This year, the festival of lights falls on 30 October.
Many Halloween traditions, myths and superstitions date back centuries.
Here are some good messages to greet friends a 'spooktacular' Halloween.
Savji Dholakia of Surat in Gujarat gives generous gifts to staff of Hare Krishna Exports.
The communist country reportedly conducts forced abortions on women pregnant with their third child.
Country is on high alert over feared terror attacks from Islamic group al-Shabaab.
Pakistan's top industry body hints at suspending trade ties with India if the situation fails to improve.
The 41-day siege of the sanctuary began on 2 January and put the spotlight on a long-running dispute over millions of acres of western public land.
Woman dies in front of family after gust of wind causes balloon to crash in Mooinooi.
What justice for hundreds of people who have been tortured, killed, raped or disappeared in Burundi?
Indian forces accuse the Pakistani military of providing cover fire for infiltrating militants.
The Berlin Story Bunker features a full-scale recreation of Hitler's study and a 1:25 scale model of the entire underground complex.
There has been an upsurge in violence between the army and the persecuted minority group in the Rakhine state.
Donald Trump responded to WikiLeaks' latest revelation, calling the Clintons' behaviour 'outright corruption'.
Miranda Rader was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated but was released on a bail bond of $2,000
The government is also planning to approve a bill that would reintroduce capital punishment for major crimes.
Jens Stoltenberg insisted that the alliance does not see any imminent threat from Russia.
Trump's popularity in the elections took a major hit following the release of the hot mike recording.
The hostage Odis Sanchez has been held since he volunteered to exchange places with his sick brother in April.
Clinton was basking in the popularity of the first lady in the pivotal swing state of North Carolina.
Meanwhile, the White House has signalled it is open to an Obama-Duterte meet during the Apec summit in November.
Early voting is underway in 37 states with less than two weeks left before Election Day.
The US president has commuted the sentences of 872 people since taking office.
The mother of the teenager said she feared he had been 'forever changed' by what happened.
The Indiana governor was uninjured but cancelled an event appearance in New York.
Protesters reportedly slashed their tyres and started a small fire to block authorities on the highway.
The GOP nominee had said there had been big problems in the state.
General Joseph Votel says Isis still has a heavy presence around Iraq's second city.
Campaign manager and chairman appeared to be initially unprepared for the gravity of the situation.
Dozens of children believed dead in Idlib school bombing on the town of Haas.