ATLANTA (AP) _ A presidential panel on Monday disclosed shocking new details of U.S. medical experiments done in Guatemala in the 1940s, including a decision to re-infect a dying woman in a syphilis study. (MCT)The Guatemala experiments are already considered one of the darker episodes of medical re

 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals transplanted organs from an HIV carrier into five patients, a hospital official said Monday, in what appears to be one of the most egregious examples of medical negligence in the island's modern history.(AP)The five are now be

A couple in the U.S. has been arrested for killing the husband’s son by refusing him water for five days, Daily Mail reported.Jonathan James was being punished for wetting his bed and taking guitar strings from his twin brother. Jonathan’s father and his stepmother, have been arrested and charged fo

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korean women working for big companies remain at a disadvantage in getting promotions despite calls for more female CEOs and senior managers, a report by a local think tank said Monday.The Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) said that as of late last year, th

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator said Friday it has issued an institutional caution as well as a 54.5 million won (US$50,332) fine on Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) for breaching regulations on loan and personal information."An institutional caution and fine were imposed on th

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for exploding homemade bombs at crowded public transportation stations in May in a plot he designed to cause a plunge in the stock market.The Seoul Central District Court handed down the jail term to the 43-year-o

Teenagers who spend time on internet social networking sites are more likely to engage in risky behavior such as smoking, drinking and using drugs.Researchers from Colombia revealed that teenagers who frequently use SNS sites are three times likelier to consume alcohol and twice as likely to use mar

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Embattled Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced his resignation Friday, saying he would take responsibility for his failed attempt to block the free lunch program in a referendum earlier this week.The decision came two days after the vote on the opposition-led free lunch progra

 Smoking a cigarette right after getting out of bed can increase chance of getting cancer even more than smoking at other times, American researchers revealed on Thursday.A team of scientists from Penn State College of Medicine found out that those who smoked within an hour after waking up were

VIENNA, Aug 25, 2011 (AFP) - Austrian police announced Thursday they had arrested an 80-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing his two daughters over more than 40 years, keeping them virtually locked up in his house.The man was arrested at the prosecutor's request on suspicion of assault, duress

PARIS, Aug 26, 2011 (AFP) - One in every two American adults will be obese by 2030, adding hugely to the country's health costs, according to studiespublished on Friday that highlight the growing burden of the world's obesitypandemic.On present trends, 50-51 percent of American men and 45-52 percent

PDT Redondo Beach, Calif. (AP) --Police in Redondo Beach say a 95-year-old man is doing well after being stung more than 400 times by a swarm of bees.Sgt. Phil Keenan said the man was walking near his home Wednesday afternoon when the bees attacked him. He said the bees were probably agitated by a f

HELSINKI (AP) _ Nokia on Thursday unveiled its two cheapest cellphones to date aimed at attracting users in the low end market as it fights increasing competition from Asian manufacturers.The Nokia 100 and 101 _ priced $30 ((euro) 20) and $35 ((euro) 25) respectively _ will be available in the third

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A local court ruled on Thursday that a K-pop song should not be labeled by censors as "harmful to juveniles" just because it contains alcohol-related lyrics.The court ordered the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to cancel its classification of a song as harmful mater

A man in the United States faced trial Tuesday for killing his 5-month-old son for disturbing his sleep, the Chicago Sun Times reported.Randel L. Thomas, the 21-year-old offender, is accused of killing his son Christopher two years ago.This picture shows a baby fed by her mother but is not relevant

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The train carrying the North Korean leader was spotted at a Chinese railway station Thursday, an indication that Kim Jong-il plans to return from his trip to Russia via China.Sources said that the special train was seen stopping at the Manzhouli Railway Station in Inner

DAEGU, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean official Park Jung-ki was reelected to his sixth term as an executive committee member on the international athletics governing body on Thursday.Park earned 116 of 188 possible votes in the election during the congress of the International Association of Athle

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Shinhan Financial Group Co. said Thursday that it will set up a special management board next month to improve openness and transparency at South Korea's No. 3 banking group.The financial group said the board will be made up of CEOs from its six major affiliates such as Sh

DAEGU, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell withdrew on Thursday from the men's 100-meter dash with an injury at the upcoming World Championships in Athletics here, his agency said."Powell suffered a groin strain in Budapest on July 30 and has had recurring tightness and pain ever sinc

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) _ NASA‘s humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time aboard the International Space Station. The robot was delivered to the orbiting complex back in February. It took this long for the operating software to