TOKYO (AFP) - More than 9,600 people would die with nearly 150,000 injured if a mega-quake struck Tokyo, a disaster that would also level large parts of the Japanese capital, a government projection said Wednesday.The frightening simulation was released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as Japan slowly rebuilds its northeast coast, which was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 quake in March last yea

A woman was arrested Tuesday for killing her husband who had sexually assaulted their disabled daughter. Their two other children were booked for assisting in the murder. Police in Seongnam said the 48-year-old woman and her son and daughter suffocated the man last Wednesday after biding his hands and feet with ropes and put tape on his mouth. They acted after the 48-year-old drunk father sexually

A woman was arrested for killing her husband who sexually assaulted their daughter with disability. Their two children were booked for assisting the murder. <한글기사> 부인, 자녀와 합세, 남편 묶고 질식사 시켜성남 중원경찰서는 17일 딸을 폭행한다는  이유 로 자녀들과 함께 남편을 질식사 시킨 혐의(폭행치사 등)로 이모(48ㆍ여)씨를  구속 했다.또 어머니를 도운 자녀 2명을 같은혐의로 불구속 입건했다.경찰에 따르면 이씨는 지난 11일 밤 10시께 성남시 중원구 자신의 집에서 남편( 48)이 술을 마시고 뇌병변 장애를 앓고있는 딸(26)을 폭행하자 자녀들과 합세, 남편 의 손과 발을

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- In a bold move to gain control of Argentina's energy reserves, President Cristina Fernandez pushed forward a bill to renationalize the country's largest oil company on Monday despite fierce criticism from abroad and the risk of a major rift with Spain.In a national address, Fernandez said the legislation put to congress would give Argentina a majority stake in oil a

Lee Kun-hee, South Korea's richest man and owner of top conglomerate Samsung Group, pledged Tuesday to fight back with tough legal action against the lawsuits filed by his elder siblings over inheritance."The inheritance issue has already been settled by the late group founder, and everyone was given a share," Lee Kun-hee told reporters on his way to work. "For now, I will not give up a penny.I wi

Jim Yong Kim (Xinhua-Yonhap News)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jim Yong Kim, an American who is president of Dartmouth College, has been chosen to be the next president of the World Bank. His selection Monday extends the U.S. hold on the top job at the 187-nation development agency.Kim, a surprise nominee of President Barack Obama, was selected Monday in a vote by the World Bank's 25-member executive board.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice (left) reads the presidential statement after days of closed-door consultations in response to DPRK's April 13 launch, in New York

An international effort to understand the genetic building blocks of the human brain and its functions found patterns of DNA that may be linked to memory and intelligence. The research for the first time tracked genes that affect the size of infants’ heads, and the volume of the cranium and the hippocampus, a seahorse-shaped organ crucial for memory. More than 200 researchers at 100 medical center

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, submarine detection, intelligence gathering and approaching hostile vessels.Defense contractor Textron Inc. demonstrated what it calls its Common Unmanned Surface Vessel technology Thursday at its Textron Marine & Land Systems s

LITCHFIELD, Conn. (UPI) -- Connecticut authorities said they have been unable to locate a mysterious object seen falling from the sky by witnesses including a state trooper.The Connecticut State Police said the glowing green object, which some witnesses described as being the size of a whale, was seen falling from the sky in the Litchfield area around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, and is believed to ha

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's supreme court has voted to authorize abortions in cases of fetuses with no brains.Abortion is illegal in Brazil except when a pregnancy threatens the life of the mother and in cases of rape. The Supreme Federal Tribunal's 8-2 vote Thursday now decriminalizes abortions involving anencephalic fetuses. Such fetuses develop without brains and cannot survive outside th

South Korea's central bank on Friday left the key interest rate unchanged for the 10th straight month in April, as lingering inflationary concerns and weak pace of economic recovery challenge policymakers. Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Kim Choong-soo and his fellow policymakers froze the benchmark 7-day repo rate at 3.25 percent for this month, as widely expected. All 20 analysts polled by Yonhap Infom

휴대폰을 통한 영어학습이 빠르게 발전하고 있습니다. 가장 주목되는 부분은 바로 스마트폰을 통한 영어학습인데, 아이폰의 교육앱이 처음 포문을 열었고 이제 대다수의 스마트폰이 앱을 통한 다양한 학습자료를 제공하고 있어 학습자로서는 더 좋은 환경에서 공부하게 되었습니다.기존에 기능이 제한적이던 휴대폰에서 인터넷 검색과 다양한 앱이 설치 가능한 스마트폰으로 중심이 이동하면서 학습방법도 더 다양해지고 있습니다. 오늘은 모바일 외국어 학습 방식을 스마트폰을 중심으로 알아보겠습니다.1) 인터넷과 북마크 아이폰에 있는 사파리 웹브라우저에 많이 가는 어학관련 웹사이트를 등록합니다. 특히 영어뉴스 사이트 (코리아헤럴드 모바일 사이트 m.koreaherald.com도 당연히 포함되겠지요?)와 사전, 자주 가는 어학사이트를 등록

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN Security Council will meet in emergency session on Friday to discuss the situation in North Korea after Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket, a UN diplomat said Thursday.The diplomat told AFP the 15-member Council would meet "to decide its next step" following the launch, which the United States and several other nations have claimed is in fact a disguised missile t

BEIRUT (AP) -- A fragile cease-fire brokered by the U.N. took hold in Syria on Thursday with regime forces apparently halting widespread attacks on the opposition but still defying demands by international envoy Kofi Annan to pull troops back to barracks.If the truce holds, it would be the first time the regime has observed an internationally brokered cease-fire since Bashar Assad's regime launche

BEIJING (AP) -- The World Bank cut its growth forecast for China on Thursday, adding to warnings the world's second-largest economy might slow too abruptly, and said Beijing should be ready to launch a new stimulus if needed.The bank stressed it expects a ``soft landing'' but trimmed its growth outlook this year to a still-robust 8.2 percent from 8.4 percent. It cited U.S. and European economic wo

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- An Arkansas judge fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion Wednesday for downplaying and concealing risks associated with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal, a ruling that could affect dozens of pending lawsuits over the drug.Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company must pay $5,000 for each of 240,000 Ri

Park Geun-hye, the leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, vowed Thursday to use her party's crucial win in the general elections to deliver on its promise of a better life for the people."(We) will be sure to put into practice all the things we promised to the people," she said during a press conference at her party's headquarters in Seoul. "(We) will start anew with the mindset that we will be remem

New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs -- monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans -- may be the life forms that evolved on other planets in the universe. "We would be better off not meeting them," concludes the study, which appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.In the report, noted scientist Rona

TORONTO (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Korean Air says no bomb was found after authorities searched a Boeing 777 that was diverted to a Canadian military base after the airline's U.S. call center received a bomb threat.Korean Air spokeswoman Penny Pfaelzer said Wednesday the 149 passengers are on their way to Vancouver, British Columbia's airport where the plane will be refueled before heading to Seoul