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Brazil crisis: Rousseff impeachment vote ‘annulled’

The impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been thrown into doubt. The acting speaker of Brazil's lower house, Waldir Maranhao, has annulled a vote in the lower house that allowed the proceedings to go on to the…

Turkey’s Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM quits

Turkey's president has told the EU it will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel. "We'll go our way, you go yours," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36229468

Canada wildfire: Images show Fort McMurray devastation

The exact scale of the damage is difficult to assess, as access to the city is restricted. Officials have given few details other than to report that 1,600 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. Read more:…

Policeman charged in fatal Maryland shootings

A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his wife and two other people in Maryland, and injuring three others. Eulalio Tordil, 62, is suspected of killing his estranged wife Gladys outside a high school on Thursday.…

Philippines election: Final rallies ahead of vote

Final campaign rallies are being held in the Philippines' capital Manila ahead of Monday's election. The current presidential frontrunner is outspoken 71-year-old mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte. But current president Benigno Aquino is…

Kunduz hospital bombing ‘not a war crime’ says Pentagon

A US air strike that destroyed a medical charity's clinic in northern Afghanistan, killing 42 people, was not a war crime, the Pentagon has said. Confirming disciplinary charges against 16 US service personnel, General Joseph Votel said…

Norway helicopter crash: 13 killed near Bergen

Thirteen people are presumed dead after a helicopter crashed west of the Norwegian city of Bergen, rescuers say. Eleven of those on board were Norwegian, one was British and one Italian. No survivors have been found. Read more:…

US election 2016: Donald Trump sweeps five US states

Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five US states that voted on Tuesday, while Hillary Clinton triumphed in four out of five. Mr. Trump called himself the Republican "presumptive nominee" after victories in Connecticut,…

San Bernardino attacks: Police arrest gunman’s relatives

Three people connected to one of the San Bernardino attackers have been arrested over alleged marriage fraud. The brother and sister-in-law of gunman Syed Rizwan Farook were among those held after raids in California. READ MORE:…