SYDNEY - Australian universities have been accused of covering up sexual assaults, with experts warning that international students are at a heightened risk.
Lotte Group approves land swap with govt for anti-missile system
Special prosecutors of the Republic of Korea investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their probe and question her in person on Monday amid a graft scandal that threatens to topple her from office.
RIO DE JANEIRO - A huge float carried by an out-of-control truck at the Rio de Janeiro samba parade struck at least 12 people, seriously injuring two.
BANDUNG, INDONESIA - Indonesian police shot dead an attacker during a firefight at a government office on Monday after a small bomb was set off in a public park.
Appeal of simpler devices highlighted by release of revamped Nokia
MIAMI - Rising seas, polluted coastlines and the specter of more frequent droughts and storms have lent new urgency to efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Florida Everglades, the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.
LONDON - Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first time on Saturday in their new home at Britain's Chester Zoo.
SANTA MONICA - Moonlight triumphed at the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six wins on Saturday, besting grief drama Manchester by the Sea ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony.
ATHENS - Hundreds of zombies and other creatures took over the center of Athens on Saturday, spreading horror, shock and awe among locals and tourists.
DYMOCK, UNITED KINGDOM - In the rolling countryside of southwest England, farmer Charles Martell is tending to his rare breed of cattle while two of his dairy workers get to work making Single Gloucester cheese - a British delicacy.
MALAM JABBA, PAKISTAN - Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan's once dangerous Swat Valley, skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban.
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