A throwing error by Tampa Bay reliever Fernando Rodney allowed Los Angeles to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers an improbable 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday.The defeat meant the Rays failed to capitalize on a chance to move back within half a game of the American League East following Boston's loss to Kansas City, with the Royals scoring six runs in the sixth inning to overrun the Red Sox.The New York Yankees ended Detroit's 12-game winning streak,

A Seoul court has written off 17 billion won ($15.2 million) owed by comedian-turned-director Shim Hyun-rae after his latest movie failed to recover production costs, according to court officials Sunday.The 55-year-old director of "The Last Godfather" (2010) fell into heavy debt after the film disappointed at the box office. In the English film, which was shot in the U.S., Shim plays the orphaned love-child of a 1950s mafia boss, played by the famous American actor Harvey Keitel, and is called t

South Korean and U.S. forces will launch an annual joint exercise later this month to improve their defense posture against North Korea, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said Saturday.The computer-aided Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be held Aug. 19-30, mobilizing about 50,000 South Korean forces and approximately 30,000 U.S. servicemen, including some 3,000 from the U.S. and other bases in the Pacific region, the CFC said in a statement.  "Ulchi Freedom Guardian is a critical alliance exerc

미국국제무역위원회(ITC)는 9일 (현지시간) 애플이 삼성전자를 상대로 낸 스마트폰 특허침해 건에서 애플의 주장을 받아들여 일부 삼성 구형제품의 미국 내 수입 및 판매를 금지하는 결정을 내렸다.버락 오바마 미국 대통령이 지난 3일, ITC가 내린 애플의 일부 제품에 대한 수입 금지 결정에 거부권을 행사한지 일주일도 안되어 애플에게 유리한 판결이 내려졌는데, 이로서 미국의 ‘보호무역’ 논쟁도 가열될 것으로 보인다.ITC의 리사 바튼 위원장 대행은 이날 자체 웹사이트에 게재한 결정문에서 “ITC는 삼성이 미국 관세법 337조을 어겼다고 판단했다”며 일부 삼성 제품의 미국내 수입 및 판매를 금지하는 결정을 오바마 대통령과 무역대표부에 전달하겠다고 밝혔다.대상이 된 제품은 삼성의 주력 제품은 아니지만 어느 정도 타격은 피할 수 없을 것으로 보인다.  ITC는 애플이 삼성전자의 침해를 주장한 상용 특허 3건과 디자인 특허 1건 중 상용특허 2건에 대해서만 침해를 인정했고, 디자인 특허를 포함

President Barack Obama has confronted Russia over its granting of asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and its new anti-gay law, saying Moscow occasionally displays a "Cold War mentality."During an appearance on a late-night talk show Tuesday, Obama said Moscow was still being helpful in Afghanistan and on counter-terrorism but spoke of "underlying challenges that we've had with Russia lately.""There have been times where they slip back into Cold War thinking and a Cold War ment

Eighteen of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday, the State Department said.The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed. The U.S. Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, which was closed Thursday because of what officials say was a separate credible threat, also was not scheduled to reopen.In the statement, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not cite a reason for the decision to reopen the

A 51-year-old woman from southern China is suspected of being infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus, according to state media on Saturday. The woman from the southern province of Guangdong had tested positive for the virus in an initial test earlier this week, state-run China Daily reported, citing local health authorities. If confirmed, it would be the first human infection of the H7N9 bird flu strain in Guangdong, according to the report. China reported the first human cases of the viru

South Korea defeated Qatar 79-52 on Friday to reach the semifinals at the Asian men's basketball championship in the Philippines.At the Mall of Asia Arena, forward Cho Sung-min scored a game-high 16 points and forward Lee Seung-jun added 12 points in the resounding South Korean victory. In the semifinals, South Korea will face the host Philippines at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday local time, and at 9:30 p.m. Korean time. South Korea must finish in the top three in Asia to qualify for its first FIBA Bask

A U.S. trade panel ruled Friday that Samsung Electronics Co. infringed on two of Apple Inc.'s patents in making some smartphones and tablet PCs, largely older models.In its final ruling, the International Trade Commission (ITC) placed a ban on the imports of those devices manufactured by the South Korean firm, accepting Apple's complaints filed in 2012."The U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 in this investigation and has issued a limited exclusion order" pro

The union of South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. has taken the first step toward a possible strike by calling for mediation with a state-run labor body to try to work out a wage deal with the management, officials said Friday.Officials of the union and the management are set to hold their first meeting with their counterparts of the National Labor Relations Commission next Wednesday, according to the commission.The union's move on Wednesday came a day after it said its talks with th

대한민국이 일본의 식민지 지배로부터 벗어 난지도 70년에 가까워졌지만 당시 일본에 의해 강제로 징용되어 군복무나 노동을 해야 했던 피해자들의 보상 문제 해결은 아직도 요원하다.1910년 한일합병을 한 일본은 이후 한반도의 자원, 노동력을 착취하는 가 하면, 군사작전의 전초기지로 삼았다. 이러한 일제의 수탈은 1939년, 민간인을 군 관련 사업에 징발할 수 있게 하는 법을 국가총동원법에 포함시키며 절정에 달했다.이러한 강제 징용은 초기에는 철강 제작 및 비행기 제작 기술을 보유한 한국인들에게만 적용되었으나 태평양 전쟁이 진행되면서 인력 부족 문제가 심각해지자 일본 내각은 1944년 8월, 특별한 기술이 없는 한국인들조차 징발하는 법을 통과시켰다.이후로 수많은 한국인들이 노동자로 징집되어 일본과 중국, 동남아시아 등 일본이 지배하던 곳으로 보내졌다. 대일항쟁기피해조사 및 지원 위원회의 박인환 위원장은 “일부 학자들에 따르면 병사 및 후반 지원, 노동자로서 징집된 한국인의 수는 2백만에

 자기계발서 ‘스펙보다 열정이다’ 낸 20대 대학생 멘토의 경력이 가짜인 것으로 들통났다.9일 조선일보에 따르면 ‘스펙’보다 ‘열정’이라던 20대 ‘대학생 멘토’가 사실은 경력을 속여 자서전을 내고, 이 사실이 밝혀진 후에도 전국 고교•대학교에 강연을 다닌 것으로 드러났다. 이에 연세대는 8일 “20대 멘토로 유명했던 원주캠퍼스 컴퓨터정보통신공학부 김원기(28)씨를 제적하고 징계 절차에 들어갔다”며 “법적 대응도 불사할 예정”이라고 밝혔다.실업계 고교를 졸업하고 2004년 대불대에 입학한 김씨는 두 차례 편입 끝에 2008년 연세대 원주캠퍼스에 들어갔다. 김씨는 2010년부터 “실업계 고교 꼴찌였던 내가 4학년이 되기도 전에 삼성SDS에 특채됐다”며 자신을 홍보했고, 신문과 방송에서 그의 ‘성공 스토리’가 알려지기 시작했다.김씨는 ‘대학생 멘토’로 알려지면서 전국의 고등학교와 대학교서 활발한 강연활동도 펼쳤다. 지난해 6월엔 ‘스펙보다 열정이다’는 제목의 자서전을 냈다. 부제는 ‘전

A visiting Japanese ruling-party lawmaker stressed Friday the importance of keeping friendly ties with South Korea as the two neighbors have been facing unusually icy relations over historical issues.   "Close neighbors are more important than distant relatives,"Yoshitada Kounoike from the Japan's Liberal Democratic Party cited a Japanese proverb in a lunch meeting with South Korean lawmakers held in the local parliament building in Yeouido, western Seoul.   The proverb was picked as Kounoike em

The U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and ordered nonessential government personnel to leave the U.S. Consulate in Lahore because of a specific threat to that diplomatic mission.In a travel warning, the State Department said the presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups posed a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan.The personnel drawdown at the Lahore consulate was a precautionary measure and wasn't related to the recen

The main opposition Democratic Party said Friday that it would engage the Park Geun-hye administration in an “all-out war” if necessary to block the proposed tax code revision which would increase the tax burden on salaried people. In a press briefing, DP spokesman Park Yong-jin declared that the DP would defend the middle class even though “President Park Geun-hye broke her promise and Cheong Wa Dae has abandoned the common people.” Under the proposed revision, about 4.3 million people will see

South Korean stocks closed marginally lower Friday as institutions and foreigners sold off local equities amid no fresh momentum to fuel the market, analysts said. The local currency edged up against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) declined 3.26 points, or 0.17 percent, to finish at 1,880.71.Trading volume was light at 276.5 million shares worth 3.48 trillion won ($3.12 billion) with losers outpacing gainers 454 to 316. The main index moved in a tight ran

Half of all South Koreans favor maintaining the inter-Korean factory park at Gaeseong, even if it entails slight sacrifices, a local poll showed Thursday.The polls conducted by Gallup Korea on behalf of the Institute for Peace and Unification Studies (IPUS) at Seoul National University said 50.4 percent of those surveyed wanted the Gaeseong Industrial Complex to be kept in operation. This is a gain from 45.7 percent tallied last year.The factory park, which is home to 123 South Korean companies

South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers earned his team-leading 11th win of the season here on Thursday, keeping the St. Louis Cardinals at bay over seven strong innings in the Dodgers' 5-1 victory.The left-hander allowed one unearned run on five singles and struck out seven at Busch Stadium to improve to 11-3 in his rookie Major League Baseball (MLB) season. His winning percentage of .786 is the highest by a rookie pitcher in Dodgers' history.He lowered his ERA from 3.15 to

South Korea issued a warning for a possible power shortage Friday as high temperatures led to a large increase in power consumption for cooling.Friday's warning was the second of its kind issued this year.The preliminary warning was issued at 1:39 p.m. after the country's power reserves dipped to below 3.5 million kilowatts, the Korea Electric Power Corp. said in a released statement.A light warning is issued when the power reserves fall below 4.5 million kilowatts, followed by a preliminary war

 가수 아이유와 배우 이현우가 최근 불거진 열애설에 대해 “친한 친구 사이일 뿐”이라고 해명했다.9일 아침, 온라인 커뮤니티와 SNS 등에는 ‘아이유가 이현우와 심야영화를 보러왔다’는 글과 함께 모자를 둘러쓴 두 사람의 사진이 게시되었다.이에 이현우 소속사 측의 관계자는 두 사람이 영화를 본 것은 맞지만 친한 친구 사이일 뿐이라고 해명했다. 이어 두 사람이 종종 만나서 식사나 영화관람을 함께 한다면서 “지난 8일도 평소처럼 만난 것일 뿐”이라고 말했다.또한 아이유 소속사 측의 관계자 역시 영화관람을 인정하면서도 당시 회사 관계자들이 함께 있었다고 주장하면서 열애설을 일축했다.한편 온라인 연예전문 매체 디스패치 측은 직접 촬영한 사진과 기사를 배포하면서 소속사측의 해명과 달리 관계자들은 눈에 띄지 않았고 단 둘이서만 영화를 봤다고 보도했다.아이유는 현재 방송중인 '최고다 이순신'에서 주인공 이순신 역을 맡아 열연 중에 있다. 이현우는 영화 ‘은밀하게 위대하게’에 출연했으며, 현재 ‘인