(AP) -- The U.N. nuclear agency says a truck carrying an extremely dangerous radioactive substance has been stolen in Mexico.The International Atomic Energy Agency says the truck was carrying cobalt-60, used for radiotherapy treatment to combat cancer. An IAEA statement Wednesday said the truck was stolen Monday while taking the material to a radioactive waste storage center from the northern city of Tijuana.It says the heist occurred in Tepojaco, a town near Mexico City, and describes the load

More than half of the 31 CEOs of Samsung Group’s subsidiaries were found to have come from Samsung Electronics following the group’s major executive reshuffling on Monday.News reports noted that 17 of the 31 CEOs of affiliates are from the electronics arm, the group’s core subsidiary.Eight executives were promoted to president in Monday’s reshuffle. Among them, five were from Samsung Electronics: Kim Young-ky, Kim Jong-ho, Cho Nam-seong, Won Gee-chan and Lee Seon-jong.The tech firm has retained

   (Yonhap) -- A senior Chinese official has pledged to step up cooperation with North Korea in the fields of economy and culture as the two nations marked the 60th anniversary of signing a bilateral pact on the two sectors, Beijing's commerce ministry said Saturday.   At a ceremony on Friday celebrating the anniversary, China's Vice Commerce Minister Gao Yan said Beijing will "continue to deepen bilateral cooperation in economic and cultural fields" and "constantly strengthen the China-North Ko

   (AP) -- A South Korean man has been found dead at a jointly-run factory park in North Korea.   South Korea's Unification Ministry told reporters Saturday that the 55-year old worker from a South Korean company that manufactures leather products and mobile phone accessories was found dead earlier that day.   Officials say the cause of death is unknown but there are no signs of external injuries and the man didn't suffer from chronic illness.   The Kaesong complex just north of the border is th

  (AP) -- A police helicopter crashed into the roof of a crowded Glasgow pub, causing "numerous" casualties and leaving people trapped in the unstable building, officials said early Saturday.   Authorities said they had made contact with people still inside The Clutha pub in the city center. They said some people had been taken to hospitals but that it was too soon to give a number of injured. Witnesses spoke of people streaming out of the building covered in blood, with gashes and other injurie

   (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday that a U.S. citizen detained for more than a month has apologized for "hostile acts" against the state and alleged crimes he committed during the 1950-53 Korean War.   The North's state media released video and photos showing Merrill Newman, a 85-year-old veteran of the Korean War from Palo Alto in northern California, reading his alleged apology.   "During the Korean War, I have been guilty of a long list of indelible crimes against DPRK government," New

   (Yonhap) -- World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will travel to South Korea next week to strengthen partnerships between the two sides, his office announced Friday.   Kim's three-day trip from Tuesday is intended to open a new World Bank office in Songdo, an artificial island about 35 miles west of Seoul, and discuss South Korea's growing role in global development and to promote investment opportunities for Korean companies in Africa, it said.   "Korea is a great development success story

   (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government said Friday it would extend Iran sanctions exceptions for South Korea and other nations, saying they have significantly cut oil purchases from the Middle East country.   Despite last week's breakthrough in efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, the Obama administration will continue to vigorously implement its existing sanctions on Teheran, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.   "That is why I am pleased to announce that, based on addition

  (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon made clear Friday that it would continue normal operations in Northeast Asia, where military tensions have escalated following China's declaration of an air defense zone over the East China Sea.   "We'll continue to partner with our allies in the region and operate as normal," the Pentagon said in a statement.   It was responding to reports that China had deployed fighter jets earlier in the day in response to flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese military aircraft into

Samsung Electronics will reportedly roll out two variants of the Galaxy S5 early next year, equipped with a 64-bit ARM chip.A premium Galaxy lineup will likely sport a 5-inch flexible OLED display and a metal chassis, while a stripped-down model will come in a plastic body, according to a news report.It is expected that the new models will run on the 64-bit Exynos chipset and a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip. The smartphones will be equipped with 3GB of RAM, a 16-megapixel camera, and a 4000mAh batter