Mexican hacker group drops reprisal as member freed

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Persons claiming to be with the Mexican arm of "hacktivist" group Anonymous said Friday they were scrapping plans to expose information about the Zetas drug cartel after a kidnap victim was released.Twitter messages from the accounts @anonhispano and @IberoAnon said the Anonymous

Nov. 6, 2011

150 die in heinous Islamist attacks in Nigeria

DAMATURU, Nigeria (AFP) - At least 150 people died in a "heinous" wave of gun and bomb attacks in northern Nigeria that were on Saturday claimed by the Islamist Boko Haram sect.President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the assaults which officials said included at least five suicide bomb blasts and "dir

Nov. 6, 2011

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

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

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

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

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