Increased numbers of workers pull the night shift. Teenagers text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack cheaper overnight flights.Nodding off behind the wheel is not the only threat from a lack of sleep. Evidence is growing that people who regularly sleep too little and at the wrong time suffer long-lasting consequences that a nap will not cure: increased risk of diabetes, hea

The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch Monday, announcing it will impose new sanctions and warning of further action if Pyongyang conducts another launch or a new nuclear test.Acting swiftly, the 15-member council, including North Korea's closest ally China, adopted a presidential statement underscoring its united opposition to Friday's launch _ which violated U.N

Apple said Monday it would start marketing its new iPad on Friday in South Korea and 11 other countries, and the hot-selling tablet would be available in more than 50 countries by the end of the month.The April 20 launch of the third-generation iPad will be in South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.By Ap

The Korea Exchange, the country’s bourse operator, suspended trading of Himart shares on Monday over alleged embezzlement and corporate malpractice by the head of the home appliance retailer.  Himart chairman Sun Jong-koo arrives at Seoul Central District Prosecutors` Office on March 27. (Yonhap News)According to the KRX, Himart chairman Sun Jong-koo engaged in embezzlement and other irregularitie

Cosmetic surgery to make the chin look more prominent has soared in popularity in the course of a year, making it the fastest growing trend among men and women, U.S. plastic surgeons said on Monday.Chin implants are particularly popular among those over 40, said the report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.A total of 10,593 men had the operation done in 2011, a 76 percent increase over t

U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking for the first time about allegations that Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, said Sunday that “of course I'll be angry'' if those accusations are proven true by an investigation. Obama said the agents represent the United States and are supposed to conduct themselves with the highest levels of dignity anywhere in the world. “Obviously, what's been report

Nearly 100 tornadoes raked across the central United States, leaving five people dead and at least 29 injured Sunday in Oklahoma alone. Twisters ripped up homes, a hospital and cut power to hundreds of thousands of people.Forecasters warned that more tornadoes from the violent storm system were possible before the day was over across a swath that stretched hundreds of miles from southern Texas to

South Korea's central bank on Monday revised down its 2012 economic growth outlook due to deteriorating terms of trade and lowered its inflation projection in anticipation of more stable food and energy prices.The Bank of Korea (BOK) lowered its growth projection to 3.5 percent for the whole year from an earlier 3.7 percent estimate made in December. The economy will grow 3 percent in the first ha

South African President Jacob Zuma will marry his fourth wife next weekend, his spokesman confirmed Sunday.Zuma will tie the knot at his family homestead in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj."I can confirm that President Zuma will formalise his relationship with his fiancee, Ms Bongi Ngema, in a private traditional ceremony at Nkandla this weekend," Maharaj

 A San Francisco artist has marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking by creating a model of the doomed liner from a single toothpick. The Titanic was created from a single toothpick by San Francisco artist Steven J. BackmanStephen J. Backman told the Los Angeles Times he believes his replica is the world's smallest Titanic, or at least the smallest one made from a toothpick. The model

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un has delivered his first ever televised public speech during a major military parade to mark the centenary of the birth of his grandfather, state TV showed Sunday."I offer the purest respect and the greatest honour to great comrades Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il," he told cheering crowds, referring to his late grandfather and deceased father.Jong-Un, clad in black

Korean entertainer Ryu Si-won (The Korea Herald)Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won was reported on Monday to have filed for divorce. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife had filed for divorce on March 22, seeking to end the couple’s 18-month marriage. The reasons for the split have not been disclosed. On Monday, Ryu canceled the annual pre-race event for his team, EXR Team

Sony will cut 10,000 jobs worldwide this year as it attempts to carry out sweeping reforms aimed at reviving the iconic but loss-making Japanese electronics giant, the Nikkei business daily said Monday.About half the planned job cuts are part of a restructuring of Sony's chemical unit as well as operations tied to its small and medium-sized liquid crystal display panels, the Nikkei said in its onl

Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook was the highest-paid chief executive officer in the U.S. last year as compensation gained 2 percent overall from 2010, the New York Times reported. Cook received about $378 million, which includes salary, perks and bonuses ($1.8 million) and a one-time stock award ($376.2 million), that extends over 10 years. One-half of the award vests in 2016 and the other in 2021, the news

Stem cells taken from human ovaries were used to produce early-stage eggs by scientists in Boston who may have created a new method to help infertile women.Females have a fixed number of eggs from birth that are depleted by the time of menopause. The finding, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, challenges the belief that their ovaries can’t make more. The research was led by Jonathan T

As many as 50 people were killed in a suicide car bombing today near a church in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. “It was a big explosion that shook the whole city,” and about 50 people may have died, Shehu Sani, president of the Civil Rights Congress, said by phone from Kaduna. The explosion occurred about 8:30 a.m. local time near the Assemblies of God Protestant church in the city, Sani sa

The swordfish is weighed after being taken from the boat via tow truck. (AP)A mammoth swordfish has been caught off the Florida Keys.Captain Billy Rabito Jr. presided over the catch of a 683-pound swordfish Tuesday afternoon. He was fishing on the Mystique, owned by Katherine MacMillan, 30 miles south of Marathon. The fish was caught on 80-pound-test line, spooled on an electric sportfishing reel

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated Friday it had posted a record operating profit of 5.8 trillion won (US$5.15 billion) in the first quarter of the year.The preliminary estimate for the January-March period marked a96.6 percent rise from 2.95 trillion won a year earlier, and a 9.4 percent gain from the previous quarter, the company said in

The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.Flashback Trojan malware tailored to slip past "Mac" defenses is a variation on viruses typically aimed at personal computers (PCs) powered by Microsoft's Windows operating systems.The infections, spotted "in the wild" by Finlan

South Korean sex traffickers were detained on charges of luring Japanese tourists at a popular shopping district in Seoul and leading them to brothels, police said Thursday.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said they apprehended 27 brokers of a sex trafficking group called "Myeongdong Alpine Club"and requested arrest warrants for five of the members, including its 58-year-old ringleader surname