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Friday's Olympics opening ceremony most watched in history of summer games

2012-07-28 10:55:00

NBC's Friday-night coverage of the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics drew the largest TV audience on record for�a kickoff of the summer games. According to Nielsen figures provided by NBC, 40.7 million average viewers watched the four-hour-plus...

Maryland Art Place showcases Mina Cheon's provocative 'polipop' art

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Mina Cheon is used to seeing things from multiple perspectives. As a child in South Korea, the artist was exposed to two religious philosophies — Buddhist on her father's side, Christian on her mother's — and embraced a third as an adult,...

Preakness 2012 volleyball brings out Olympic-level competitors

2012-05-19 09:34:00

Twenty-seven-old Minju Kim from Seoul, South Korea, found the early races a big yawn, so she and her friend Jieun Yi of Philadelphia stopped by the volleyball field. "For me, it's not that interesting," Kim said. She is visitig Yi, who is originally from...

On face value, Hahn-Bin delivers a new experience

2012-01-12 10:25:00

A tuxedo seems like the one sartorial item that Hahn-Bin might not wear when this 24-year-old violinist appears for the Candlelight Concert Society on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. in Howard Community College's Smith Theatre. This hotshot performer...

Meet your new Baltimore food trucks: Greenhouse Cafe, Road 2 Seoul and the Little Gypsy

2011-11-11 05:25:00

Two new rolling cafes have joined Baltimore's food truck fleet. They were both parked on Thursday at Baltimore and Greene streets, a regular spot near the University of Maryland. Greenhouse Cafe serves organic Mediterranean food like falafel, hummus...

Archdiocese's list of clergy accused of child sexual abuse

2002-09-26 00:00:00

The following is a list of priests and brothers who have served in the Archdiocese Of Baltimore and have been accused of child sexual abuse, according to church officials. The list includes some men who have admitted abusing children, as well as some who...

President rules out N. Korea deal

2003-01-03 10:39:00

Dollar index off three-year high, Asian shares ease

2013-05-20 18:19:02

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying this week....

North Korea fires sixth projectile in three days

2013-05-20 08:56:00

SEOUL — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called “rocket launching tests” intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were...

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

2013-05-20 03:43:00

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said North Korea...

Japan to outperform Korea in GDP growth

2013-05-20 00:14:02

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Japan's economic growth rate is expected to surpass that of Korea for the first time in 15 years as the world's third-largest economy gains momentum based on the yen's rapid depreciation. Japan's economy has been...

Seoul berates Pyongyang for trying to 'divide public'

2013-05-20 00:14:02

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- Seoul on Sunday upbraided Pyongyang for trying to divide the South Korean public and shift the blame onto it for the suspended industrial park in Gaeseong, saying that North Korea warped the facts by claiming it earlier...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 12: U.S. Secretary Of State John Kerry talks with South Korean military officers after arriving at Seoul military airport on April 12, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Kerry is on a tour of Asia, visiting South Korea and Japan and will discuss issues surrounding North Korea.

2013-04-12 03:04:00

South Korean soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, Monday.

2013-03-11 09:26:00

A girl runs past pinwheels arranged in the shape of the Korean peninsula at Imjingak pavillion near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul.

2013-03-11 00:00:00