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Death sentence sought for rapist of 7-year-old
Prosecutors in Gwangju are seeking the death penalty for a man indicted for kidnapping and raping an elementary schoolgirl last summer. The request was filed Thursday by the Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office asking a local court to impose the death sentence on Koh Jong-seok, 24, on charges of kidnapping and…
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Prostitution vs. women’s rights
Constitutionality of law to be reviewed A district court’s decision to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether part of the country’s Anti-Prostitution Law is constitutional has triggered a hot debate among citizens. At issue is a clause of the law, implemented in 2004, which punishes a woman for…
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East Asia
‘Cars are like part of my body’
The worst interviewees for journalists are those who give short or just yes or no answers as there is then nothing much to write about. But talkative people are difficult too as they tend to talk about less interesting topics at length. Kim Pil-soo, a professor of automotive studies at…
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East Asia
Seokpajeong
Restored pavilion of Heungseon Daewongun Seokpajeong, located in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, is a stately “hanok,” or Korean traditional building, built by the Joseon Kingdom’s (1392-1910) man of power Heungseon Daewongun. He was the father of the Joseon’s penultimate king. The house was privately owned for decades, but is now on public…
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East Asia
Smart ways to embrace New Year’s energy
People like to rearrange the interior of rooms or change furniture to refresh their living environment in the New Year. It is more recommended before Feb. 4, the first month of the saju calendar. In order to activate energy around us letting the old one out and allowing the new…
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South East Asia
Huge Number Of Roman Catholics Carry Image of Black Nazarene During A Procession In Manila
Devotees struggle to climb the cart carrying the centuries-old image of the Black Nazarene during a raucous procession on its feast day Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Roman Catholic devotees joined the annual ritual to demonstrate faith and seek miracle cures for…
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East Asia
Chinese Craftsman Busy Painting New Year Pictures For Spring Festival
Craftsman Zhai Ruichen (R) and his wife Liu Shufang examine New Year pictures they paints in Liaocheng, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 9, 2013. The couple were busy painting New Year pictures recently to meet the demand in local market for the Spring Festival in February. Craftsman Zhai Ruichen (R)…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Women Hold Candles In Vigil For Victims Of Sexual Crimes Against Childen
Indonesian women hold candles during a vigil for the victims of sexual crimes against children in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Sexual crimes against children in the country increased by 10% to 1,526 cases in 2012, a National Commission on Child Protection (KPAI) report said. <AP Photo/Dita Alangkara>
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Central Asia
Russians’ Venture Of Riding Down Ski Slope Inside Inflatable Ball Ended In Tragedy
In this frame grab made Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013, taken from APTN video provided by Yekaterina Achkasova, as her husband Denis Burakov, left, inside the large plastic ball called a zorb, with another man, before tragedy struck on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at a winter sports venue at Donbay in…
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