Today's News..

1. The presidential office is known to be considering partial Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Justice Minister Kim Sung-ho..

2. Families of hostages held by Taliban militants made a video footage and distributed it through UCC sites to plead for international help in gaining their release..

3. Boder guards of the two Korea's exchanged fire yesterday but no casualties were reported. Officials said they will ask UN command military armistice commission to investigate the case...

4. The union and management of the Yonsei institution ended their strike yesterday by accepting a compromise suggested by state mediator. Medical service at hospitals will be back on track starting today..

5. The government banned the import of British pork following a foot-and-mout disease outbreak in the U.K..



Bonds hits milestone homer..

Barry Bonds, the slugger for San Francisco Giants, tied Hank Aaron's all-time home run record when he hit his 755th career home run in San Diego on Saturday.. The blast into the left field stands came on his first at-bat of the game. Although Bonds received mostly cheers form the sell-out crowd after the feat, he was booed when he first stepped up to the plate.. His drive to break the record has been surrounded by controvery, as Bonds is under heavy suspicion of having used performance-enhacing drugs, such as steroids, even though he has never tested positive for them.. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig delivered slightly underhanded reponse to the event by mentioning the controversy in the same breath as his congratulations to Bonds.. Following the game, Bonds said, "This is the hardest thing I've had to do in my entire career.."






Foot and mouth investigation focuses on research lab..

A possible virus leak form a nearby animal research center is being investigated as a cause of the recent foot and mouth disease outbreak at a British farm.. The virus was found in a herd of cattle on Friday, and researchers are scrambling to pinpoint how it broke out.. The director for the firm that operates the research center says they believe there was no breach at the facility. However, it was discovered that the strain of the highly-contagious virus that infected the cattle is similar to one produced at the center.. Around 120 cattle on the stricken farm and surrounding farms have been destroyed to prevent further infection risks. In response to the situation, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cut his vacation short, and all meat product exports have been voluntarily suspended. Britain was hit hard by a foot and mouth epidemic in 2001, in which up to 10 million animals had to be slaughtered..



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