Across the World: South Korea

Man admits killing 7

A South Korean cattle farmer has confessed to killing at least seven women in one of the country's worst murder sprees, police said yesterday. The police are investigating whether the 39-year-old killed one of his former wives who died in a 2005 fire.

"He has testified that he was unable to hold himself back after committing the first crime," said Park Hak-geun, who is in charge of the probe.