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Police bust baby trafficking ring in eastern China

BEIJING (AP) _ Police in eastern China have busted a human trafficking ring involving poor migrant couples who were selling their babies, a state-run newspaper reported Friday.Police in Shandong province's Zoucheng city found last month that 17 infants had been sold in the city to Chinese buyers, th

Nov. 4, 2011

Girl, 3, eats leftovers for 2 days after mom dies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A 3-year-old girl comforted herself with her favorite toy and ate cheese, leftover lasagna and milk for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home.The girl's uncle, Pete Silbery, told The Associated Press on Friday that Shylah Silbery managed

Nov. 4, 2011

Document may shed light on origins of JFK speech

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) _ A document discovered at the boarding school attended by John F. Kennedy bolsters a theory that a former headmaster provided inspiration for his famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you _ ask what you can do for your country,” a school archivist said Thursd

Nov. 4, 2011

Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'

An Internet news outlet has been ordered to pay millions of won in compensation for calling a comedian-turned-TV hostess a "leftist" loyal to former President Roh Moo-hyun against her will, a Seoul court said Friday.In a compulsory arbitration decision on a libel suit filed by Kim Mi-hwa, the Seoul

Nov. 4, 2011

Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'

SK Telecom, KT start to accept preorders for iPhone 4S

South Korea's two leading mobile carriers SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. on Friday began receiving preorders for Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone 4S, which is slated to hit the local market next week.South Korean customers could preorder the iconic smartphone on the companies' Web sites from Friday. Preorder

Nov. 4, 2011

Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months

Seok Hae-kyun, the heroic captain of a South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued in a naval operation earlier this year, was released from a local hospital on Friday after over nine months of treatment for gunshot wounds. (Yonhap News)Seok, who led the crew aboard the 11,500-ton

Nov. 4, 2011

Heroic captain in raid on Somalia pirates leaves hospital after 9 months

Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain

The market share of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)’s Internet Explorer browser dropped below 50 percent last month as Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s Safari and Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Chrome become more popular. (Bloomberg)Internet Explorer, which had almost 80 percent of users in November 2007, lost ground to Chro

Nov. 4, 2011

Internet Explorer’s share falls under 50% as Chrome, Safari gain

Seoul steps up campaign to ban smoking in public places

Seoul will expand its non-smoking zones to include more than one-fifth of the city area by 2014, stepping up efforts to reduce health risks from second-hand smoking, city officials said Friday.At present, outdoor smoking is banned at 23 major parks and plazas across the capital.Under the envisioned

Nov. 4, 2011

Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the violent underground novel “Absolved,” right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror a

Nov. 3, 2011

Feds: Georgia men planned terror attacks with explosives, poison

Kim Kardashian: Intuition led to divorce decision

SYDNEY (AP) _ A grim-looking Kim Kardashian says ``intuition'' led her to pull the plug on her 72-day-old marriage.Kardashian told the hosts of Australia's ``Sunrise'' program on Thursday that she followed her heart and felt there was no right or wrong way to handle the demise of her brief marriage

Nov. 3, 2011

Kim Kardashian: Intuition led to divorce decision

China completes nation's first space docking

The Long March 2F rocket carrying Shenzhou 8 spacecraft lifts off at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, in northwestern China`s Gansu province, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. (AP)China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its

Nov. 3, 2011

China completes nation's first space docking

Gaga launches foundation with MacArthur, Harvard

NEW YORK (AP) _ Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and ``issues like self-confidence, well-bei

Nov. 3, 2011

Separated Philippine twins doing well after US op

A pair of 2-year-old formerly conjoined twin girls from the Philippines are recovering well after an operation to separate them in California, a hospital spokeswoman said.Angelina and Angelica Sabuco, born joined at the chest and abdomen, were separated Tuesday by a team of 20 doctors during 10 hour

Nov. 3, 2011

Philips to take $370M loss on TV arm

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Royal Philips Electronics NV says it has renegotiated a deal to shed its television unit, placing it into a joint venture 30 percent owned by Philips and 70 percent owned by China's TPV.The company said in a statement Tuesday it would book a loss on the deal of euro270 million

Nov. 2, 2011

Tablo ranks No. 1 on iTunes hip hop chart

Singer-songwriter and rapper Tablo’s first solo album “Fever’s End Part 2” ranked first place on the iTunes hip hop/rap chart, as he returned to the music scene more than a year after he was embroiled in a controversy over his academic background at Stanford University.Hip hop group Epik High, of which Tablo is a member, reached top of the same chart with the album “Epilogue” in March last year.Tablo recently signed a four-year contract with YG Entertainment which boasts several K-pop idols incl

Nov. 2, 2011

Tablo ranks No. 1 on iTunes hip hop chart

Light drinking linked to slight breast cancer risk

CHICAGO (AP) — Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found.The link between alcohol and breast cancer isn't new,

Nov. 2, 2011

N. Korea's heir apparent fathered daughter last year: source

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- The youngest son and heir apparent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to have fathered a daughter last year with his reported wife, an informed source here said Wednesday.Kim Jong-un, believed to be in his late 20s, has cemented his status as leader-in-waiting sin

Nov. 2, 2011

Hugh Grant becomes a dad, but mother undisclosed

LONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant has become a father for the first time after a brief fling, his spokesman said Tuesday — but the identity of the baby's mother is not being disclosed.Publicist Carrie Gordon said Grant "is the delighted father of a baby girl."She said Grant and the mother "had a

Nov. 2, 2011

Hugh Grant becomes a dad, but mother undisclosed

Apple to launch iPhone 4S in S. Korea on Nov. 11

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Apple Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S.-based company plans to launch its new iPhone 4S in the South Korean market on Nov. 11.Apple said on its Web site that it will launch the iPhone 4S in 15 countries including South Korea and Hong Kong and customers will be able to pre-ord

Nov. 2, 2011

Fake ipads flood market as scammers target top technology gift

The success of Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPad isn’t just drawing more competition to the tablet market. It’s attracting thousands of counterfeit and knockoff products. On a single day in July, almost 18,000 fakes and clones resembling the iPad and Android devices were available for sale on 23 e-commerce s

Nov. 1, 2011