WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden benefitted from ``some sort of support network'' inside Pakistan, President Barack Obama said in a Sunday broadcast interview, but he added it is not clear whether government officials knew the terrorist leader was living inside their country when U.S. commandos killed him in a raid last weekend.``We don't know whether there might have been some people inside of

ROME (AFP) - Prosecutors on Friday requested a trial for three of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's friends on pimping charges linked to the Italian leader's own trial for having sex with an underage prostitute.The request "was sent today to the judge" on the prostitution charges, the main prosecutor's office in Milan said in a statement.The charges relate to alleged crimes committed between 2009

LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao caught Shane Mosley early, then chased him the rest of the night. Not much more he could do against an aging fighter who seemed only to want to survive.Pacquiao won a lopsided 12-round decision Saturday night, retaining his version of the welterweight title in a fight that was roundly booed over the late rounds because Mosley refused to trade punches. He won every rou

 

Cabin crews from Hong Kong Airlines practise Wing Chun, a concept-based Chinese martial art or Kung Fu, during a lesson in Hong Kong Saturday, April 30, 2011. A Hong Kong airline makes all its cabin crews to take Wing Chun lessons as helping them to build the team spirit and to learn self-defense. (AP-Yonhap News)Hong Kong Airlines cabin crew are attending kung fu lessons to help them handle drunk

U.S. police rescued a disabled six-year-old who was kept in a cage by her parents for months and almost starved to death. The girl, who has Down syndrome, was eating the flaky skin of her forehead when she was found by Virginia police, Mail Online reported. Her parents were also accused of burying another child of their own. They face charges of first degree murder.Brian and Shannon Gore, the pare

Police are investigating a former Olympic judo gold medalist who allegedly assaulted a female massage parlor owner under the influence of alcohol.The man, who is now a Yongin University professor, was booked without detention. The professor visited the massage shop near his school in Yongin, south of Seoul, at 11 p.m. on April 26. He started to take his clothes off. When the owner in her 30s, trie

The National Assembly ratified the Korea-EU free trade agreement on Wednesday night, in a vote boycotted by the main opposition Democratic Party. “We decided not to attend the plenary session and go home,” said DP floor leader Park Jie-won after a series of meetings of its lawmakers held just before the session opened. “The decision was taken to express our opposition to the votebeing held today.”

A taxi driver said to have had fanatical religious beliefs was found dead Sunday on a wooden cross in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province, police said.In an apparent emulation of the crucifixion of Jesus, his hands and feet were found nailed to a cross in an abandoned quarry mine. The 58-year-old man surnamed Kim wore something similar to a crown of thorns on his head. He was wearing only underpa

Korean actor and singer Jang Geun-suk topped Japan’s Oricon chart in his debut week. His single “Let Me Cry” sold 119,000 copies within a week of its April 27 release. He became the first foreign singer in Japan to rank No. 1 in the major weekly pop chart upon debut.In 2005, Korea’s Ryu Si-won reached No. 2 within a week.Jang’s record was also the first for a male singer since Masahiko Kondo toppe

One out of four workers prefers doing something more productive during lunch time than just eating, according to a survey.In a research conducted by Saramin, an online recruitment website in Korea, about quarter of participants said they were “lunch tourists.” The term refers to those who spend lunch break just for themselves, rather than having a long meal or interacting with colleagues.Out of th

The recent increases in Korean stock prices have boosted the number of child millionaires who are members of chaebol families.The number of under-12 children with assets of more than 100 million won ($95,000) totaled 87 as of April 29, according to chaebol.com, an Internet site specializing in information on family-owned conglomerates.The number increased from last year’s 79.Of them, 23 kids were

(Yonhap News)New York police announced that thieves seeking unattended electronic devices at Starbucks cafes are increasing. Due to increasing reports of larceny, NYPD is now even setting up sting operations, reported the New York Times. Decoy bags were applied to arrest a thief.The world famous coffee chain draws customers around the globe who want to enjoy comfortable seats, drinks, and especial

Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama to show his support for the U.S. fight against terrorism, after U.S. forces killed a long sought-after terrorist, the presidential office here said.In the letter, Lee said the killing of al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden was "an important accomplishment" in Obama's attempt to eradicate terrorism, according to C

The Korean parliament will discuss the ratification of Seoul's free trade deal with the European Union (EU) at a plenary session this week, a lawmaker said Monday, after rival parties agreed on related issues.Rep. Lee Koon-hyon of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP) said the National Assembly will discuss ratifying the free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU this Wednesday. Last week, a parliamen

Korean stocks finished at a fresh high on Monday as investor sentiment was boosted by strong U.S. earnings reports and news of Osama bin Laden's death, analysts said. The local currency climbed against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose1.67 percent to 2,228.96. Trading volume was thin at 298 million shares worth 8.32 trillion won ($7.8 billion) with gaine

The most intense manhunt in history finally caught up with Osama bin Laden, but his life's story will be told many different ways by different people. Reviled in the West as the personification of evil, bin Laden was admired and even revered by some fellow Muslims who embraced his vision of unending jihad against the United States and Arab governments he deemed as infidels.Bin Laden's money and pr

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The death of the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden marked "a victory for America," former president George W. Bush said Sunday.Bush, who initiated the "war on terror" to hunt down Al-Qaeda leaders after the September 11, 2001 attacks launched at the start of his presidency, said he had been informed of the news by his successor US President Barack Obama."I congratula

Osama bin Laden (AP)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.A small team of Americans killed bin Laden in a firefight at a compound in Pakistan, the president said in a dramatic late-night statement at the White H

A Korean man has been under investigation on charges of stealing military secrets after being employed by a company developing and managing computer programs for the government, prosecutors said Monday.The 43-year-old man was previously convicted of violating the National Security Law banning pro-North Korea activities.But it is unclear whether the man, identified only by the initial K of his surn