Al-Jazeera said Tuesday it has shut its English-language bureau in China after its correspondent became the first foreign journalist to be expelled from the country since 1998.Beijing's refusal to renew the visa of US citizen Melissa Chan sparked anger among press groups, which linked the decision to a documentary by the international news channel on forced prison labor in China.The Foreign Corres

Korean baseball fans will have another team to root for starting next year.The NC Dinos, the ninth club in the Korean Baseball Organization, will join the professional league in 2013, a year ahead of schedule.The recently rebuilt home field of NC Dinos in Masan, South Korea. (Yonhap News)The KBO’s board of directors -- comprised of presidents of the current eight teams -- approved the addition in

중국에서 900만원이 넘는 지폐가 갈가리 찢긴 사건이 화제가 되고 있다고 지난 월요일 영국 데일리메일이 보도했다.린자오창(31)이 정신분열증을 앓고 있는 아내의 치료비를 위해 애써 모은 5만 위안(약 903만원)의 지폐가 아내의 손에 의해 찢겨 그 조각들을 은행에 갖고 와 도움을 청했다.찢긴 돈을 붙이는 작업을 위해 6시간 동안 모두 12명의 은행 직원이 동원됐다. 그러나 작업 끝에 겨우 지폐 한 장을 완성했을 뿐이었으며 끝내 돈 붙이는 작업을 포기했다.한편 린 씨의 안타까운 사연은 중국의 언론매체 및 소셜 미디어 사이트인 웨이보를 통해 중국 전역에 알려졌다.언론 보도 후에 두 명의 자원봉사자가 자신이 사는 지역에서 수 백 킬로미터 떨어진 청두까지 가서 린 씨을 돕고, 자선단체와 지방단체에서 성금을 보내는

In a tragic twist, a mentally ill woman in China shredded the money her husband had been saving up to treat her conditions.According to Chinese news reports, the woman’s husband desperately sought help from local bank workers, who tried to save what’s left of his 50,000 yuan ($7,900).But after six hours, they only managed to splice only one bank note. It is not known if the man was able to get hel

Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced from eating leafy plants, British scientists said on Monday. (AFP-Yonhap News)Much like modern cows that emit a significant amount of methane in their digestive process, the 20,000 kilogram sauropods contributed the same way, and likely more, to the warming climate, said the study in t

Cutting back on calories is a good idea to protect the heart, and U.S. researchers say eating less also may reduce a person's risk of memory loss. Yonas Geda of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and colleagues looked at the association between eating and those with mild cognitive impairment.The researchers compared eating habits and diagnosis of memory loss in 1,000 participants, ages 70 and o

A Texas man said he plans to install rods on his home after he was struck by lightning while sleeping in his favorite chair.Cheval Silva of Edwards County said he fell asleep while watching TV with his 5-year-old granddaughter Monday evening and he awoke thinking his house had been shot by a hunter, KSAT-TV, San Antonio, reported Friday."Searing pain in my right foot, and when I woke up, I could s

Prosecutors said Monday they have raided four savings banks to investigate alleged irregularities that led to their operations being suspended a day earlier.Investigators raided the head offices of Solomon Savings Bank, Mirae Savings Bank, Korea Savings Bank and Hanju Savings Bank, along with the homes of each bank's executives, prosecution officials said.In total, more than 30 locations, includin

An elderly Massachusetts man who was accused of killing and eating part of his wife died at a Boston hospital, authorities said.Jiemieng Liu, 79, died of natural causes Saturday at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital under the supervision of corrections officers, the Boston Herald reported.Liu, who was charged with murder in the April 5 death of his wife, 73-year-old Yuee Zhou, was found next to her body in

 LG전자는 오는 17일 구글TV를 미국에 출시 할 예정이라고 7일 밝혔다.LG전자의 한 고위관계자는 올해 구글TV의 첫 모델인 3D기능까지 겸비한 자사의 TV를 다음 주 17일에 시장에 내놓을 계획이라고 말했다.이와 함께, LG전자는 모션인식이 가능한 QWERTY 키보드도 함께 선보일 예정이다. LG의 구글TV는 지난 1월 라스베가스에서 열린 세계 최대 규모 가전쇼인 CES에서 공개된 바 있다.　코리아헤럴드 조지현기자　LG Electronics to roll out new Google TV on May 17LG Electronics will roll out its new Google TV in the U.S. on May 17, strengthening its alliance with the U.S.-ba

Hulk, smash.That's what Captain America tells the Incredible Hulk to do in “The Avengers,” and that's what the Marvel Comics superhero mash-up did at the box office, smashing the domestic revenue record with a $200.3 million debut.It's by far the biggest opening ever, shooting past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year's “Harry Potter” finale.“The Avengers” added $151.5

Lionel Messi scored four times to take his season tally to an unprecedented 72 goals and give Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a 4-0 win over crosstown rival Espanyol in his last home game at Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday. FC Barcelona`s Lionel Messi, from Argentina, left, reacts after scoring with his teammate Sergio Busquets against Espanyol during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stad

A super-full and extra-bright moon dazzled the night skies this weekend as the lunar body swept along the low point of its elliptical orbit around the Earth. The Super Moon is shown after rising over Canton, Ohio, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The so-called lunar perigree brings the moon about 50,000 kilometers closer to the Earth than when it's at the farthest point of its oval orbit.When a full moon

Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France's next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisis and how France flexes its military and diplomatic muscle around the world. French president-elect Francois Hollande waves to crowds gathered to celebrate his election victory in Bastille Square in Paris, France, Sunday. (A

`UFO`s sighted over Tennessee, United States (YouTube)Multiple UFO sightings have startled people around the world, according to news reports.Over a six-day period, four reports emerged: one in the United Kingdom, one in Australia and two in the United States.The first sighting took place last Thursday when a passenger on an airplane in the U.K. reportedly videotaped what looked like three UFOs fl

The main opposition Democratic United Party elected a veteran lawmaker, who leads one of its biggest factions, as the new floor leader Friday despite criticism he ran for the post after a backroom power-sharing deal with another faction.Rep. Park Jie-won beat rival candidate Yoo Ihn-tae in a run-off with 67 votes against Yoo's 60. Two other contenders, Reps. Lee Nak-yon and Jun Byung-hun, were eli

The left-wing minor opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP), disgraced by an election fraud scandal, appears to be plunging deeper into crisis as one of its lawmakers elected through the proportional representation system offered to resign Friday.Yoon Geum-soon, who was ranked first of the UPP's proportional representation candidates, said she will take responsibility for suspected vote rigging

Finding shoes for the tallest man in the U.S. takes more than a trip to the mall; more like a trip across the country.Igor Vovkovinskiy flew to Massachusetts on Thursday from Minnesota so shoe engineers at Reebok could try to custom build shoes strong enough to support has massive frame.He's 2.34-meter tall. Technicians estimate his shoe size at somewhere between a 22 and 25 _ sizes impossible to

A woman who went to use a Seattle Central Community College restroom says a man beat her to it -- by falling in through the ceiling. Joy Estill said around 11 a.m. Wednesday, a man smashed through the ceiling of the restroom. "My initial reaction was 'Do you need help?' -- I thought he was a worker," Estill told KOMO-TV, Seattle. "But then I realized he was not dressed like a worker doing labor; h

A truck driver who killed three South Korean professional cyclists in a road accident has admitted he was watching a television mounted on his dashboard at the time, police said Thursday.Police found the TV switched on when they and other rescuers arrived Tuesday at the scene of the accident at Euiseong, 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The 66-year-old trucker surnamed Baek has been detained on s