U.K. authorities are revealing new details of an ambitious bill which would track electronic conversations of every single U.K. resident. The proposed mass surveillance law would collect detailed information about the private communications of millions of Britons, a step the government insists is necessary to fight terrorism and crime.Home Secretary Theresa May says the program will not snoop on t

A Korean-Chinese man accused of kidnapping and killing a 28-year-old woman was sentenced to death Friday, two months after the high-profile murder that also exposed the carelessness of the police.The Suwon District Court in Suwon, south of Seoul, handed down the death penalty to Wu Yuanchun, 42, citing the ruthlessness of his crime and his lack of remorse."The defendant killed the victim with sini

 A jury of 12 in Quebec City Thursday found a 77-year-old retired Quebec provincial judge guilty of the first-degree murder of his wife.The verdict against Jacques Delisle, 77, came after three days of deliberations about the shooting death of 71-year-old Marie-Nicole Rainville in November 2009, The (Montreal) Gazette reported.The murder conviction is thought to be the first ever for a Canadian ju

The rapid growth of Internet commerce has led to an explosion of counterfeit drugs sold around the world, with China the biggest source of fake medicines, pharmaceutical experts said Thursday.The illicit trade is now believed to be worth around 75 billion dollars globally, with criminal gangs increasingly using the web to move their products across borders, said Scott Davis, Pfizer's top security

A Washington state man said he does not know the origins of the giant ice chunk that crashed though his roof and into his home.Sam Edmon of Edgewood said he was in bed at 11 p.m. June 4 when he heard a noise that sounded like an explosion, The Seattle Post Intelligencer reported Thursday.Edmon said he investigated the next morning and found a hole in his roof surrounded by chunks of ice.The homeow

 밤늦게 까지 학교 과제나 회사 야근을 마친 후 달고 짠음식을 찾게 되는 이유를 찾았다.미국 캘리포니아대학의 연구에 따르면 수면이 부족한 사람은 비만을 초래할 수 있는 건강하지 않은 음식을 선호하게 된다는 결과를 발표했다.이 논문의 저자 스태파니 그리너와 연구진은 23명의 건장한 성인을 대상으로 수면부족이 음식의 선택에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 실험했다.참가자를 두 집단으로 나누어 A집단에게는 4시간 이하의 수면시간을 B집단에게는 9시간 동안의 수면을 5일간 실천하도록 했다. 그 후 과일과 채소와 같이 건강한 음식과 피자, 도넛 등의 건강하지 않은 식품을 보여주며 자기공명영상(MRI)을 통해 뇌파를 진단했다. 그 결과 수면을 충분히 취하지 못한 집단은 복잡한 선택을 돕고 행동을 조정하는 뇌의 전두엽이 제대로

The ruling Saenuri Party kicked off negotiations Friday to defuse an escalating row over how to pick its presidential candidate after underdogs in the race threatened to bow out en masse unless primary rules are changed first.At issue is a demand from three minor contenders -- Gyeonggi Province Gov. Kim Moon-soo and Reps. Chung Mong-joon and Lee Jae-oh -- that the party fully open the primary voti

The Food and Drug Administration is urging food distributors, retailers and food service vendors to remove from the market all shellfish imported from South Korea because of possible contamination with human waste and norovirus.The decision follows an FDA evaluation that determined that the Korean Shellfish Sanitation program no longer meets adequate sanitation controls. The federal agency is in o

For all the talk of Spain's attack, its defense also impressed in a 4-0 rout of Ireland at the European Championship on Thursday.With veteran defender Carles Puyol missing, centerbacks Gerard Pique and Sergio Ramos played well together in only their second start as a unit. Fullbacks Alvaro Arbeloa and Jordi Alba propped up Spain's attack from the flanks without forgetting about their duties at the

신고 있는 신발을 보면 그 사람의 성격을 90% 이상 정확하게 파악 할 수 있다는 연구 결과가 나왔다.미국 캔사스 대학의 연구진은 지원자 그룹에게 그들이 자주 착용하는 신발 사진을 제출하고 자신을 성격을 진단하는 질문서에 응하도록 했다.다른 63명의 대학생 그룹에게는 지원자 그룹이 제출한 총 208 켤레의 신발 사진을 관찰하고 신발주인의 성격을 예상해 보도록 했다. 이 연구를 이끈 옴리 길라스 박사는 “신발은 착용한 사람에 대한 유용한 정보를 제공한다”라며 평가 요소로 신발의 스타일과 가격, 색상과 상태 등을 들었다. 실험 결과 대학생 참가자들은 신발 주인의 나이와 성별, 수입 정도는 물론 정치적 성향과 감정의 안정도를 파악할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 예를 들면, 실용성과 기능성을 강조한 신발을 선호하는

The Seoul municipal government said Wednesday it is seeking to build solar power facilities at about 1,000 of its schools in an effort to cope with the effects of global climate change.The city signed an agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and a local environmental organization, officials said, as part of its measures to conserve energy and reduce the country's reliance on nu

AKB48 is not exactly a band. It’s an army of girls-next-door, ranked by its fans, and after taking Japan by storm it’s getting ready to go global.More than 60 girls and young women, split into four teams, make up what is arguably Japan’s most popular pop group. It performs almost every day, has spawned affiliates across the country and has given rise to sister mega-groups in China, Taiwan and Indo

Arsenal striker Park Chu-young said Wednesday he will do his military service "no matter what,"breaking his months-long silence over his controversial decision to delay military service. Park Chu-young (Yonhap News)The 26-year-old Park has been under fire in South Korea for postponing his mandatory military service after obtaining a 10-year residency visa from Monaco last year. The news was made p

A teenager in Busan is in custody and facing a charge of patricide for stabbing his father to death after being scolded, police said Wednesday.The furious 18-year-old son allegedly followed his father into the bathroom and stabbed him late Tuesday after being told off about a fight he had with a younger sibling, according to the police.The father, 47, was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for

(Yonhap News)A U.S. university is giving every entering freshman in the class of 2016 a new smartphone and the associated AT&T cellular service, school officials say.Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., said the program is meant "to support the university's mission of providing technology tools to enhance the student experience and prepare students for success in a rapidly changing world,"

A Frenchman who has lost all of his limbs said on Monday he plans to swim 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) across the Red Sea from Taba in Egypt to Jordan's Aqaba this week as part of a global challenge.Using prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, Philippe Croizon, 44, said: "If things go as planned and I get the green light from the Egyptian authorities, I will swim from Africa to Asia on Friday.""I

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson Monday took medical leave, after he was found unconscious following two mysterious hit-and-run car accidents, possibly caused by a seizure, the White House said.Bryson, 68, is under investigation over two incidents in California on Saturday, where he was traveling privately without his security detail. Authorities say neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected.Pres

The U.S. military in South Korea is asking the Pentagon to deploy more attack helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and missile assets here to boost its war-fighting capabilities, its top commander said Tuesday. The remarks by Gen. James Thurman come at a time of renewed tension on the Korean Peninsula amid concerns North Korea may soon conduct a third nuclear test or carry out another military pro

A Florida man alleged doused his ex-girlfriend with gasoline at a convenience store and set her on fire early Monday, authorities said.Roosevelt Mondesir, 52, of Lake Worth was in custody on an attempted murder charge and his alleged victim, Naomie Breton, 34, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.The attack took place about 3 a.m. at a 7-Elev

Two fans of the tabletop Strat-O-Matic Baseball game set a world record for the game by playing for 54 hours non-stop at a New York restaurant.Brett Carow and Sam Hennemann, who are from Minnesota, said they traveled to New York after Foley's Pub & Restaurant agreed to host their marathon gaming session, MLB.com reported Monday.Carow and Hennemann, who were allowed 5-minute breaks every hour, said