SOUTH KOREA

At least 32 people have died in Mudslides near Seoul, South Korea.

A team of scientists from Seoul National University say that a genetically modified female beagle, Tegon, glows under ultraviolet light if given an antibiotic.

A landslide triggered by torrential rain crashed into South Korea capital Seoul, killing 32 people and leaving one child missing, emergency services said.

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The Internet Umbrella acts as a video monitor displaying images from the Internet as the user walks along. The handle of the umbrella fitted with a projector transmits images to the underside of the umbrella so the user can watch it alive while walking in rain.

Nippon Steel Corp <5401.T>, Japan's top steelmaker, forecast profits to rise this year as a slow global economic rebound bolsters demand, outperforming smaller rival JFE Holdings Inc <5411.T> which expects earnings to dwindle on tough competition in Asia's export markets.

When 21-year-old Zhang, an average student in college, got set for the Graduate Record Exam in Beijing this year, she felt so unprepared that she skipped the exam entirely.

Gold prices hit a record high at more than $1,623 an ounce and Asian stock markets were largely flat, as news out of Washington indicated politicians were making little progress in ending the deadlock over lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.

A landslide caused by torrential rain crashed into a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul early on Wednesday, destroying four buildings, including two small hotels, and killing at least 10 people, officials said.

Check out the aftermath pictures of the disaster in South Korea while the rescue operation has resumed.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp stands by its decision to appeal against a U.S. trade panel's preliminary ruling in a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a top HTC executive said on Wednesday.

Japan's Sony Corp, struggling with a lossmaking television business, on Wednesday denied a media report it was considering pulling out of its LCD joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics.

Asian stocks and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday while gold hit a record high at more than $1,623 an ounce, as a drip feed of news out of Washington indicated politicians were making little progress on a plan to lift the U.S. debt ceiling.

Michael Phelps continued his countdown to next year's London Olympics by qualifying fifth fastest Monday for the 200 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships.

American Ryan Lochte received a massive confidence boost ahead of next year's London Games when he swum down compatriot and Olympic champion Michael Phelps to claim the men's 200 meters freestyle world championships title on Tuesday.

The confessed killer of 76 people in Friday's bomb and gun attacks in Norway described Japan as a model country in a document he distributed on the Internet, praising it for shying away from multiculturalism, Kyodo news agency reported.

Ryan Lochte's victory in the mens' 200 meters freestyle at the world swimming championships Tuesday not only allowed him to emerge from compatriot Michael Phelps's shadow but could set up a mouthwatering 'Race of the Century - Part Two' at next year's London Olympics.

Anders Behring Breivik, the gunman who murdered scores of people in Norway in two separate deadly attacks, looked to Japan as a ?model country.?

The United States edged closer on Tuesday to a devastating default as Republicans and Democrats were deadlocked over competing plans to raise the debt ceiling, one week before a deadline to act.

The United States edged closer on Tuesday to a devastating default as Republicans and Democrats were deadlocked over competing plans to raise the debt ceiling, one week before a deadline to act.

China may have lost a 15 billion euro contract.