Woman at center of crisis says she 'deserves death'

Telling reporters on Monday that she "deserves death", the woman at the center of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close ties to President Park Geun-hye to pull government strings from the shadows and amass an illicit fortune.

PM: Quake strikes at 'nation's identity'

The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life on Sunday but struck at the nation's identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks that had survived the earlier jolts across a mountainous region of small historic towns.

FBI email inquiry dominates as race enters final week

Hillary Clinton enters the final full week of the presidential race on defense once again over her use of a private email system. Meanwhile, a newly emboldened Donald Trump is seizing on the discovery of a trove of new emails that may be pertinent to the FBI's investigation and trying to open new paths to victory by campaigning in traditionally Democratic states.

Risky glacial lake drained near Everest

Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said on Monday.

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TV show gives glimpse into Mosul

As evening approaches in Iraq's northern city of Irbil, TV presenter Bakr Mahmoud Mahdi prepares to go live with a show called Freedom Studio.

Thousands mourn fishmonger crushed in rubbish truck

Mourners in Morocco on Sunday attended the funeral of a fishmonger whose death in a rubbish truck crusher has caused outrage across the North African country, with authorities vowing to punish those responsible.

Life imitates cinema in Day of the Dead parade

Thousands strut through the streets in event inspired by Hollywood hit movie 'Spectre'

Halloween parties are just the trick in new trend

A teenager dressed as Batman danced through the door as music thumped inside for a Halloween party in the ground-floor apartment of a Soviet-era housing project in Cuba's capital. On a side table, candles flickered inside squashes carved into jack-o'-lanterns.

Women rush to join Kabul's first fitness center

The first female-only fitness club has opened in Kabul, with the objective of promoting health and sport among women in Afghanistan's traditionally patriarchal society.

Tired of waiting, Syrian refugees bid to return home

"I want to go back to Syria. There is war in my country, but we've been living for seven months in Greece like prisoners."

Goan, Goan, gone? State losing laid-back image

Goa has long attracted Western holidaymakers for its relaxed vibe, but rapid construction, swelling crowds and fears over safety are threatening the Indian state's global reputation as a tranquil haven.