SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of South Koreans poured into the streets of downtown Seoul on Saturday to demand that President Park Geun-hye step down amid a political scandal.

The protest, the largest anti-government demonstration in the capital in nearly a year, came a day after Park apologized on live television amid rising suspicion that she allowed a confidante to manipulate power from the shadows.

Holding banners, candles and colorful signs that read “Park Geun-hye out” and “Treason by a secret government,” a sea of demonstrators filled a large square in front of an old palace gate and the nearby streets, singing and thunderously applauding speeches calling for the ouster of the increasingly unpopular president.

They then shifted into a slow march in streets around City Hall, shouting “Arrest Park Geun-hye,” “Step down, criminal” and “We can't take this any longer,” before moving back to the square and cheering on more speeches that continued into the night.

“Park should squarely face the prosecution's investigation and step down herself. If she doesn't, politicians should move to impeach her,” said Kim Seo-yeon, one of the many college students who participated in the protest.

Last week, prosecutors arrested Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a late cult leader and a longtime friend of Park, and detained two former presidential aides over allegations that they pressured businesses into giving $70 million to two foundations Choi controlled.

There also are allegations that Choi, despite having no government job, received classified information and meddled in state affairs, including the appointment of ministers and policy decisions.

Italian, Canadian captives freed after nearly 2 months in Libya

ROME — Two Italians and a Canadian citizen kidnapped in southern Libya in September were freed unharmed and brought to Italy early Saturday, authorities said.

Italian authorities said the intelligence services of Libya, Italy and Canada cooperated in securing the release of the three men after nearly seven weeks of captivity.

The men, technicians working on an airport construction project, were seized Sept. 19 by armed, masked men who blocked their vehicle in Ghat, a Sahara city in southwestern Libya near the border with Algeria.

A number of criminal and extremist groups operate in the area, but it wasn't clear which group was involved.

“Today is a moment of relief and joy that I would like to share with the families of our technicians,” Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said.

Indonesian clashes leave 1 dead, nearly 200 hurt in rally at capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Saturday canceled a visit to Australia after a rally in the capital by Muslim hard-liners descended into violence, leaving one dead and nearly 200 injured.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry said that Jokowi's trip scheduled from Sunday to Tuesday will be rescheduled because “current development has required the president to stay in Indonesia.”

Jokowi addressed the nation late Friday after clashes broke out between police and hard-liners who demanded the arrest of a Christian governor for alleged blasphemy.

The accusation against Jakarta Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese who is an ally of Jokowi, has galvanized Jokowi's opponents in the Muslim-majority nation of 250 million.

S.C. authorities ID body as chained woman's boyfriend

WOODRUFF, S.C. — Authorities say the body found on the rural South Carolina property where a woman was found chained in a storage container is her boyfriend.

Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright identified the body late Saturday as 32-year-old Charles Carver. Carver died of multiple gunshot wounds. An anthropologist is helping determine how long Carver was buried, said Coroner Rusty Clevenger. He declined to say how many times Carver had been shot.

Carver and his girlfriend went missing around Aug. 31. Todd Kohlhepp is charged with kidnapping her and keeping her chained in a locked storage container.

Prosecutor Barry Barnette said Friday she told investigators she saw her captor shoot her boyfriend.

Israelis mark anniversary of Rabin assassination

TEL AVIV, Israel — Thousands of Israelis gathered at the square where Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated to mark the 21st anniversary of the former prime minister's death and remember his call for peace.

Rabin was gunned down Nov. 4, 1995, by a Jewish extremist who opposed his policy of trading land for peace with the Palestinians.

Rabin's government negotiated the first interim peace accord with the Palestinians in 1993. He won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

Saturday night's rally at the square that bears Rabin's name has become an annual pilgrimage for many Israelis to pay tribute to the slain leader.

This year's rally was initially canceled for the first time for lack of funds. But a public uproar ultimately generated the backing for it to take place.

Albanians honor 38 martyrs slain by ex-regime

SHKODER, Albania — Thousands gathered in prayer Saturday at a cathedral in Albania to celebrate the beatification of 38 Albanian Catholic martyrs executed or tortured to death during the former communist regime.

In April, Pope Francis officially recognized as martyrs Archbishop Vincens Prenushi and 37 other priests who died in prison or were murdered from 1945 to 1974 by the late communist dictator Enver Hoxha's regime, which banned religion in 1967 and persecuted its believers.

During Francis' visit in 2014, posters of the 38 clergy were placed along the Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard in Tirana, the capital.

On Saturday, up to 20,000 people attended a Mass at the Shen Shtjefni cathedral in Shkoder, 75 miles north of Tirana, to honor the martyrs.

Romanian pileup: Three people died and 57 were injured in a pileup on a fog-bound highway that runs from Bucharest to the Black Sea coast in eastern Romania, authorities said Saturday. Some of the injured were transferred to local hospitals, while others were being transported to Bucharest, authorities said.

Calif. shooting: Two suspects were arrested after a shooting early Saturday outside an Oakland club that left eight people hurt, including the suspects, police said. Both suspects, ages 17 and 21, are in stable condition. The other six, four women and two men, range in age from 17 to 28. Five are in stable condition and one is critical.