United States /Kim News

All Themes

Business

Education

South Korea gets first woman prime minister

YAHOO

AFP - A feminist lawmaker is to become South Korea's first ever woman prime minister, the president's office has announced.

Female Lawmaker Nominated for S.Korea PM

YAHOO

AP - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Friday nominated a ruling party lawmaker as the country's new prime minister  the first time a woman has been named for the government's No. 2 position.

Culpepper Wants 'Love Boat' Case Dismissed

YAHOO

AP - A judge agreed that Daunte Culpepper and a former Minnesota Vikings teammate had made a case that they were treated differently than two white men who were not charged as part of a boat party sex scandal.

Sears' Letter Shines

YAHOO

The Motley Fool - I'm a big fan of shareholder letters. Reading just a few from any company can tell you a lot about the company's management and how well they treat their shareholders. Warren Buffett's letters to shareholders are the gold standard, and having re-read some of the letters done by Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM - News) this week, I believe the REIT does an excellent job in this regard as well.

Discredited South Korean stem cell expert loses last honour

YAHOO

AFP - South Korea's discredited stem cell expert Hwang Woo-Suk was stripped of his last remaining honor when he lost his title of "Supreme Scientist."

	Categories		Latest Kim News		Related:
	United States Categories Links Trade links		Clijsters, Federer Take Top Awards YAHOO AP - Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer took top honors Tuesday at the annual professional tennis awards banquet. Sources: YAHOO N.Korea talks tough, says won't bow to US YAHOO Reuters - North Korea said it was prepared to launch a pre-emptive military strike and it would not bow to U.S. pressure to give up its nuclear weapons, its official media said in separate reports on Tuesday. Sources: YAHOO Mauresmo Takes Clijsters' Top Spot AHN Christina Ficara - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) - Kim Clijsters loses her No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings Monday to Amelie Mauresmo. Fifteen women have held the top spot since the rankings began in 1985. Mauresmo was briefly No. 1 in 2004. Mauresmo and Clijsters missed last week's... Sources: AHN China blocks VOIP calls for two years: FT YAHOO AFP - China has moved to protect its fixed telephone line business by banning free Internet telephone services for at least two years, the Financial Times reports. Sources: YAHOO Utah Routs ASU in NCAA Women's Tournament YAHOO AP - Fifteen-point deficits are nothing to Utah. The fifth-seeded Utes erased another one, this time in the first half, and went on to rout No. 4 seed Arizona State 86-65 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Sources: YAHOO Amelie Mauresmo Takes Over No. 1 Ranking YAHOO AP - Amelie Mauresmo took over the No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings from Kim Clijsters on Monday. Sources: YAHOO Japan Beats S.Korea, Reaches Championship YAHOO AP - Japan beat South Korea once in three tries during the World Baseball Classic and that was enough to reach the championship game. Byung-Hyun Kim gave up another big home run Saturday night, a two-run shot by pinch-hitter Kosuke Fukudome in the seventh inning that broke a scoreless tie and sent Japan to a 6-0 victory over South Korea. Sources: YAHOO S. Korea Farmers' Plight Draws Attention YAHOO AP - Hundreds of elderly farmers face forcible eviction from their land to allow the expansion of a U.S. military base near Seoul, according to the human rights group Amnesty International. Sources: YAHOO S. Korean Farmers Eviction Raises Concerns YAHOO AP - Hundreds of elderly farmers face forcible eviction from their land to allow the expansion of a U.S. military base near Seoul, according to the human rights group Amnesty International. Sources: YAHOO Lady Bears Begin Title Defense in Arizona YAHOO AP - The Lady Bears of Baylor can only hope this visit to Arizona goes as well as their last one did. Coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson's team won the Tempe Regional en route to its national championship a year ago. Sources: YAHOO U.S. Baseball Team Looks to Advance YAHOO AP - Team USA still has a chance to win the World Baseball Classic thanks to South Korea. Now, it's up to Roger Clemens and his teammates to take advantage of the opportunity. Sources: YAHOO Team USA Still Alive in Baseball Classic YAHOO AP - Team USA still has a chance in the World Baseball Classic thanks to South Korea. Sources: YAHOO N.Korea prison camp makes for an unlikely musical Yahoo Reuters - As far as musicals go, seeing people break into song on subjects such as starvation and public executions in North Korea may be one of the most unlikely concepts for stage entertainment in several years. Sources: Yahoo SKorean president accepts PM's resignation over golfing round YAHOO AFP - South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun accepted the resignation of his prime minister following a round of golf that sparked allegations of influence-peddling. Sources: YAHOO South Korean Prime Minister Offers to Quit YAHOO AP - South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Tuesday amid mounting opposition criticism for playing golf when he was expected to oversee the government's response to a railway strike, the president's spokesman said. Sources: YAHOO N.Korea Blames U.S. for Stalled Nuke Talks YAHOO AP - North Korea on Monday accused the United States of obstructing nuclear disarmament talks by alleging that the communist regime was involved in counterfeiting and drug trafficking. Sources: YAHOO Lil' Kim Attorney Says Rapper Could Be Free By Summer AHN Felicia Willis - AHN Staff Writer (AHN) - Incarcerated rapper Lil' Kim is getting closer to completing her debt to society. According to her attorney Mel Sachs, the Queen Bee will be out from behind bars in time to enjoy the summer weather. Kim began her year and a day sentence for perjury and... Sources: AHN Sorenstam Holds Share of MasterCard Lead YAHOO AP - Defending champion Annika Sorenstam maintained a share of the lead in the MasterCard Classic on Saturday, shooting a 1-under 71 to match Paula Creamer and Mi Hyun Kim at 6 under. Sources: YAHOO Killing of American in Iraq 'terribly worrying' for British hostage YAHOO AFP - British government minister Kim Howells has said the murder of a US peace worker in Iraq was a cause for grave concern and hoped a British hostage there would not meet the same fate. Sources: YAHOO Minister admits Iraq is 'a mess' BBC Foreign office minister Kim Howells admits Iraq is "a mess" but says the country's prospects are still bright. Sources: BBC		Other aggregator

Pages:

[1] [2] [3] [4]