South Korea's two full-service carriers, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., said Friday that they are gearing up to increase their overseas flights to meet busy summer season demand.    The two carriers plan to raise their overseas flights by a combined 165 flights per week between late this month and the end of October, they said in a statement. The plan is subject to approval by t

A South Korean diplomatic mission chief in Japan has resigned over allegations that he misappropriated government money, an official said Friday, adding to concern about decaying discipline of diplomats amid a sex scandal rocking the mission in Shanghai.   The chief of South Korea's consulate general in Niigata, identified only by his surname initial Y, quit last month after an investigation into

Megan Fox’s trainer denies the public’s assumption that the star is suffering from anorexia. (AP)Worries were raised about the “Transformers” star after new advertisements for Armani featured Fox with a skeletal appearance. Yet, her personal trainer, Harley Pasternak announced that Fox is “far from that.”“Believe it or not she has this really fast metabolism,” Pasternak told Hollywood Life. Concer

While most students as well as human rights activists support the abolition of corporal punishment, some want to keep the tradition, believing it to be effective. Students at St Augustine High School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, rallied in support of physical punishment at school, according to Fox news.Director's assistant Tommy Curtain conducts practice of the St. Augustine High School marching ba

The Bible is to change certain expressions in the new American Bible, according to The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Some changes in the new translation of 2011 include changing “virgin,” into “young woman.”Isaiah 7:14 “the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel,” will be using “the young woman” instead. It is because whether the original Hebrew world “almah

 A British woman who claimed that she was raped in order to hide infidelity was sentenced to one year in prison. She named two men as her attackers.Samatha Morley, whose husband is a soldier serving in Afghanistan, maintained that she was raped when he found out she became pregnant while he was out of the country, the Daily Mail reported.Her husband reported the matter to the police, and she repea

LONDON (AFP) - Lawyers for US pop icon Lady Gaga have threatened legal proceedings against the makers of breast milk ice cream named "Baby Gaga", according to papers seen by AFP on Saturday.The New York singer's lawyers have given the manufacturers until 1600 GMT Wednesday to change the name "if you wish to avoid proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off", according to a letter addressed to London restaurant The Icecreamists Limited.The cafe in the trendy Covent Garden district mus

Hector Casanova color illustration of Noah's Ark being tossed in high waves during a lightening storm. (MCT)A Dutchman is building a life sized Noah’s Ark on the Maas River, and is expected finish in 2012. He built a 1:5 scale replica of the ship in 2007, but this time, he is planning to build a full sized one.If the boat is completed on time, it will go on a “world tour,” starting from London at

NARA -- Momo the Chihuahua may appear to be too small to be a police dog, but a police dog he is -- and he now has the jacket to prove it.Momo recently received the custom-made jacket, which he will wear during police events, on Saturday.The 7-year-old passed a test in November to work part-time with the Nara prefectural police in search-and-rescue operations in disaster areas, among other duties.

A baby was safely born after her mother was shot to death, thanks to help from the woman’s nine-year-old son, the Daily Mail reported.According to police, Mr. and Mrs. Latham were arguing with a man, who eventually shot both. While the father is in critical condition at Ohio State University Medical Center, the mother, who was seven months pregnant, did not make it.However, Riverside Methodist Hos

  A body believed to be that of a South Korean man missing in a powerful earthquake in New Zealand has been found, a government official said Friday.   The New Zealand government notified South Korea that the body appears to be that of the 24-year-old man, identified only as Yoo, who went missing after his language learning center building collapsed in the 6.3-magnitude quake in Christchurch on Fe

Singapore’s government is planning to help unmarried citizens to find their match.The government is concerned about the country’s low fertility rate and the fact that the younger generation is reluctant to get married and have children. (MCT)The Straits Times reported Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s minister for community development, youth, and sports, said, “We need to help them find the right

Official logo for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. (MCT)Iran threatened to boycott the 2012 London Olympic Games unless its logo is changed, insisting that the games’ logo symbolizes Israel, according to news reports.A formal letter of complaint was sent to the International Olympic Committee by the Iranian committee over the logo which it claims spells out “Zion,” a biblical term referrin

   A group of prospective judges, prosecutors and lawyers on Wednesday raised their voices against the government's recent decision to employ law school graduates as state prosecutors, refusing to take part in the admissions ceremony for the national judicial training center.   Under the current judicial laws, after passing the national bar examination, some 1,000 prospective judges, prosecutors a

The Swiss new Sbarro Concept car TwoFort100 is shown during the press day at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Motor Show will open its gates to the public from March 3 to 13. (Photo: AP-Yonhap)

An Alfa Romeo 4C is displayed at the carmaker's booth on March 1, 2011 during the Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. The show in the wealthy Swiss city attracts an expected 700,000 paying visitors and 260 exhibitors from 31 countries. (AFP-Yonhap)

In this product image provided by Volkswagen, the 2011 Bulli microbus is shown. Volkswagen is showing a concept version of the van -- known by its German nickname, the Bulli -- at the Geneva Auto Show this week. (AP-Yonhap)

A staff member cleans a the new Koenigsegg Agera R car as it is shown during the press day at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Motor Show will open its gates to the public from March 3 to 13 presenting more than 260 exhibitors. (AP-Yonhap)

 The new Wiesmann Spyder concept car is shown during the press day at the 81st Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP-Yonhap)

Smart's concept car Forspeed is presented during the press day of the 81st International Motor show in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The International Motor show will run from March 3 to 13. (AP-Yonhap)