Four climbers found dead in their tents on Everest

Nepali sherpas have found four climbers dead in their tents on Mount Everest, officials said, with suspicion they died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Volcano in central Japan erupts, injuring visitors (2 video)

A volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Saturday, with thick gray smoke spewed up into sky, injuring eight visitors at the site, according to local media.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that the eruption took place shortly before noon. The agency upgraded its 5-stage volcanic alert level to 3, urging people not to approach the mountain, named the Ontake, reported Japan's broadcaster NHK.