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UN report urges human rights probe of North Korea
UN report urges human rights probe of North Korea
The U.N. investigator for human rights in North Korea urged the world body Tuesday to open an inquiry into the secretive Asian nation for possible crimes against humanity. In a report to the 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council, Marzuki Darusman recommended that it authorize an investigation of Nort

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Boeing asks permission to conduct 787 test flights
Boeing asks permission to conduct 787 test flights
Federal regulators say they are evaluating a Boeing request to conduct test flights of its 787 Dreamliners, which were grounded nearly three weeks ago after a battery fire in one plane and smoke in another. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the request, but officials declined to elabora

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Futures higher, pointing to another market swing
Futures higher, pointing to another market swing
Stock futures rose Tuesday after the biggest sell-off this year, with strong economic data coming out of Europe and the U.S. service industry expected to show further expansion, though at a slower pace. There is also new data showing that U.S. home prices spiked in December at the fastest pace in m

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US sues S&P over pre-crisis mortgage ratings
US sues S&P over pre-crisis mortgage ratings
The U.S. government says Standard & Poor's knowingly inflated its ratings on risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis. The credit rating agency gave high marks to mortgage-backed securities because it wanted to earn more business from the banks that issued the invest

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Kerry warns of punishment for NKorea nuclear test
Kerry warns of punishment for NKorea nuclear test
New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his South Korean counterpart have agreed to make sure North Korea is punished if it carries out its threat to conduct a nuclear test. Amid signs that such a test is coming, South Korea's president also speculated that Pyongyang may detonate multiple atomic

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Japan 787 probe finds thermal runaway in battery
Japan 787 probe finds thermal runaway in battery
An investigation into a lithium ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found evidence of the same type of "thermal runaway" seen in a similar incident in Boston, officials said Tuesday. The Japan Transportation Safety Board said that CAT scans and other analysis foun

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US military lifts ban on Afghan airline
US military lifts ban on Afghan airline
The U.S. military has lifted a ban on contracts with an Afghan airline suspected of drug smuggling after the decision to blacklist the carrier sparked anger throughout the Afghan government. In a statement released late Monday, the military said it had temporarily removed Kam Air from its blacklist

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Heating system suspect in Mexico oil company blast
Heating system suspect in Mexico oil company blast
A water-heating system may have leaked gas into a tunnel beneath the headquarters of Mexico's national oil company for more than seven months before it was accidentally detonated by a maintenance crew's improvised lighting system, officials said Tuesday, adding fresh detail to the narrative of the

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Official: Gas leak caused Mexico oil company blast
Official: Gas leak caused Mexico oil company blast
A gas buildup under a building in the headquarters of Mexico's state oil company caused a blast that killed 37 people and wounded dozens, the attorney-general said Monday, ending days of near-total silence by authorities about the petroleum giant's worst disaster in more than a decade. Attorney-Gen

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KFC parent Yum slammed by chicken scare in China
KFC parent Yum slammed by chicken scare in China
Yum Brands warned Monday that it expects its profit for the year to decline as the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell continues to reel from a controversy over its chicken suppliers in China. A drop in 2013 would snap an 11-year streak of profit growth of at least 13 percent. The compan

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Stock market has worst day this year; Dow off 129
Stock market has worst day this year; Dow off 129
The stock market is closing out its worst day so far this year, bringing the Dow average back below 14,000. The drop, which erased 129 points from the Dow Jones industrial average, came on the first trading day after the index closed above 14,000 for the first time since the financial crisis. The Do

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Budweiser Clydesdale foal is named Hope
Budweiser Clydesdale foal is named Hope
The three-week-old star of Budweiser's Super Bowl ad now has a name: Hope. Anheuser-Busch said Tuesday that its contest to find a name for the foal born Jan. 16 at the company's Clydesdale ranch in mid-Missouri generated more than 60,000 tweets, Facebook comments and other messages. Hope was one of

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Japan pop idol's head-shave apology stirs debate
Japan pop idol's head-shave apology stirs debate
A member of a hugely popular Japanese girl band has shaved her head and issued a tearful videotaped apology for violating the megagroup's no-dating rule, sparking a national debate over whether the band's management exerts too much control over its performers. Pictures of Minami Minegishi in closel

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Kashmir girl band breaks up after threats
Kashmir girl band breaks up after threats
The first all-girl rock band in Indian-controlled Kashmir has decided to disband after only one concert because of threats its teenage members received on social media and a demand from a top Muslim cleric that they stop performing. The fate of Pragaash, which means "First Light" in Kashmiri, highl

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US factory orders up 1.8 percent in December
US factory orders up 1.8 percent in December
U.S. factory orders increased in December even though companies trimmed their orders for goods that signal investment plans. Factory orders rose 1.8 percent in December compared to November, when orders had fallen 0.3 percent, the Commerce Department said Monday. But demand for core capital goods,

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Foxconn to widen scope of union elections
Foxconn to widen scope of union elections
Taiwan-owned Foxconn Technology Group, a leading maker of Apple's iPhones and gadgets for other global brands, is widening the scope of union elections at its sprawling facilities in China. The move, confirmed by the company Monday, follows a series of recommendations from an international panel re

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UK sends hand-held helicopter drones to war zone
UK sends hand-held helicopter drones to war zone
British soldiers in Afghanistan have been issued with surveillance drones so small they can fit in the palm of a man's hand. The Scandinavian-designed Black Hornet Nano weighs as little as 16 grams (roughly half an ounce) — the same as a finch. The 4-inch (10-centimeter) -long helicopter is fitte

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Glance: 10 Super Bowl ads that stood out
Glance: 10 Super Bowl ads that stood out
In a nail biter, the Baltimore Ravens topped the San Francisco 49ers during the Super Bowl XLVII, during which a half-hour long blackout added to the drama. But in between plays there were 10 ads that stood out. Here are the ads that will be the buzz around the water cooler — and on social media s

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Asian star Karen Mok looks West with jazz album
Asian star Karen Mok looks West with jazz album
After years of stardom in Asia, Hong Kong actress and singer Karen Mok hopes her first English album and an action film directed by Keanu Reeves translate into success in the West. Mok has released 15 Chinese language albums and starred in more than 40 films over the last 20 years. She plays a Hong

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'Warm Bodies' tops box office with $20.4 million
'Warm Bodies' tops box office with $20.4 million
The zombie romantic-comedy "Warm Bodies" topped the box office with a debut of $20.4 million. The film for Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment proved a solid draw particularly for female teenagers on a weekend that Hollywood largely punts to football. The moviegoing business slows down considerably on

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