The United States is considering deploying an advanced missile defense system (MD) in South Korea to counter the evolving threats by North Korea, the chief of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday.Media reports have said the U.S. has conducted a site survey in the South for possible locations for a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, though no final decision has been made."I recommended the deployment of the THAAD missiles to South Korea," USFK commander Gen. Curtis

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview Sunday that he has applied for asylum in Brazil."I would love to live in Brazil," Snowden told Brazil's Globo TV.Snowden's temporary asylum in Russia expires in August. Washington has revoked his US passport, so his travel options are limited.Snowden, who was interviewed with reporter Glenn Greenwald by his side, said that he has formally asked several countries for asyl

나이지리아 동북부 지역의 한 축구 경기장에서 보코 하람의 소행으로 보이는 대형 폭탄 테러가 발생해 최소 40명이 숨졌다고 AFP통신이 현지 시간 1일 전했다. 보코 하람 일원 (유튜브 캡쳐)수 많은 관중들이 경기를 지켜보는 가운데 사건이 일어나 사망자의 수는 늘 것으로 보인다. 현재까지 테러의 소행을 밝힌 단체는 나타나지 않았으나 경찰은 과격무격단체 보코하람을 지목하고 있다. 아마다와 주는 5년간의 보코 하람 반란을 진압하기 위해 굿럭 조나단 대통령이 1년 넘게 계엄령을 선포한 3개 주 가운데 하나라고 AFP 통신은 전했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

A bombing at a football pitch in Nigeria's restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday in an area previously attacked by Boko Haram Islamists, a police officer and a nurse said.The blast hit the town of Mubi in Adamawa state, one of three in the northeast which has been under a state of emergency for more than a year as Nigeria's military has tried to crush Boko Haram's five-year extremist uprising."There has been a bomb explosion at a football field this evening and so far more than 4

Two people have been killed and hundreds treated in hospital after a weekend heatwave swept over Japan, officials and reports said Sunday.A 74-year-old women collapsed while working in a greenhouse in the eastern prefecture of Chiba on Saturday and was later pronounced dead. In Ibaraki, also in the east of the country, a 61-year-old was found collapsed in her garden and died. On Sunday, a 76-year-old man was taken to hospital unconscious in Sera, in the western prefecture of Hiroshima, after col

Japan will send officials to North Korea while Pyongyang reinvestigates the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted in the Cold War years, a senior politician said Sunday.Dispatch of the mission is part of an accord made last week by the the two countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic ties and they contact each other through their embassies in Beijing at present.Since North Korea in 2008 agreed to reopen investigations but failed to keep its

President Park Geun-hye on Sunday appointed Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin to lead the presidential National Security Office, her spokesman said, in a show of her resolve to deal sternly with increasing North Korean threats. Han Min-koo, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was also nominated as Kim’s successor. Han Min-koo (left) and Kim Kwan-jin (Yonhap)The announcement came about 10 days after then-national security chief Kim Jang-soo and National Intelligence Service director Nam Jae

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday.Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban on Saturday evening, local time, in an area of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. Officials said the exchange was not violent and the 28-year-old Bergdahl was in good condition and able t

만취한 주한 미군 3명이 용인에 있는 놀이공원 에버랜드 워터파크에서 여직원을 성추행하고 이를 말리던 남자 직원들을 폭행해 경찰에 체포됐다.이들은 검거과정에서 저항하다가 경찰관에게 침을 뱉는가 하면 얼굴 등을 폭행하기도 했다.경기 용인동부경찰서는 31일 성추행, 폭력행위등 처벌에 관한 법률 위반 등 혐의로 미2사단 동두천 캠프 케이시 소속 M(25) 준하사관 등 3명을 붙잡아 조사하고 있다.이들은 오전 11시 30분께 용인 에버랜드 캐리비안베이에서 술에 취한 채 한 여직원(25)의 몸을 쓰다듬은 혐의를 받고 있다.또다른 여직원에게는 하이파이브를 하는 척하며 손을 잡은 뒤 놓아주지 않고 ‘섹시하다’고 말하는 등 성적 모욕감을 준 것으로 조사됐다.이들은 남자 직원 3명이 말리자 얼굴을 주먹으로 때리고 발로 차는 등 폭행한 혐의도 받고 있다.에버랜드측은 행패가 심해지자 오후 1시 30분께 경찰에 신고했다. 미군들은 출동한 경찰관의 안내에 따르지 않고 고성으로 저항하다가 경찰관 1명의 얼굴에

 경찰은 주한 레바논 대사가 교통사고 외상이 아닌 다른 원인으로 사망했을 가능성도 염두에 두고 있는 것으로 29일 코리아헤럴드 취재 결과 밝혀졌다.(Yonhap)　본지가 입수한 문서에 따르면, 경찰은 자드 사이드 엘 하산 대사가 지병으로 사망했을 가능성도 조사 중인 것으로 확인됐다. 경찰은 또 음주 운전이나 과속 여부도 배제하지 않고 있다고 말했다. 　이에 대해 레바논 대사관 측은 그 어떤 답변도 함구했다. 　이날 오후 12시께 남산3호터널 안에서 북단 방면으로 운전하던 하산 대사는 앞서 가던 에쿠스 승용차를 들이 받고 병원으로 이송되던 도중 숨졌다. 그 외 김 모씨(65)와 박 모씨(53) 등 2명은 부상을 입었으나 생명에는 지장이 없는 것으로 전해졌다.   　지난해 4월에 주한대사로 부임한 하산 대사는 9월 뺑소니 혐의로 경찰 조사를 받은 경력이 있다.　<관련 영문 기사>　Police probe DUI, health problems in Lebanese envoy’s death　

Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down a military helicopter Thursday, killing 14 troops including an army general, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov told a session of parliament."I just received information that near Slavyansk, the terrorists -- using a Russian man-portable air defence system -- shot down our helicopter," Turchynov said. "Fourteen of our servicemen died, including General Volodymyr Kulchytskiy." (AFP)

North Korea and Japan agreed to carry out a full-scale investigation into the abduction of Japanese citizens and lift sanctions against the North at ongoing talks in Sweden, the North's state-run media said Thursday.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) speaks to the media about a three-day talks with North Korea in Stockholm at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Thursday. (AP-Yonhap) "The DPRK side agreed to simultaneously conduct a comprehensive survey of all Japanese inclu

우리나라 아이들이 춤추는 영상이 온라인상에서 화제라고 영국 타블로이드지 “미러”가 29일 전했다.  (YOUTUBE capture)남매로 보이는 두 아이들이 “I Got My Eye on You”의 노래에 맞춰 추는 이 영상은 유투브에 올린 지 사흘 만에 수 만명의 조회수를 기록했다. 소극적인 남자 아이와 달리 여자 아이는 노래 후렴구 박자에 정확히 맞춰 엉덩이를 흔든다며 영국 신문은 놀라움을 금치 못했다. 가만히 있던 남자 아이도 결국 여자 아이의 춤을 따라 하며 사람들의 웃음을 자아냈다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

(The Korea Herald file photo) The Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea died in a car accident in central Seoul on Thursday, police and fire officials said. A sedan carrying Jad Saeed El-Hassan, the top Lebanese diplomat in Seoul, rear-ended another car inside Namsan No. 3 Tunnel at about 12:08 p.m., according to Yongsan Police Station. The ambassador, who had been driving the car, died on route to a nearby

Prime Minister designate Ahn Dae-hee withdrew himself from nomination on Thursday afternoon amid spiraling controversy over his high income and accusations that he received special favors.“It would be a burden to the government if I stay as a prime minister nominee,” Ahn said at a news conference.“I apologize to the president for causing concern.” The resignation came six days after President Park Geun-hye nominated Ahn, a former star prosecutor, for the country’s No. 2 post. Park’s choice was s

A co-vice chairman of an association of conservative Protestant churches stepped down on Friday after coming under fire for remarks about the victims of last month's deadly ferry sinking.The Christian Council of Korea accepted the resignation of Rev. Cho Kwang-jak and publically apologized to the families of the victims.The pastor drew strong public indignation for saying during a meeting of the council on Tuesday that he does not understand why the children from poor families chose to travel to

North Korea announced Friday it will take part in the 2014 Asian Games competition to be held in South Korea, despite heightened tensions between the archrivals.In a short dispatch carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the North Korean Olympic Committee said it will participate in this year's quadrennial, multisport competition to be hosted by Incheon, a metropolitan city just west of Seoul."The DPRK Olympic Committee officially informed (the Olympic Council of Asia) of the

South Korea lashed out at North Korea on Friday for denying its surprise artillery firing in the western sea border the previous day, calling it a "blatant lie."Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday the North fired two shells into waters near a South Korean warship on patrol south of the maritime border in the Yellow Sea, prompting the patrol boat to return fire. No casualties or damage were reported. Earlier Friday, the North flatly denied it fired the artillery, saying the South Korean warshi

Thailand's army chief seized power in a military coup Thursday, deposing its beleaguered civilian government in a bid to end deadly political turmoil but triggering US-led international censure.The new military junta declared a nationwide night-time curfew and ordered demonstrators on both sides of the kingdom's bitter divide off the streets after nearly seven months of tense political rallies in the capital.The junta led by army chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha suspended most of the constitution

삼성전자가 퀄컴이 주도하고 있는 사물인터넷 플랫폼 올조인 (AllJoyn) 프로젝트 참여를 검토하고 있다고 22일 업계 관계자가 전했다.올조인은 다양한 디바이스와 호환될 수 있도록 하는 범용적인 오픈 소스 플랫폼으로 미국의 퀄컴의 작품이다. 쉽게 말해 삼성과 LG의 스마트 가전이 서로 연동 되는 것을 의미한다.퀄컴은 현재 올씬얼라이언스 (Allseen Aliance) 컨소시엄을 통해 회원사를 확장하고 있으며, LG전자, 파나소닉, 샤프 등 50여개 회사가 참여하고 있다. 삼성전자 DMC 오지성 수석은 21일 사물인터넷 세미나 이후 “(삼성전자의 얼라이언스 가입에 대해서) 검토하고 있다”고 전하면서, 향후 스마트 홈 시장에서 다른 브랜드의 제품 연동에 대해서는 “표준이 필요하다”고 말했다.다만, 삼성이 올조인과 유사한 사물인터넷 플랫폼인 SAMI (Samsung Architecture for Multimodal Interactions)를 개발 중인 상황에서 실제로 퀄퀌과 협업하게 될지