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Computer tech installed peeping software

TechnologyJun 9, 2011

FULLERTON, California (AP) -- A U.S. computer repairman suspected of installing spyware on laptops that enabled him to snap and download photographs of women showering and undressing in their homes was arrested Wednesday at his home, police said. This photo provided by the Fullerton (Calif.) Police Department on Wednesday shows Trevor Harwell. Police say Harwell, a Southern California computer rep
Apple CEO pitches expansion to Calif. city council

TechnologyJun 9, 2011

CUPERTINO, California (AP) -- Its ubiquitous products have already invaded the tech marketplace, and now Apple Inc. is seeking a fitting new Northern California home: a massive spaceship-like structure that will house an estimated 12,000 employees. Apple CEO Steve Jobs (AP-Yonhap News)Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at a Cupertino City Council meeting late Tuesday to announce plan
Waking up with a foreign accent

ScienceJun 9, 2011

An American woman named Karen Butler went to the dentist to remove several teeth and came out speaking a foreign -- slightly Irish -- accent. She is believed to be suffering from a rare neurological disorder called foreign accent syndrome (FAS). This complication was first diagnosed in Norway in 1941 when a woman was hit by shrapnel from an air raid in World War II. Since then, there have only be
'Laughing' insects among new Philippine species

ScienceJun 9, 2011

MANILA (AFP) – Laughing cicadas and small "cat sharks" are among scores of species believed new to science discovered by US and Filipino researchers in waters and islands of the Philippines, the team said Wednesday. Picture provided by California Academy of Sciences This picture provided by California Academy of Sciences shows species of starfish found by a team of US and Filipino researchers in w
Police under fire for ignoring threat before gruesome murder

PodcastJun 8, 2011

Local police in Essex, Britain, came under fire after they ignored 100 text messages by a man threatening to kill his ex-partner. He shot the woman and their 2-year-old dead in their home on Sunday, according to Daily Mail Online. The killer also shoved his shotgun into the mouth of her 10-year-old daughter, who saved her life by climbing through the window onto the kitchen roof, according to the
Solar flare could disrupt Earth communications

ScienceJun 8, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) – An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said.The potent blast from the Sun unleashed a firestorm of radiation on a level not witnessed since 2006, and will likely lead to moderate geomagnetic storm activity by Wednesday, according to the N
Korean economy grows 1.3% on-quarter in Q1

Jun 8, 2011

The South Korean economy grew at a slower pace than previously estimated in the first quarter as weaker domestic demand and sluggish facility investment offset robust exports, the central bank said Wednesday.The country's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic performance, grew a revised 1.3 percent in the January-March period from three months earlier, down from an earlier estim
Hurt Yemeni leader flies to Saudi Arabia for care

World NewsJun 5, 2011

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia for medical care after he was wounded in a rocket attack on his palace, a senior government official said Sunday. Saleh's abrupt departure threatened to deepen the crisis in his impoverished nation shaken by months of protests against his 33-year rule.Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AP-Yonhap News)His departure f
Al-Qaida militant killed in U.S. strike in Pakistan

World NewsJun 5, 2011

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- A top al-Qaida commander and possible replacement for Osama bin Laden was killed in an American drone-fired missile strike close to the Afghan border, a fax from the militant group he heads and a Pakistani intelligence official said Saturday. A supporter of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami reacts during a rally against drone attacks, in Karachi, Paki
Toddler dies locked in sweltering car

Jun 3, 2011

A babysitter in the United States who allegedly left a three-year-old in a car unsupervised for eight hours has been charged with negligent homicide.Genee Brumfield from Louisiana, who is also the godmother of the victim, left the child in the car while visiting her mother on the way to the day care center.All the doors and windows were locked, while the heat inside the car reached 65 degrees Cels
Man poses as woman in Internet prostitution con

Social affairsJun 3, 2011

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency arrested a 29-year-old man for swindling by posing as a woman in order to lure prostitute seekers.The convict, identified by his surname Yoon, allegedly approached some 340 men via online dating websites for false sex trafficking. The tempted victims sent him a total amount of $60,000.Yoon had posted photos of random women from the Internet, and then suggested “she
Army soldier commits suicide at frontline unit

Social affairsJun 2, 2011

An Army private shot himself dead with his assault rifle early this week while on duty at a frontline unit, the latest in a recent string of deaths of conscripts, officials said Thursday. The private, identified only by his surname Choi, was found dead with a bullet in his head in the pre-dawn hours of Monday outside a military post near Hwacheon, 118 kilometers northeast of Seoul, according to th
Four dead in apparent Internet suicide pact

Social affairsJun 2, 2011

Two young men and two women were found dead in a car Thursday in an apparent Internet-based group suicide, Korean police said.Police said the four, including a 25-year-old woman identified only as Park, left suicide notes in their bags in the car parked next to a river in Seongju, 210 kilometers southeast of Seoul.They apparently inhaled toxic fumes after burning coal briquettes inside the vehicle
Japan's PM Kan survives no-confidence vote

World NewsJun 2, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday survived a no-confidence motion brought by the conservative opposition after he pledged to step down once the country has recovered from the March 11 quake.The motion against Kan, brought in the lower house of the Diet legislature by the main conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and two small parties, was defeated by a margin of 15
U.K. inmate allowed to become father

Jun 2, 2011

A prisoner in U.K. has been allowed to have artificial insemination with his partner by virtue of the right to family life clause of the Human Rights Act.While there is a consensus about the importance of human rights, the debate concerning “right to family life” under the Article 8 of the Act is stirring British society. Some say that the article is misused as a way to escape punishment. Just las