A 29-year-old mother was in custody after police in Kansas City, Mo., found her emaciated 10-year-old daughter locked in a closet, authorities said.The woman was arrested Friday and her boyfriend also was detained, The Kansas City Star reported.The girl, who was found alone in a closet that smelled of human waste, appeared to way about a third of what a normal 10-year-old would weight, police said

Sniff your way to love? Singles who attend so-called pheromone parties haven't ruled it out.The get-togethers _ which have been held in New York and Los Angeles and are planned for other cities _ ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will be smelled by other participants.Then, voila! You can pick your partner based on scent, or so the theory goes.The parties started as an experiment in matc

IU poses before her concert 'Music Bank' in Hong Kong Saturday June 23, 2012. Music Bank, the multi K-pop artists concert including South Korean music group TVXQ, Wonder Girls, Beast, CNBLUE, F(x), MBLAQ, Infinite and IU. (AP-Yonhap News)IU performs during her concert 'Music Bank' in Hong Kong Saturday (AP-Yonhap News) From left, South Korea singer IU, Seong Kyu, a member of music group 'Infinite'

Police in Florida said they arrested a 400-pound woman who was spotted sitting nude on a bench at a bus stop.Fort Lauderdale police said Patricia McCollum, 52, was spotted by officers sitting nude on the bus bench Wednesday and was arrested on a charge of exposure of sexual organs in public, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday.McCollum said during a court appearance Thursday she is curr

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Colombia on Saturday to make a final push for a free trade deal between the two countries and to pay tribute to the nation for fighting alongside the South during the Korean War.South Korea and Colombia are in the final stages of free trade talks and Lee's trip is expected to provide the negotiations with important momentum, officials have said. That

The largest luxury cruise ship to arrive in South Korea docked in the port of Jeju Saturday as the resort island moves to build itself into one of the leading tourist destinations in Northeast Asia.The Voyager of the Seas cruise liner arrived early in the morning at Jeju Port to the fanfare of local authorities and traditional performances.Jeju prepared special garlands and plaques for the passeng

 Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her longtime partner, Heather Poe.In a statement, Cheney and his wife, Lynne, said the couple got married in Washington on Friday. The Cheneys said the two had been in a committed relationship for many years and they were delighted that they could take advantage of the ``opportunity to have the relationship recognized.'' The

Wrapping up a three-month probe, a special prosecutor team failed Thursday to disclose what drove a cyber attack on the National Election Commission's Web site last year, despite suspicions the ruling Saenuri Party tried to influence the results of the October by-elections.The special prosecution investigation came after opposition parties voiced doubts about the results of an initial probe into t

 A U.S. restaurant introduced a $1,000 pizza topped with six different kinds of caviar and other pricy ingredients on Wednesday. According to Nino’s Restaurant, the caviar costs about $820 and they also use fresh lobster, making the luxury pizza’s price reasonable.“I know this won’t be for everyone but there are people in New York who can afford it and once tried, they’ll be back for more. It is d

Principal of the Roger Clap School Justin Vernon dressed as Lady Gaga.The principal of a Massachusetts elementary school said he dressed as Lady Gaga to make good on a deal with students to read a total of 10,000 books.Justin Vernon, principal of the Roger Clapp School in Dorchester, said he bet his kindergarten through fifth grade students at the start of the school year he would dress as Lady Ga

An Australian man says his golden retriever has been bringing him presents in the past few days -- 12 loaves of bread and two packages of muffins.Michael Shaw said he would like to know where the dog, Gillie, has been getting the baked goods, The Daily Telegraph of Sydney reported. Shaw lives in Theresa Park in a rural area southwest of Sydney and the nearest store is at least a 10-minute drive.Wh

China on Wednesday defended its export curbs on rare earths used in high-tech products as an environmental measure and rejected a World Trade Organization challenge by the United States, Europe and Japan.A Cabinet official rejected complaints Beijing is using the environment as an excuse to support fledgling Chinese producers of lightweight magnets and other rare earths products by limiting suppli

A Quebec private girls' school that held a hypnotism demonstration which left several students dazed says that in retrospect it should have taken the activity more seriously. The demonstration by a young hypnotist at Quebec's College Sacre-Coeur on June 7, left one girl in a four-hour trance, five more students in a daze and 13 students feeling nauseous and with headaches. The hypnotists mentor ha

Miami police say they arrested a man for videotaping Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant contestants undressing in the Fontainebleau hotel.The Miami Herald reported Ronald Keith Rolfes, 31, was arrested Sunday night and charged with video voyeurism. "Man to man, I did it because I've never had a girlfriend," Rolfes allegedly told an officer after confessing to sneaking into the changing room eq

South Korea's Supreme Court has decided to increase penalties for vote-buying, an official said Tuesday, in the latest attempt to crack down on illegal election campaigns.The top court recommended that lower courts should, in principle, give prison terms to those found guilty of buying off voters, candidates or elected officials, or those engaged in vote-buying for the purpose of making money. The

 ‘Architecture 101’ and ‘Fashion King’ actor shares his thoughts on movies, and taking on different challengesNo one on Korea’s film scene has been busier than actor Lee Je-hoon in the last few months.The 28-year-old actor has been involved with two movies and one drama since last year. One of the movies, “Architecture 101,” in which Lee played a shy university student who suffers heartbreak over

Samsonite International SA pulled its ``Tokyo Chic'' line of luggage from Hong Kong stores on Monday after a local consumer group reported finding high levels of compounds linked to cancer in the handles, although the company insisted the bags were safe.The Hong Kong Consumer Council said last week it found that the side handles on three Samsonite suitcases had higher levels of polycyclic aromatic

 Microsoft on Monday unveiled a Surface tablet computer as the technology titan steps in with its own hardware to take on Apple's market-ruling iPads.Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer described the iPad challenger as a tablet that "works and plays" when he showed it off at a press event in Los Angeles.Surface is also the name of table and poster-sized touch screen computers that Microsoft ha

Spain's public debt rose to 72.1 percent of gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2012 from 63.6 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Bank of Spain said Friday.The government expects the public debt to reach 79.8 percent of GDP by the end of the year, a figure that does not include the impact of a eurozone loan of up to 100 billion euros ($126 billion) to ailing Spanish banks.Th

The gender of an athlete who won a women's relay gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games has been called into question following rape allegations made by another woman and widely reported in the Indian media.Pinki Pramanik is alleged to have raped a woman she was living with in the eastern state of West Bengal. The woman alleged that Pramanik was a man and had promised to marry her but later refused to