Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out _ with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel _ but said they still didn't know who did it and why.The FBI and other law enforcement agencies repeatedly appealed to the public to come forward with photos, videos or anything suspicious they might have seen or heard.President Barack Obama branded the attack an act of terrorism but said officials don't know “whether it was p

H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16.China has confirmed 77 human cases of H7N9 avian influenza since announcing two weeks ago that it had found the strain in people for the first time.The new strain of the flu had been confined to the eastern city of Shanghai and nearby Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui until Saturday when the first case was reported in Beijing.It has since spread west to the central

박근혜 대통령이 경제민주화 관련 법안에 대해 우려를 표명한 것에 대해 “경제민주화에 대한 의지가 후퇴한 것이 아니냐”는 비판이 일고 있다.박 대통령은 15일 청와대 수석비서관회의를 주재하면서 최근 국회 정무위원회에서 논의되고 있는 공정거래법 개정안 등 법안에 대해 “무리한 것은 아닌지 걱정이 된다”고 밝혔다. 박 대통령은 이와 같은 법안 중에 대선공약이 아닌 것도 포함되어 있는데 “무리한 것은 아닌지 걱정이 된다”면서 “여야 간에 주고받는 과정에서 그렇게 된 것 같기는 하다”라고 말했다.이와 같은 발언은 여야가 대기업의 독과점을 금지하는 방안을 논의하는 과정에서 나왔는데, 야당 측에서는 이에 대해 비판하고 나섰다.박기춘 민주당 원내대표는 박 대통령이 “(야당의) 초당적 협력이 시작되는 시점에서 청와대가 추경과 경제민주화와 관련, 가이드라인으로 해석되는 발언을 쏟아붓고 있다”고 말했다.박 원내대표는 “청와대의 브레이크나 가이드라인이 없으면 여야가 원칙을 지키면서 유연하고 빠르게 합의할

15일 열렸던 보스턴 마라톤 대회 도중 세 명의 목숨을 앗아가고 백명이 넘는 사람을 다치게 한 폭발참사의 끔찍한 모습을 담은 한 장의 사진이 현지 언론에서 주목을 받고 있다.폭파 직후 찍힌 것으로 추정되는 이 사진에서는 한 노인 마라토너가 쓰러져 있고 그 옆에서 경찰관들이 우왕좌왕하고 있어 당시 시민들이 느꼈을 혼란과 공포를 짐작할 수 있게 한다. 이 사진이 관심을 큰 관심을 끌자 미국 언론은 사진 속의 노인을 찾기에 나섰고 그가 워싱턴 주 레이크 스티븐즈 출신의 빌 이프리그 (78) 씨라는 점을 밝혀냈다.AP통신 등 외신에 따르면 이프리그 씨는 두 개의 폭탄 중 하나가 터질 당시 결승선 근처에 있었다고 한다. 그는 인터뷰에서 자신이 폭탄과 1.5미터 거리에 있어 “아슬아슬했다”면서 이 사건에 의해서 “두려움에 떨었다”고 전했다.폭탄의 여파로 바닥에 넘어진 그는 마라톤 관계자들의 도움을 받아 자리를 벗어났으며 무릎을 약간 긁히는 등 가벼운 상처만을 입었다고 한다.이프리그 씨는 보스턴

The government on Tuesday allowed North Korean defectors to work as experienced public servants in an effort to better embrace them as members of society.According to a revision of related rules endorsed by the Cabinet, the government can hire the North Korean defectors or naturalized citizens from overseas who have working experience in their home countries or hold a degree as civil servants. After a resume screening, the applicants will be interviewed, while being exempt from written examinati

A U.S. military helicopter crashed while landing at a front-line Army unit Tuesday, but all of three crew members and 13 U.S. soldiers on board escaped unscathed, police and military officials said.Sikorsky's CH-53 transport helicopter crashed onto a military shooting range in Cherwon, 88 kilometers north of Seoul, while landing after completing a three-hour training exercise along with five other helicopters, according to military officials. After all the American soldiers had escaped to safety

걸스데이의 멤버 혜리(19)가 가수 토니안 (35)과 열애중인 것으로 확인되었다.걸스데이의 소속사 드림티엔터테인먼트는 16일 공식입장을 통해 두 사람이 만남을 가지고 있는 것을 인정했으며, 이들이 1개월째 만나고 있다고 설명했다.소속사 측은 혜리가 토니안의 “자상함과 세심한 배려심에 끌려 몇 차례 만나 서로에 대한 이야기를 나눴다”면서 올해 3월 즈음에 만나보자는 연락을 받았다고 설명했다. 또한 “두 사람의 만남을 미리 인지하고 있지 못했다”면서 팬들에게 사과의 뜻을 표했다.이날 오전 한 매체에서 두 사람이 열애 중이라며 관련 기사와 사진을 보도하면서 이들의 관계에 관심이 쏠렸다. 두 사람의 열애는 무려 16살 차이라는 나이차로 인해 많은 사람들의 관심을 받고 있다. <관련 영문 기사>Girl’s Day’s Hyeri dating former boy band member: reportHyeri, a member of a K-pop girl group Girl’s Day, is dat

A 78-year-old man running his third Boston Marathon was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts and caught in a news photograph that quickly went viral.Bill Iffrig, of Lake Stevens, told the Herald of Everett that he heard a noise Monday and found himself on the ground. “It was only 1.5 meters away from me,” he said. “It was really loud.”He said he ended up with a scrape on his knee, and that a race official helped him to his feet.Iffrig said most of the other run

Gold had its biggest one-day drop since 1983 on Monday as a selling frenzy that began last week picked up speed.The price of gold plunged $140.30 to $1,361.10 an ounce, a decline of 9 percent. The metal has dropped $200 an ounce, or nearly 13 percent, in the last two trading days. It's the lowest price since February 2011.The sell-off started Friday when the government reported a drop in inflation. Investors often buy gold when they're fearful of rising prices and sell it when they see inflation

South Korean LPGA Tour star Park In-bee is the new world No. 1 in women's golf.Park moved up a spot to supplant Stacy Lewis of the U.S. as the top player in the latest women's rankings announced early Tuesday, Korean time. Park has an average of 9.28 ranking points, just 0.04 points ahead of Lewis, who had been No. 1 for the four previous weeks.Park, 24, is the second South Korean, after Shin Ji-yai in 2010, and the eighth player overall to reach No. 1 since the rankings were introduced in 2006

South Korean stocks got off to a weak start on Tuesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street sparked by worse-than-expected Chinese growth data, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) moved down 9.95 points, or 0.52 percent, to 1,910.50 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares lost ground across the board, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics falling 0.26 percent and top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis losing 0.37 percent. Leading steelmaker POSCO also move

A South Korean man was shot dead and another Korean was seriously injured in a shooting attack in Angeles City of the Philippines, a Seoul official said Tuesday. Unknown gunmen shot the two Korean nationals inside their car shortly after dining out in Angeles City on Monday, the foreign ministry official said. There was a third Korean national inside the car, but the third person only sustained a light injury, the official said. The motive for the attack was not yet known, and South Korea called

Insurgents in Iraq deployed a series of car bombs as part of highly coordinated attacks that cut across a wide swath of the country Monday, killing at least 55 on the deadliest day in nearly a month.The assault bore the hallmarks of a resurgent al-Qaida in Iraq and appeared aimed at sowing fear days before the first elections since U.S. troops withdrew. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but coordinated attacks are a favorite tactic of al-Qaida's Iraq branch.Iraqi officials believe

박근혜 대통령과 버락 오바마 미국 대통령이 다음달 7일(이하 현지시간) 백악관에서 첫번째 정상회담을 연다고 백악관이 15일 발표했다.제이 카니 백악관 대변인은 이날 성명에서 "오바마 대통령이 5월 7일 백악관에서 박 대통령을 맞을 것"이라면서 "올해 한•미 동맹 60주년을 맞아 이뤄지는 박 대통령의 이번 방미는 양국 동맹의 성장과 폭, 깊이, 강도를 부각시킬 것"이라고 의미를 부여 했다.또 "양국 간 글로벌 협력 강화와 깊은 경제 유대관계, 양국 국민의 강력한 우정을 강조하게 될 것"이라고 밝혔다.<관련 영문 기사>Obama set for May 7 summit with S. Korean leaderThe White House announced Monday that South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit the United States in early May for talks with President Barack Obama."Presi

Redoine Faid's escape from a French prison landed him on Interpol's most wanted list Monday, two days after he took four guards hostage and used explosives hidden inside tissue packets to blast his way out of a prison in Lille. Faid freed his hostages along his getaway route. It wasn't the first time that Faid, an armed robber being held in the death of a police officer, had gone on the lam. He was arrested in 1998 after three years on the run in Switzerland and Israel, according to the French m

The White House announced Monday that South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit the United States in early May for talks with President Barack Obama."President Obama will welcome President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea to the White House on May 7," it said in a press release, using the official name of the Northeast Asian nation.It would be their first face-to-face talks since Park took office in February. Their meeting is widely expected to focus on discussing ways to deal with N

A Korean tourist who went missing while visiting Guam was attacked by a shark before he drowned, according to findings from an autopsy.Authorities identified the man as Nae Dok Kim, 40, Pacific Daily News reported Monday (http://bit.ly/XNkpKy ).He was last seen on the beach Saturday. Employees of Pacific Islands Club Guam had helped in the search, and lifeguards were asked to look out for any sight of him.Two fishermen found his remains floating the next day about 20 feet offshore in Tumon Bay.

Police in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, London and other cities around the world stepped up security Monday following deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon.In Los Angeles, the Sheriff's Department activated its emergency operations center and increased patrols at transit hubs, schools and county buildings, while in New York, critical response teams were deployed citywide and officials stepped up security at hotels and other prominent locations.California emergency management officia

The digital clock over the finish line read 4:09:44 when two explosions in the historic heart of Boston turned the 117th running of the city's iconic marathon into a horrific scene of carnage.Still images and video footage posted on the Internet by journalists and onlookers depicted in vivid detail how the blasts killed at least two people, injured dozens more and sowed terror on a sunny spring afternoon.The first blast -- on Patriots' Day, a state holiday in Massachusetts -- occurred two hours

The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was “happy to see the horror in America” after the explosions in Boston.“American blood isn't more precious than Muslim blood,” said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was convicted in an al-Qaida-linked plot to attack U.S. and other Western diplomatic missions in Jordan in 2003. “Let the Americans feel the pain we endured by their armies occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and killing our people there,” he said early Tuesday. Al