Egypt's antiquities minister announced on Friday the discovery of a princess's tomb dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) in the Abu Sir region south of Cairo."We have discovered the antechamber to Princess Shert Nebti's tomb which contains four limestone pillars," Mohamed Ibrahim said.The pillars "have hieroglyphic inscriptions giving the princess's name and her titles, which include 'the daughter of the king Men Salbo and his lover venerated before God the all-powerful,'" he added.Ibr

Culture Nov. 4, 2012

A man accused of repeatedly assaulting his 13-year-old daughter was convicted on Thursday.The Gwangju District Court sentenced the man, identified only by his surname Kim, to two years behind the bar for habitual use of violence. In March, Kim was indicted on suspicion of attacking and injuring his daughter over 14 times at his apartment in Gwangju, about 320 kilometers from Seoul. At that time, the daughter had a cast on her leg after a car accident and was allegedly reproached by her father fo

Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2012

The average level of air pollutants in Pyongyang was found to be higher than that in Seoul, with other environmental problems also present in the socialist country such as poor water quality and the rapid decline of forests, a report showed Thursday.According to the report compiled by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) together with the North's environment ministry, the average sulfur dioxide concentration in Pyongyang stood at 0.009 parts per million (ppm) in 2008, higher than the 0.

North Korea Nov. 1, 2012

A Norwegian airline and an in-flight magazine publisher say they will use WiFi to bring airline passengers new options in in-flight entertainment.Norwegian Air Shuttle and Ink, which provides magazines for about 30 airlines around the world, said they would debut the new system next year, The New York Times reported.Using Norwegian Air Shuttle's free WiFi service, passengers will be able to access content including music, video and travel articles from the carrier's in-flight magazine on their s

Industry Nov. 1, 2012

A Charlotte, N.C., woman who told police she thought her ex-boyfriend was hiding in the woods near her home was found dead with her new boyfriend soon after. Police searched the area Tuesday for Jacquece Forest but found nothing, The Charlotte Observer reported. At 3 a.m. he told employees at a hospital where he was taken for treatment that he had shot his girlfriend. The bodies of Jennifer Smith and Luc Eric Gonzalez, both 25, were found in her home. The 2-year-old son Smith had with Forest was

World News Nov. 1, 2012

Another family member of President Lee Myung-bak underwent questioning Thursday as part of a probe into his retirement residence plan.Lee Sang-eun, the president’s eldest brother, arrived at 9:50 a.m. at the lobby of the independent counsel team’s office in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, where his nephew and the president’s son, Si-hyung, had been grilled as a criminal suspect for 14 hours last week. “I will tell everything inside,” the 79-year-old chairman of auto parts maker DAS said upon his ar

Politics Nov. 1, 2012

Peers are influential when it comes to alcohol and drug use, and they are just as influential online as they are in person, U.S. researchers suggest. Sarah Stoddard and colleagues at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor conducted an online survey of 3,447 of U.S. adults ages 18-24. The survey found those who thought their parents and peers would be upset if they viewed images of their drinking and drug use online were less likely to drink. In addition, young adults who

Technology Oct. 31, 2012

A "self-healing" concrete that can patch up cracks by itself is ready for outdoor testing, researchers at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands say.The experimental concrete contains limestone-producing bacteria that are activated by corrosive rainwater working its way into the structure, they said.Developed by microbiologist Henk Jonkers and concrete technologist Eric Schlangen, the material could potentially increase the service life of the concrete with considerable cost savings as a

Technology Oct. 31, 2012

South Korean stocks started higher on Wednesday, fueled by gains in blue-chip exporters, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) increased 0.53 percent, or 10.02 points, to 1909.60 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Shares gathered ground across the board, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics rising 0.46 percent and its smaller rival LG Electronics gaining 0.4 percent. Leading automaker Hyundai Motor climbed 0.67 percent.The U.S. stock market was closed on Tue

Oct. 31, 2012

South Korea's industrial output crept up in September from a year earlier, but its growth pace remained sluggish apparently affected by cooling demand amid concerns over the eurozone debt crisis and global slowdowns, a government report showed Wednesday.According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries grew 0.7 percent last month from a year earlier, quickening from the previous month's 0.3 percent on-year gain. The output also g

Industry Oct. 31, 2012

When a 14-year-old girl received a Facebook friend request from an older man she didn't know, she accepted it out of curiosity. It's a click she will forever regret, leading to a brutal story that has repeated itself as sexual predators find new ways to exploit Indonesia's growing obsession with social media.The junior high student was quickly smitten by the man's smooth online flattery. They exchanged phone numbers, and his attention increased with rapid-fire texts. He convinced her to meet in

World News Oct. 30, 2012

Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline and hurled a record-breaking 13-foot (4-meter) surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore and putting the presidential campaign on hold a week before Election Day. At least 14 deaths were blamed on the storm. Sandy knocked out power to at least 5.7 million people across the U.S. East, and New York's main utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with 250,000 customers without powe

World News Oct. 30, 2012

South Korea's Ryu So-yeon has clinched the LPGA Tour's top annual rookie award with three tournaments left this season, the tour announced Tuesday.On its Web site, the LPGA Tour said Ryu became the eighth Korean to claim the Rookie of the Year honors. In the race for the award, the 22-year-old has garnered 1,306 points in 22 events, well ahead of American teenager Lexi Thompson, who has picked up 779 points in 21 tournaments.Rookies are awarded 150 points for first in a tournament, 80 points for

Golf Oct. 30, 2012