(ATTN: UPDATES with ministry spokeswoman's quote, background; TRIMS lead)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media said Saturday it was

SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Three out of every four people who became South Korean
citizens in the past five years were female, likely due to an increase in

Panaji, Aug 1 (PTI) The lawyer of Fiona Mackeown, mother
of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling, has said his
personal email has been hacked.

New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Describing her new assignment
as "complex and yet fascinating", Nirupama Rao Saturday took
over as Foreign Secretary with a focus on further augmenting

H S Rao

Melon-headed, false-killer and pygmy whales are the more unusual types of marine
giant expected to pass Queensland's southeast shores this year as the whale-watching

Rainbow flags, wedding dresses, high heel boots and disco music were de rigueur in
cities across Australia, as thousands of people rallied in support of same sex
marriage.

CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, August 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Dmitry Medvedev and
Kurmanbek Bakiyev in bilateral talks on Saturday will discuss development

IRKUTSK, August 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
will hold a conference in Irkutsk on Saturday to discuss environmental

CUBA, Aug 01 (Saba) - A Yemeni
Guantanamo detainee has claimed that he faced assassination plots in his cell. Abdu
al-Salam