Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A Russian serial killer was given a second life sentence Monday for the deaths of 56 women, three years after he was given life for nearly two dozen other deaths.

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- North and South Korea has completed Sunday a month-long joint survey on waterways at the mouth of Han River near the border area.

SEOUL, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- South Korea has seen its biggest increase in people claiming unemployment benefits with the state expenses to support job seekers expected to reach a record.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- BBC America announced Sunday that the sci-fi series "Doctor Who" has been renewed for another season, with Jodie Whittaker returning as the titular heroine.

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Two different protest groups were organized over the weekend in Seoul, ahead of a rumored visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Seoul.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize called for justice for victims of sexual violence throughout the world a day before receiving the award.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister ruled out the possibility of extraditing suspects to Turkey in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Police in New Zealand discovered a body Sunday in the search for missing British backpacker Grace Millane.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Russian civil rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who founded Russia's oldest human rights organization, died Saturday at the age of 91.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people were arrested during another weekend of protests in France, as President Emmanuel Macron plans talks with business leaders, trade unions.