CAPITOLA, California ― Four years ago handyman Mark Taylor sent proposals to four community colleges for a beer home-brewing course he wished to teach.The colleges’ reaction was as flat as a glass of beer left out overnight. While they did not believe Taylor would find that much interest in a home-brewing course, he remained confident. Cabrillo College offered to let him try it out, and the first

PALM HARBOR, Florida (AP) ― Japan’s biggest golfing star Ryo Ishikawa wishes he could fly home to see his family and find ways to help a country devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, that now faces concerns over a nuclear meltdown.The 19-year-old realizes there is little he can do but try to play his best golf.Ishikawa is in the middle of a three-tournament stretch at the Transitions Championsh

Hernandez brace sends United into quarters; Inter also move onLONDON (AP) ― Holder Inter Milan staged a second-half comeback to oust Bayern Munich on away goals in a repeat of last season’s final and Manchester United advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive season by beating Marseille 2-1 on Tuesday.Goran Pandev’s 88th-minute goal for Inter earned a 3-2 victory at

 SK Telecom Co. began to ship pre-ordered iPhone 4 smartphones to its customers on Wednesday, creating a rare scene as South Korea's top mobile carrier lavishly promoted a foreign brand's handset.    As SK Telecom belatedly joined the race to woo potential iPhone buyers and steal customers from its rival KT Corp., the iPhone is enjoying special treatment from the usually snooty mobile operator tha

MILAN (AP) _ Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an under-age Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed Tuesday seeking indictments against three aides for allegedly soliciting prostitutes for the Italian leader.The seven-page document, obtained by The Associated Press, alleges that the sex-fueled parties started with dinner, progressed to erotic

K-pop icon cites mistake, bad publicity, private blunder and ‘more’Many reasons have been suggested as to why he bolted from 2PM in his heyday, including “bad online publicity” and a “private blunder.” Now the K-pop singer and b-boy, Park Jae-beom, has finally spoken up. In an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald, he said his abrupt departure was not caused by one reason alone. “There is more

Hallyu stars are taking action for their beloved fans in Japan. South Korean stars Bae Yong-joon, Kim Hyun-joong, Ryu Shi-won, Jang Geun-seok, Song Seung-heon and Choi Ji-woo donated hundreds of millions of won to help quake and tsunami-hit Japan and expressed their condolences. Bae Yong-joonActor Bae, better known as Yonsama among his Japanese fans, offered 1 billion won ($887,000) Monday for aid

Czech author and Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig, who launched the first Korean translations of his work in Seoul last September, died on Saturday, aged 84. He had been battling cancer for five years.The Pulitzer-nominated and Franz Kafka Award-winning writer penned over two dozen books, many of which drew on his experience of imprisonment at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. In 1945,

Cho Kwang-rae to test more young talent ahead of 2014 World CupIt’s been over six months since Cho Kwang-rae took over the national football team, but the manager said he is still not satisfied with the team’s performances so far. “The team is now only half-way to becoming my ideal team,” Cho said Tuesday at the KFA’s office in Seoul, while announcing his new squad members. Since he took the reins