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South Korea was in a state of shock yesterday following the suicide of Roh Moo-hyun, its former president, who had been embroiled in a multi-million dollar corruption scandal.Roh, 62, died from massive head injuries after leaping into a ravine while on a climbing trip near his home in Bongha village near the south-east coast, according to local media reports.The former democracy activist, whose five-year term ended in February 2008, was said to have been under intense pressure amid allegations that he had accepted US$6m in bribes while in office.Roh, who rose from an impoverished childhood to occupy the presidential Blue House, left a suicide note in which he hinted at ill health and talked of being unable to confront 'countless agonies down the road'.The note, the text of which was released by the Yonhap news agency, said: 'The rest of my life would only be a burden for others. I can't do anything because I'm not healthy. I can't read books, nor can I write. Don't be too sad. Isn't li

The Ex-National Athletes Welfare Foundation is in the midst of setting up a co-operative and an insurance facility for athletes. Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said both the programmes are ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant and his wife are suing their former housekeeper, accusing her of violating her contract by talking to the media about the family's private affairs.

A video screened at a congressional hearing earlier this month has sparked opposition to an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Obama administration to develop nuclear energy. It shows a member of the royal family of the UAE brutalizing an Afghan man. But while the case has provoked outrage here in the U.S., it's barely been reported in the UAE's tightly-controlled media.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Web edition of a cover story from Fortune this spring took a sharp turn from what you might expect at a 79-year-old magazine....

The Air Force Space Command's assurances that the GPS satellite system is sound, despite a recent GAO report on the system's potential failure, highlights how popular GPS has become in civilian use. The integration of GPS is becoming increasingly widespread in a number of devices, ranging from smartphones to car-navigation tools. - On May 19, the Air Force Space Command jumped on the Twitter bandwagon for a press conference designed to soothe the media outcry over the potential failure of the GPS system, which allows devices to determine location with pinpoint accuracy. Much of the uproar came as a result of a May 7 GA...

SAO PAULO: Brazilian officials and media are saying a twin-motor plane with 11 people on board has c...

A passerby pushed a would-be suicide jumper off a bridge in southern China because he was angry at the jumper's 'selfish activity,' Chinese media reported Saturday.

NEW YORK - Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is giving its hourly workers five more weeks to decide whether they want to accept the company's buyout and early retirement offers. The original deadline wa...

PETER Cowley, managing director of digital media for Endemol UK,