Two South Korean mountaineers were killed while trying to scale Mt. Cholatse in the Nepalese Himalayas only weeks after another team went missing in the region, the local alpine organization said Saturday.The Korean Alpine Federation said Kim Hyung-il, the 43-year-old leader of the K2 Extreme team, and Chang Ji-myeong fell to their deaths Friday afternoon while on the north face of the 6,440-meter high mountain.It said the bodies of the climbers have been recovered after other members of the tea

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Capping the worst week in school history, No. 12 Penn State couldn’t overcome a 17-point deficit and was stopped short on a fourth-and-1 late in a 17-14 loss Saturday to No. 19 Nebraska.The outcome was secondary.A tumultuous chapter that began with the arrest of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on shocking child sexual abuse charges ended Saturday with Penn State (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) losing in its first game of the post-Joe Paterno era. The winningest

Hundreds of North Korean nuclear and missile experts have been collaborating with their Iranian counterparts in more than 10 locations across the Islamic state, a diplomatic source said Sunday.The revelation lends credence to long-held suspicions that North Korea was helping Iran with a secret nuclear and missile program.It also represents a new security challenge to the international community as it seeks to curb the nuclear ambitions of Pyongyang and Tehran, and thwart trading of nuclear and m

COMPTON, California (AP) -- Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school.Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old ex-porn actress who has appeared in mainstream shows like HBO

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A newborn baby in Nigeria got added to a government payroll, earning about $150 a month for the last two or three years, a discovery indicative of the widespread corruption starving the oil-rich West African nation of much needed funds, authorities said Friday.The baby was one

   BUSAN -- South Korean Navy vessels joined ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) near Busan on Saturday to practice conducting combined search and rescue operations.    The exercise aims to help sailors hone their skills and strengthen cooperative ties in hop

 South Korea will become a full-fledged member of a UN atomic radiation committee next year that can allow the country to play a greater role in enhancing nuclear safety, the government said Saturday.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Seoul will join the United Nations

HONOLULU (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Hawaii Friday to attend a summit of Pacific Rim economies aimed at discussing ways to spur the global economy, create jobs, reform regulations and improve energy efficiency and security.    The summit of the 21-member Asi

   OKUMA, Japan (AP) _ Media have been allowed into Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant for the first time Saturday after the disaster in March touched off the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.   Representatives of the Japanese and international media, includi