South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Tuesday for global action to combat the climate crisis, pledging to contribute up to US$100 million to a U.N. organization aimed at raising funds to curb atmospheric warming.Park said the contribution includes US$50 million that South Korea is currently paying to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a U.N. body whose secretariat went into operation in South Korea's Songdo, west of Seoul, last year."The early capitalization of the GCF is vital to the launch of

숨진 엄마와 함께 하수구에 갇혀 있던 아이가 80시간만에 무사히 구출됐다.23일 외신에 따르면, 아르헨티나에서 21개월된 여아 마르티나와 아이 엄마가 하수구에 버려져 있는 것을 도로 청소를 하던 청소부에 의해 발견됐다. 아이는 오물 속에서 숨져 있는 엄마 배 위에 앉아 있었다고 경찰은 전했다. 경찰은 아이 엄마의 혈흔이 발견된 33세 아이 아빠를 범죄 용의자로 보고 체포했다.경찰 조사에 따르면, 이혼한 두 부부는 사건 전날 남편이 아내에게 생활비를 전해주기 위해 오랜만에 만난 것으로 알려졌다. 남편은 이 날 처음으로 21개월 딸을 만났다고 경찰은 전했다. 경찰은 아이 아빠가 전 부인과 아이를 납치한 후 아내만 살해하고 유기한 것으로 보고 있다. 아이 엄마가 실종되자 집에 있던 두 아들이 경찰에 신고했다고 경찰은 밝혔다. 두 아들은 용의자의 아들이 아니라고 외신은 전했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

스타벅스가 기네스맥주 맛이 나는 커피를 시험적으로 출시할 예정이라고 외신이 밝혔다. 23일 외신에 따르면, 스타벅스는 에스프레소에 다크 카라멜, 초콜렛 스타우트를 넣어 휘핑 크림을 얹은 “다크 배럴 커피”라는 신메뉴를 미국의 몇몇 매장에서 내놓는다. “수제맥주 성장에 힘입어 생각해낸 메뉴”로 “맥주맛과 함께 초콜렛맛이 날 것”이라고 스타벅스는 전했다.시즌 메뉴에 대한 반응이 좋았던 미국 매장을 대상으로 시험 출시하는 것으로, 반응이 좋을 경우, 영국 스타벅스에도 이 메뉴를 선보일 예정이다. 프라푸치노로 이미 미국 매장에서 이 메뉴가 선보이고 있는 가운데 고객들에게 좋은 반응을 얻고 있다고 외신은 전했다. 한편, 미국 스타벅스는 현재 주류 판매 계획에 박차를 가하고 있다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com) 　

영국에서 미확인비행물체가 상공에서 또 포착된 가운데 UFO 출현의 가능성이 다시 제기되고 있다.23일 외신에 따르면, 영국 포츠머스시 근처에서 디스크 모양의 미확인비행물체가 하늘에서 빠르게 움직이는 것이 발견됐다. 이를 포착한 사진이 트위터상에서 많이 올라오는 가운데 영국 남부 해안가 중심으로 물체가 돌아다닌 것으로 추측되고 있다. 미확인비행물체를 목격한 사람들 중의 한 명인 23세 학생 조니 블랙웰은 “UFO 존재를 믿지 않지만 이것은 절대 구름은 아니었다”고 강조했다. “회색의 디스크 모양 물체가 굉장히 빠르게 움직였다”고 덧붙였다. 다른 목격자도 “비행 물체인 것처럼 보였다”며 “매우 빨리 움직였다”고 말했다. 구름을 비행 물체로 착각한 것 아니냐는 사람들 의심에 영국 기상청 전문가는 “구름으로 보이지 않고 기상과 전혀 무관한 물체로 보인다”며 구름 가능성을 일축했다. 반면 카렌 마스터즈 포츠머스대학의 천문학 교수는 “사진상으로 봤을 때 이는 천문학적인 물체가 아니다”며 UFO

South Korea claimed silver and bronze in wushu at the Asian Games on Sunday.South Korea's Lee Yong-hyun scored a total of 19.36 points in men's daoshu and gunshu to win silver at the competition, which took place at the Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium in Incheon, west of Seoul.China's Sun Peiyuan took the gold with 19.54 points, and Manh Quyen Nguyen of Vietnam was the bronze winner with 19.33 points.In women's jianshu and qiangshu, Seo Hee-ju of the host nation won bronze with a total score of 19.24

South Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon has made progress in his recovery from a leg injury, his coach said Sunday, reviving hopes for a team gold at the ongoing Asian Games in Incheon.Yang, the 2012 Olympic champ in the men's vault, hurt his right hamstring right before the start of the continental event, currently underway in this western port city.But his condition has "drastically improved," said coach Oh Sang-bong, and a full day of rest on Saturday must have helped."The trainer thinks he injure

The president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Sunday that Jakarta is fully ready to host the next Asian Games, blowing away concerns that the newly elected city has little time for preparation.Asia's top sporting governing body rubber stamped Indonesia's capital as the host of the 18th Asiad on Saturday to replace Vietnam, which gave up its hosting rights over financial concerns.The next Asian Games were scheduled for 2019, a year before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but Jakarta a

A group of South Korean activists released balloons carrying anti-North Korean leaflets across the border Sunday, brushing aside warnings of retaliation from the North. In an unusual letter sent recently to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, the North called on the South Korean government to stop local activists from sending such anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border and alluded to retaliation against the senders.Defying the warning, 10 activists from Fighters for Free North Korea launch

South Korea's baseball team will have its opening match against Thailand, taking the first step toward two straight Asiad golds on Monday, the third day of competition.Left-hander Kim Kwang-hyun will start the game against the Southeast Asian country at 6:30 p.m. at Munhak Baseball Stadium, central Incheon, the host city of this year's Asian Games that kicked off Friday.In Group B, the team will next take on Chinese Taipei on Wednesday and Hong Kong on the following day.The star-studded team cap

A group of opposition lawmakers have proposed the ruling party join hands with it to push for a joint parliamentary resolution to lift Seoul's sanctions on North Korea imposed after its deadly sinking of a South Korean Navy ship in 2010, parliamentary sources said Sunday.The proposal, made by the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy's Rep. Sim Jae-kwon and Kim Sung-gon, seeks to remove the May 24 sanctions that ban all inter-Korean trade and other exchanges.The country imposed the

South Korea's teenage shooting prodigy Kim Cheong-yong won gold in the men's 10-meter air pistol event at the Asian Games on Sunday, earning his second gold of the day at the Asiad.The 17-year-old rose to the top of the podium after scoring 201.2 points in the thrilling competition at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range. He is the first double gold medalist for the host country at this Asiad, after getting the team gold medal in the same distance earlier Sunday.He edged out China's Pang Wei, w

South Korea will sign a free trade deal with Canada next week, President Park Geun-hye said Saturday, as she arrived in Ottawa for a three-day state visit on a trip that will also take her to New York for the U.N. General Assembly.The two countries concluded a free trade agreement in March after nearly nine years of tough negotiations, a deal Seoul says could benefit South Korea's automobile industries, among other industries."The free trade deal will serve as an important occasion" to take bila

The Asian Games cauldron, a symbol of the athletic event that is supposed to be kept lit during the 16-day run in Incheon, temporarily went dark due to technical problems, organizing committee officials said Sunday.The torch lost its flame at around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday after experiencing malfunctions in the cauldron that held the fire but was re-lit 10 minutes later, officials added."It seems there were some technical problems (with the cauldron)," a committee official said, adding that the c

미스터리써클이 과거 출현했던 곳에 또 나타나 관심을 모으고 있다.  올해 발견된 미스터리써클(구글맵)21일 외신에 따르면, 영국 코벤트리 지역 근처에서 기하학적인 모양이 미스터리써클이 포착됐다. 이는 전설적인 기사 우화단을 연구하던 한 역사가가 위성 지도로 관련 지역을 찾아보다 발견했다. 미스터리써클이 발견된 지점은 3년 전 특이한 모양의 미스터리써클이 발견된 곳에서 불과 1키로미터 채 떨어지지 않는 곳이다. 2011년 발견된 미스터리써클은 태양을 중심으로 각각 8개와 16개 꼭지점의 별로 둘러싸여 있다. 별의 꼭지점은 피라미드 모양으로 구성되어 있고 사이에는 여러 개의 타원형 모양이 자리고 잡고있어 정교함을 보여줬다.  2011년 발견된 미스터리써클당시 이 미스터리써클과 관련된 인터넷 글들이 강제로 삭제되고 경찰 당국이 사람들의 관련 장소접근을 막아 논란이 일기도 했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com) 　

Led by a fearless teenager shooter, the South Korean men's team grabbed a gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol Sunday at the Asian Games in the country's western port city of Incheon, rising to the top of the Asiad podium for the second straight time.During the tense competition at Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, the team of Jin Jong-oh, Lee Dae-myung and Kim Cheong-yong scored an aggregate of 1,744 points to take gold, squeezing past the Chinese team by one point. It is South Korea's fi

Heavyweight rivals Park Tae-Hwan and Sun Yang won their heats in the men's 200 metres freestyle on the first day of the Asian Games swimming Sunday but local hero Park looked less than comfortable.Park, the Games poster boy after whom the Incheon aquatics arena is named, sauntered onto the pool deck looking relaxed in a pair of headphones but left with a wry look after clocking one minute 50.29 seconds, just 0.14 ahead of China's Li Yunqi."That wasn't my best swim but it was just the heats," the

North Korea's world beater Om Yun-chol, the smallest weightlifter in the men's 58kg final at the 2014 Asian Games, made the biggest noise Saturday night in Incheon, whipping the crowd from both sides of the tense border into a frenzy with his record-breaking performance.The 152-centimeter lifter, who set a world record in the clean and jerk en route to winning his country's first gold at this year's Asiad, singlehandedly brought a rock concert atmosphere to the Moonlight Festival Garden Weightli

South Korean swimming hero Park Tae-hwan qualified for the Asiad men's 200ｍ freestyle final Sunday, putting himself a step closer to a third straight gold in the continental competition.Racing in the fourth lane in Heat 3, Park clocked at 1:50.29, tops in his heat and fourth best overall among 26 swimmers. The top eight swimmers from the heats will compete in the final, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sunday.The swimming races at this year's Asiad are held at a brand new arena bearing Park's name:

South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Canada Saturday for a three-day state visit on a trip that will also take her to New York where she will address the U.N. General Assembly.Park is scheduled to meet with South Korean residents here before meeting separately with Governor General David Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to Park's office.The summit with Harper on Monday will be Park's third with him.In March, Harper visited Seoul as the two countries announced the

Hyundai Motor Group, chosen Thursday as the buyer of the land that the state energy agency put up for sale, laid out an ambitious plan to use the expensive property to build a global business center and an automobile theme park emulating auto giant Volkswagen.The world's fifth-largest automotive conglomerate submitted the winning bid of 10.55 trillion won (US$10.12 billion) for the 79,345-square-meter site in posh southern Seoul that currently houses the Seoul headquarters of the state-run Korea