HELSINKI, Dec 21, 2011 (AFP) - Finland has launched a probe after 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles were found in a ship bound for the Chinese port city of Shanghai, police said."An investigation found 69 Patriot missiles, explosive material and propelling charges," a police statement said.The miss

AMSTERDAM (AP) _ A Dutch broadcaster _ renowned for testing the limits of good taste and the law _ says it will air a segment in which two presenters engage in cannibalism by eating a small chunk of one another's fried flesh.A BNN spokesman said Tuesday the men had each had a small piece of tissue s

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Leah Garrapy produced so much breast milk for her baby Ella that she stuffed freezers with leftovers. She posted online that she's sell the surplus for $2 an ounce."I was running out of space,"said Garrapy, 25, who lives near Boynton Beach, Florida. "If I can sell some and mak

PARIS, Dec 21, 2011 (AFP) - Fame boosts the risk of early death for rock stars but the claim that the peril is greatest at the age of 27 is false, according to a study published on Tuesday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).The theory of the "27 Club" spread earlier this year when Amy Winehouse jo

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouraging sign for prospects of finding life elsewhere.The discovery shows that such planets exist and that they can be detected by the Kepler spacecraft, said Francois Fressin of the H

A European Union design Apple Inc. (AAPL) used to win a sales ban on Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablets may be of limited value after new evidence was introduced in an appeal of the decision, a German court said. Samsung introduced as evidence a U.S. utility patent using a type of flat sc

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top memory chipmaker, is also becoming a major supplier of laptop computers, more than quadrupling its global market share in just four years, market observers said Tuesday.The company's global market share rose from 1.4 percent in 2007

 Seoul not to send mourning delegation for Kim’s funeral Will allow only widows of former President Kim and Hyundai Asan chairman Chung to attendSouth Korea on Tuesday decided not to send its government mourning delegation to the funeral of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il slated for Dec.

BEIJING, Dec 19, 2011 (AFP) - China on Monday offered its "deep condolences" on the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, a foreign ministry spokesman said."We are shocked to learn that DPRK top leader comrade Kim Jong Il passed away and we hereby express our deep condolences on his demise a

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean military and people have pledged to follow the leadership of the late leader's heir apparent Kim Jong-un to carry on the legacy of the communist state, its state media said Monday, amid growing uncertainty over the power transition.The North's state media

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has made no decision on whether to express condolences on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a senior official at the foreign ministry said Monday. President Lee Myung-bak was holding an emergency National Security Council (NSC) meeti

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul government set up an emergency economic monitoring center Monday to help minimize possible impact from growing regional uncertainties stemming from North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death.The move came hours after the North's state media reported that Kim died Sa

President Lee Myung-bak called on South Koreans on Monday to remain calm and focus on their usual business without being shaken by the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, his office said.The statement came after Lee held an emergency meeting of the National Security Council."The government wil

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed Monday to work closely together to cope with the aftermath of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, an official said.In a telephone call around 2 p.m., the two leaders agreed that the two allies will keep a close wat

South Korean lawmakers held emergency meetings of various committees to discuss the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and how to cope with its aftermath.The North's state media reported earlier in the day that the 69-year-old Kim died of a heart attack on Saturday. South Korea's military has

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The sudden death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il triggered speculation over whether his heir-apparent son, Kim Jong-un, will take over the country as planned.Kim Jong-un has been groomed as the leader-in-waiting since last year when he was named vice chairman of the Cen

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister said Monday the government is keeping close tabs on developments and will take all necessary steps to determine the economic impact of the North Korean leader's death."Seoul is checking all changes, carefully analyzing their implications and

 Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea, left, looks towards his son Kim Jong Un, during a military parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of founding of the Workers` Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. (Bloomberg)SEOUL, Dec 19, 2011 (AFP) - The young man tipped t

SHANGHAI (AP) _ Asian stock markets slid Monday amid news that the mercurial leader of nuclear-armed North Korea has died, raising fears of increased political instability in the region.South Korea's Kospi index dived 4.1 percent to 1,765.15. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 1.1 percent at 8,304.47