North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its "sworn enemy". The announcement by the country's top military body came a day after the U.N. Security Council agreed to a U.S.-backed resolution to censure and sanction North...

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Plans to build upon the good work of predecessor: Koh Poh Koon

SINGAPORE: The People's Action Party's (PAP) candidate for the Punggol East by-election Koh Poh Koon has emphasised that he has plans for Punggol East residents and build upon the good work of his predecessor.Addressing the last PAP rally on Thursday evening, Dr Koh said his plans include mobilising youths to assist the vulnerable, complete the upgrading of Rivervale Plaza, have a Community...

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CES, Kickstarter hit Pebble smartwatch starts launching

The Pebble Smartwatch is shipping now.(Credit:Pebble)The Pebble smartwatch that excited Kickstarter users and impressed more than a few CES attendees earlier this month, has started shipping.Pebble announced the news on its Kickstarter page today, saying that the first batch of its units -- a little under 500 -- are being sent out to its earliest backers. The company said that it had hoped to ship...

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Deep freeze grips Midwest, slides toward Northeast

MADISON, Wis. The Upper Midwest remained locked in a deep freeze Wednesday as the bitter temperatures crept eastward where at least one mountain resort warned it was too cold even to ski. Overnight, ice-covered Chicago firefighters spent hours fighting a massive fire at a warehouse on the city's South Side, hindered by the single digit chill. The cold snap arrived Saturday night as waves of Arctic...

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Clinton Answers for Benghazi Security Failures

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stood her ground today, telling Senate Foreign Relations Committee that cuts to State Department funding have hampered efforts to secure diplomatic outposts around the world.Citing a report by the department's Accountability Review Board on the security failures that led to the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, during an...

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Cameron promises Britons straight choice on EU exit

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Wednesday to give Britons a referendum choice on whether to stay in the European Union or leave if he wins an election in 2015, placing a question mark over Britain's membership for years. Cameron ended months of speculation by announcing in a speech the plan for a vote sometime between 2015 and the end of 2017, shrugging off...

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WP responds to criticism, promotes Lee in final rally

SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party (WP) held its third and final rally for the Punggol East by-election on Wednesday evening.Speakers made a concerted attempt to convince voters that the party's candidate Lee Li Lian is best suited to represent residents in Parliament.Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Gerald Giam responded to Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean's comments that WP...

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Giottos: Honey, I shrunk the tripod

Good news for shutterbug travelers with limited luggage space: Popular tripod maker Giottos has just released a new range of "YTL" tripods that utilize a new Y-shaped center column design that's 30 percent smaller than the cylindrical columns found in typical tripods. This allows the tripod legs to be tucked into the center column closer, making the tripod more compact and allowing it to be easily...

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U.K. grandma gets death sentence in Bali

BALI An Indonesian court sentenced a British grandmother to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million in her suitcase onto the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence. Lindsay June Sandiford, 56, wept when judges handed down the sentence and declined to speak to reporters on her way back to prison, covering her face with a floral scarf....

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Group Finds More Fake Ingredients in Popular Foods

It's what we expect as shoppers—what's in the food will be displayed on the label.But a new scientific examination by the non-profit food fraud detectives the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), discovered rising numbers of fake ingredients in products from olive oil to spices to fruit juice."Food products are not always what they purport to be," Markus Lipp, senior director...

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