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Politics
US envoy on North Korea human rights to visit Seoul
The United States envoy on North Korean human rights will visit Seoul later this week for talks with South Korean officials amid ongoing humanitarian concerns about the Stalinist state. The trip by Robert King comes amid reports that the human rights situation has deteriorated in recent months and concern from…
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Decency of lawmakers
Lim should make sincere apology to defectors Rep. Lim Su-kyung’s abusive remarks last week against North Korean defectors and a ruling party lawmaker are creating a stir, raising the possibility that the controversy over “pro-North’’ legislators may spread to her main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP). The row comes at…
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Smuggler arrested for helping N. Korea launch cyber attack
Police have arrested a smuggler for allegedly helping North Korean intelligence attempt cyber terrorism on government computer networks through online game software. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that the 39-year-old man, surnamed Cho, is under investigation for purchasing 10 versions of gambling software with malicious code from North…
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Politics
Dispute over rant by DUP’s Lim intensifies
The dispute involving the rant by Rep. Lim Su-kyung of the Democratic United Party (DUP) on North Korean defectors is escalating despite the lawmaker’s apology. Lim, a former pro-North Korean student activist, is drawing fire not only from the ruling Saenuri Party but also from conservative groups as a whole…
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Politics
Kim Doo-gwan to announce presidential bid in July
Kim Doo-gwan Gov. Kim Doo-gwan of South Gyeonsang Province said Monday he is considering running for the presidency and will make a formal announcement in July. “The opposition camp must prevent the conservatives from winning power in the upcoming presidential elections, after they promised to realize regime change,” said Kim…
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Society
Calls mount to tackle favoritism for athletes
Baseball players from Kyungki and Paichai high schools compete during a national tournament held in Seoul. The recent controversy over academic privileges enjoyed by award winning athletes is touching off a debate about reform of their admission, attendance and graduation from top universities. The nation’s figure skating heroine Kim Yu-na…
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Society
Turkish pianist accused of insulting Islam
Fazıl Say, a Turkish pianist and composer with an international career who is facing a court case in Turkey for insulting Islam on account of reposting a message written by someone else on Twitter, has said, “It is unbelievable that it was made into a court case.” In Say’s much-debated…
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Mubarak given life sentence for killing protesters
The Cairo criminal court has sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life imprisonment on Saturday (June 2) as he was declared guilty for deaths of protesters during an uprising in January 2011. Mubarak has been under arrest at the International Medical Center near Cairo. Mubarak, his two sons, former Interior…
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Politics
Turkish PM calls world attention to massacred Syrian children
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday called on the world to pay heed to the desperation of families whose children were massacred in Syria. Speaking at a summit of the Alliance of Civilizations, a forum promoting understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds, days after more than 100…
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Society
Turkey celebrates anniversary of “Conquest of Istanbul”
Light and water show Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas comes to ceremony area 559th anniversary of the “Conquest of Istanbul” was celebrated across Turkish biggest city of Istanbul with colorful organizations (May 30). Celebrations main address was Halic (“Golden Horn”) this year. Peoples who joined the celebrations lived magnificent in the…
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