SEOUL, South Korea - Two major South Korean retailers pulled U.S. beef from their stores Wednesday following the discovery of mad cow disease in a U.S. dairy cow. Reaction elsewhere in Asia was muted with Japan saying there’s no reason to restrict imports.South Korea’s No. 2 and No. 3 supermarket chains, Home Plus and Lotte Mart, said they halted sales of U.S. beef to calm worries among South Kore

Youtube footage of rebel activist being buried alive by soldiersVideo footage uploaded to YouTube shows what appears to be Syrian soldiers burying a rebel activist alive.The video, which went viral Thursday, shows a blindfolded man buried up to his head as armed soldiers call him an “animal” and a “dog,” ynetnews.com reported.The man pleads for his life while one of the soldiers says to his comman

A pair of pigeons touch beaks at an exhibit at a zoo, Thursday, April 26, 2012. (AP)Pigeons navigate by recording information about Earth’s magnetic field, using certain brain cells as a sort of biological compass, U.S. scientists say.The finding gives insight into how many birds can migrate thousands of miles, flying day and night, even when the sun or stars are obscured by clouds, the researcher

British police reviewing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said Wednesday they believe she could still be alive five years after she went missing in Portugal and urged authorities there to reopen their search.The Scotland Yard team sifting through a wealth of material relating to the youngster, who vanished in 2007, said they had identified 195 “investigative opportunities” that could be follo

A big cloud of ash and smoke spews from Popocatepetl Volcano as seen from Paso de Cortes, in the Mexican central state of Puebla, on April 24, 2012. (AFP)Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano, outside the capital, rumbled continuously and spewed gases and glowing rocks to almost one mile (one kilometer) beyond its crater, authorities said Friday.In an increase of activity the volcano registered “62 expuls

An extraordinary scene of a frog leisurely sitting on a bench like a human is circulating the web.The clip, which was uploaded by an anonymous cameraman on Monday, shows the amphibian sitting serenely with two legs on its lap.One Youtube visitor pointed out the frog’s resemblance of the Muppets. Other users exclaimed how relaxed it looked.By Sim Guk-byIntern Reporter(simgukby@heraldm.com)<한글 기사>'쩍

Apple Inc.’s next iPhone is likely to be introduced in October and will feature a new body design and work with faster wireless networks, according to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos. who had expected an August release for the top-selling smartphone.In a note today, Munster wrote that October is more probable after chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. announced it is having trouble meeting demand