Tens of thousands of South Koreans are protesting in the capital, calling on embattled President Park Geun-hye to resign over a growing influence-peddling scandal.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has apologized again for her role in the influence-peddling scandal which has been engulfing her administration.

South Korean prosecutors have revealed their allegations against the woman at the centre of a scandal undermining President Park Geun-hye.

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has so far steered clear of the Monica Lewinski scandal that rocked the White House during the Bill Clinton administration.

Former defence minister, Yuriko Koike, has been elected as Tokyo's first woman governor, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals clouding Olympic preparations.

South Africa's sports minister denies that bribes were paid to win the right to host the 2010 World Cup, as FIFA seeks to claw back money from officials facing graft charges in the United States.

The story so far in the FIFA scandal which has seen former President Sepp Blatter and former UEFA President Michel Platini banned from all football activities.