remembered half a century later.In an epic European Cup final against Real Madrid in

Portuguese football legend Eusebio, who was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup, has died Sunday at the age of 71 years, his former club Benfica confirmed.Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the player known as the "Black Panther", died after suffering cardio-pulmonary arrest early on Sunday morning."Eusebio showed signs of fragility lately, but I didn't expect this at all," said Joao Malheiro, author of the player's biography "Eusebio - my story", who had spoken to him las

Figure skating star Kim Yu-na performed a flawless short program to take an overwhelming lead at the South Korean national championships on Saturday, her last prep for the Sochi Winter Olympics.At Goyang Oulimnuri Ice Rink at Gyeonggi Province, northwest of Seoul, Kim scored 80.60 points to open a 22.12-point lead over Kim Hae-jin after the ladies' short program.The free skating is scheduled to begin at 12:54 p.m. on Sunday.Kim, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion, won

 Creditors of ailing STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. have called for the head of the parent group to resign over his mismanagement, the main creditor said Tuesday.   Main creditor Korea Development Bank said in a statement that creditors have recently urged STX Group chairman Kang Duk-soo to step down, as a qualified new outside figure is needed to help the shipbuilder navigate its current financial difficulty.   Kang also serves as the chairman of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. Park Dong-hyuk, a

  BEIRUT (Yonhap News) -- South Korea pulled out a 1-1 draw against Lebanon in the Asian World Cup qualifier here on Tuesday, a result that kept alive its hopes for an automatic qualification for the quadrennial tournament next year.   At Sports City Stadium in Beirut,  scored on a free kick in injury time for the dramatic draw, as South Korea avoided a stunning loss to the heavy underdog in the final Asian round of the qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.The draw moved South Kor

 Apple Inc. faces a ban on imports of some older devices including the iPhone 4 after a U.S. trade agency said they infringed a patent owned by Samsung Electronics Co., its biggest competitor in the global smartphone market.It is the first patent ruling against Apple in the U.S. that affects product sales. The order covers the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G sold for use on networks operated by AT&T Inc., T-Mobile U.S. Inc. and two regional carriers, General Communication Inc. in Alaska and CT Cube LP in

KT Corp., the nation’s largest fixed line operator, is under siege from union and civic groups demanding the replacement of the top management over allegations of unfair business practices.At the center of the controversy is the company’s chairman and CEO Lee Suk-chae who is facing claims that he has unlawfully played favorites with unauthorized subcontractors.The main complaint is that companies not included in the usual pool of subcontractors working for KT obtained contracts. Other allegation

워싱턴 소재의 국제무역위원회(ITC)가 삼성전자가 경쟁사 애플의 특허 4건을 침해했다고 예비판정을 내린 것으로 알려졌다. 이번 주 초 기밀 분류된 문서에서 미국 ITC 행정판사 토마스 펜더 (Thomas Pender)는 삼성전자가 애플의 특허 4건을 침해했다는 결과를 내놓은 것으로 밝혀졌다. 펜더 판사는 이미 지난해 10월 24일 예비 판정에서 삼성전자가 애플의 지적재산권을 침해 했다고 판정 내렸으며, 최종 판결은 8월 1일에 나올 예정이다. 독일 지적재산권 전문가인 플로리안 뮐러(Florian Mueller)는 자신의 블로그 ‘포스페이턴츠(FOSS PATENTS)’를 통해, “회사의 기밀 정보는 누출 돼서는 안되니까, 지금 시점에서 문서의 수정이 필요하다며, 이 과정은 몇 주가 걸린다.”라고 말했다. ITC의 판결에 따라, 특허 침해 제품이 세계적인 소비자 시장을 가진 미국에 수입 금지 조치 될 수도 있다. ITC 판결은 행정판사가 판결 입증에 구체적인 기술적 자료가 뒷받침 되어야

   Samsung Electronics Co. will withdraw patent lawsuits seeking to block sales of Apple Inc. products as part of litigation over the use of its technology in European countries, the company said Tuesday.    "Samsung has decided to withdraw our injunction requests against Apple on the basis of our standard essential patents pending in European courts, in the interest of protecting consumer choice," the Suwon, South Korea-based company said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. The decision on Europe

 The board of KB Financial Group Inc., South Korea's No. 2 banking group, turned down a company plan to take over the local life insurance unit of ING Group on Tuesday, dealing a blow to the group's push for business expansion.   "The board came to the conclusion that it's in our best interest to maintain financial soundness as a leading industry player and service the needs of our customers and smaller businesses when the market faces difficulties like household debts and the eurozone debt cris

   DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- The Samsung Lions defeated the SK Wyverns 8-3 here Thursday to take the 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven South Korean professional baseball final.   In Game 2 of the Korean Series at Daegu Baseball Stadium, Choi Hyung-woo hit a grand slam in the Lions' six-run third inning and starter Jang Won-sam pitched six strong innings, as the defending Korea Baseball Organization  champs got a step closer to their second straight crown.   The Lions and the Wyverns also squared

 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's leading shipbuilder, said Thursday its third-quarter earnings soared almost 30 percent from a year earlier on a one-time factor.  Net profit reached 729 billion won ($666 million) on a consolidated basis in the July-September period, compared with a profit of 562 billion won a year earlier, the company said.  Sales edged up 0.8 percent on-year to reach 13.1 trillion won, while operating income dropped 35 percent to 594 billion won over the cited perio

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Defying international concerns, North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appears to have fallen into the sea, splintering moments after takeoff, South Korean and U.S. officials said.The liftoff took place at 7:39 a.m. (2139 GMT Thursday) from the west coast launch pad in the hamlet of Tongchang-ri, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said,

White House to issue response to N. Korean rocket: source   WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The White House will soon issue a formal response to North Korea's multistage rocket launch, a diplomatic source said Thursday.   Officials at both the State Department and the Defense Department said they have nothing to say for now regarding the reports of the North's rocket launch.   The White House is in ch

The sun rises above the Pyongyang city skyline on April 13, 2012. (AFP)North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation.In Washington, U.S. officials said the launch may have failed.South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters in a nationally televised news co