As many as 125 students at Harvard University are being probed for allegedly cheating in a final exam at the elite institution, administrators said Thursday.The official university site news.harvard.edu/gazette reported that a large number of undergraduates "may have inappropriately collaborated on answers, or plagiarized classmates' responses, on the final exam for the course."An initial investig

World News Aug. 31, 2012

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday that North Korea has made "significant progress" in the construction of a new light-water reactor (LWR).In a new report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the dome has been placed on a reactor containment building in the secretive nation's main nuclear complex in Yongbyon."There have been indications that some components may have been instal

North Korea Aug. 31, 2012

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the current law stipulating the deportation of illegal aliens is constitutional, officials said Thursday.Under the Immigration Control Law, immigration offices can take illegal foreign workers into emergency custody and put them under compulsory expulsion. The foreign workers are subsequently repatriated to their home countries unless they are granted refuge

Social Affairs Aug. 30, 2012

Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, a hub of industry and business, said Tuesday it will seek (euro) 5.02 billion ($6.29 billion) in aid from the central government, adding to the country's financial troubles as it struggles to avoid needing a sovereign bailout.Catalonia, which has Barcelona as its capital, became the third region after Valencia and Murcia to officially solicit aid. Valencia

World Business Aug. 30, 2012

Mitt Romney, the U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate, expressed concern Wednesday over North Korea's alleged sales of nuclear weapons.He described the world as a "dangerous place" and stressed the seriousness of North Korea's threats."With instability in Pakistan and horrific violence in Syria, and with North Korea having shared nuclear technology, the threat of proliferation of weapons o

North Korea Aug. 30, 2012

A Wells Fargo Home Mortgage employee in Iowa says he was canned this summer for a 10-cent Laundromat scam 49 years ago.The Des Moines News-Register reported Monday the company confirmed it fired Richard Eggers July 12 from his $29,795-a-year customer service representative position. The 68-year-old Vietnam veteran from Des Moines had held the job for seven years.The crime that did in Eggers occurr

Industry Aug. 29, 2012

South Korea's current account surplus rose to a fresh record high in July as imports fell at a steeper pace than exports amid the protracted eurozone debt crisis, the central bank said Wednesday.The current account surplus reached US$6.1 billion in July, up from a revised $5.88 billion the previous month, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). The current account is the broadest measure of cross-bo

Aug. 29, 2012

Police said Tuesday two Japanese men are suspected of setting up provocative wooden posts to lay claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo at entrances to two history research-related establishments in Seoul.Wrapping up an internal investigation, Seoul's Seodaemun Police Station said that two Japanese nationals allegedly put three wooden posts with the phrase, "Takeshima (referring to Dok

Social Affairs Aug. 28, 2012

Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tom Smith said Monday fetuses conceived out of wedlock and by rape both need to be protected from abortion.In both instances, Smith, who is seeking to unseat Democratic incumbent Bob Casey, said "a life is a life, and it needs to be protected," The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.Following an appearance at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Smith was a

World News Aug. 28, 2012

Emboldened by a triumph in the first round of a U.S. patent suit against Samsung, Apple made a formal request Monday to a U.S. federal judge to ban the sales of eight products of the South Korean firm.Those are Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S2 AT&T, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 T-Mobile, Galaxy S2 Epic 4G, Galaxy S Showcase, Droid Charge and Galaxy Prevail, according to a list submitted to the Northern District Cou

Technology Aug. 28, 2012

Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to open peace negotiations October 5 in Norway and then shift the talks to Cuba, former vice president Francisco Santos said Monday."In the coming days, (President Juan Manuel) Santos will announce the start of negotiations with the FARC, which will be opened in Oslo October 5 and will continue in Havana," said Santos, who is a cousin of th

World News Aug. 28, 2012