Chimps spit water into tube to reach peanutsIn Aesop’s fable “the crow and the pitcher” the bird uses stones to raise the water level in a jug. Chimps in an experiment showed a similar problem solving skills to obtain some peanuts.A research team in Germany tested this challenge on five gorillas, 43 chimpanzees and three groups of 24 kids aged 4, 6 and 8. The subjects were given a 26 centimter gla

World-famous actor Al Pacino, 71, appeared on the red carpet with a woman on his arm Sunday night at Tony Awards. His new girlfriend, Argentinean actress Lucila Sola, is 40 years younger than Pacino.  Al Pacino and his girlfriend on the red carpet at Tony Award. (AP)After relationships with celebrities including Diane Keaton and Tuesday Weld, fans are envious and curious about the secret of Al Pac

 

The White Stripes’ Jack White and British fashion model and singer Karen Elson ended their 6 year marriage by throwing a party. The couple sent e-mails out to their family and friends announcing the news. On the invitation they wrote they cherish their marriage and wish luck to each other. The celebrities said that they still trust each other and will still remain as good friends. White first met

Giggs gave brothers’ wife money for abortionNatasha Giggs, sister-in-law of Ryan Giggs told a Sunday newspaper that she was once pregnant with the footballer’s child. She continued by saying that she possibly conceived the child in April 2010. Once Ryan was informed about the pregnancy, he told the 28-year-old that she must get rid of the child before her marriage with Rhodri in Las Vegas. The Man

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The number of billiard halls in the nation's capital is on the rise again, after the game spent years on the back burner amid the popularity of other forms of entertainment, the city government said Monday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of pool halls in the city rose from 4,225 to 5,155 in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are avail

June 13 (Bloomberg) -- A “perfect storm” of fiscal woe in the U.S., a slowdown in China, European debt restructuring and stagnation in Japan may converge on the global economy, New York University professor Nouriel Roubini said.There’s a one-in-three chance the factors will combine to stunt growth from 2013, Roubini said in a June 11 interview in Singapore. Other possible outcomes are “anemic but

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) _ A series of strong earthquakes shook the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, briefly trapping two people inside a church.The quakes forced people to flee in panic from buildings. There were no initial reports of injuries.Christchurch has been shaken by thousands of aftershocks since a 6.3-magnitude quake killed 181 people in February.A series of t

Ahn Chul-sooSeoul National University nominated Professor Ahn Chul-soo to head its Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology as of June 10. Ahn will be serving the position for two years. Formerly from KAIST, he joined the department of Digital Contents Convergence at SNU GSCST this month.(koreacolin@gmail.com)

Indonesia is more than just a honeymoon destinationBali, beautiful island of Indonesia filled with luxury resorts and hotels, has been grabbing the attention of Korean tourists, particularly after Korea’s hugely famous celebrity couple Jang Dong-gun and Ko So-young chose Bali for their honeymoon last year.However, the South Asian country has a lot more to offer, a tourism official said.“Not just B

Britney Spears has got engaged to her previous manager Jason Trawick. Her fiancé proposed to her with his own poem and decorated their Los Angeles home with roses and candles. According to reports “Britney’s desperate to settle down again and have more children. But she is very traditional and didn’t want to start a family with Jason until they’d tied the knot.” Reports also said “She’s on cloud n

Seoul is the 5th most expensive city in Asia, according to a research “Cost of Living in Asia.”Conducted by ECA International, a global HR solution company, the data showed that the cost of living is highest in Tokyo. The other three cities pricier than Seoul were also in Japan -- Nagoya, Yokohama, and Kobe.The research is conducted twice a year, where the criteria are focused on consumer goods li

Usain Bolt has expressed his hopes to play soccer after retiring from his track career. In usual fashion, he confidently said that he had the potential to play for Manchester United."I really want to try soccer after I retire because I’ve watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender," Bolt told the BBC. "I’m really looking forward to it and yes, I definitely think I’m go

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scientists say they have finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they are full, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.The weight connection is not huge: On average, quitters gain less than 10 pounds (5 kilograms). Still

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Juvenile justice experts expressed shock Thursday that police said they were treating the death of an 18-month-old boy who drowned in a bathtub as a potential homicide, after a 5-year-old girl told social workers that she held him under water to stop his crying.Kansas City police said the girl, who was left with other children in the care of a teenager, was considered a po

NEW YORK — "Trouble," the pooch who inherited $12 million from hotel mogul Leona Helmsley, has died, heading to the hunting grounds in the sky and leaving a trail of money and legal disputes behind.The pampered Maltese bitch with a curly off-white coat died December 13, spokeswoman Eileen Sullivan said, but news only emerged Thursday.She was 12 in human years, or 84 in doggie years, just shy of th

A Busan man arrived back Tuesday after completing an epic trip around the globe alone.Yoon Tae-geun took 20-months to complete the round-the-world journey and sailed into Busan port where he had begun the trip.The 49-year-old yachtsman left for his high seas adventure in October 2009 and sailed about 57,400 kilometers to fulfill his dream. Yoon is the first Korean solo circumnavigator to begin and

Hankook Tire Co., Korea's largest tire maker, said Thursday it began construction of a new plant in Indonesia to increase its presence in the Southeast Asian country and other growing markets in the region.The plant in the Jakarta suburb of Bekasi will be the company's seventh and will cost $350 million for the first phase of its construction, the company said.The construction will be completed by

    WASHINGTON, June 8, 2011 (AFP) - Facebook is coming under fire for a feature that uses facial recognition software to allow members to tag pictures of their friends on the social network.The "Tag Suggestions" feature made its debut on Facebook in the United States six months ago but has drawn renewed attention this week after the social network began rolling it out to other countries.Justin Mi

A stay-at-home father in Utah has been dubbed the world’s most embarrassing dad, thanks to the ridiculous costumes he wears in the morning when son gets on the school bus, according to Metro.The quirky father boasts 170 different outfits in his wardrobe. Fitting into a slim mermaid suit is tricky, but he manages to slip his bulk body into it.In other instances he has seen his son off dressed as Wo