The Brazilian politician who led the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha, resigns over corruption allegations.

Twelve of 19 people arrested over Monday's three bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia are Pakistani, says interior ministry.

A 92-year-old man who admits being a former Nazi death squad member wins a court case in Canada, fending off efforts to revoke his citizenship.

Former Chile army commander Juan Emilio Cheyre is detained for alleged complicity in the killings of 15 political activists after the 1973 coup.

US State Department to restart investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified materials while in office.

Suicide bombers and gunmen attack a Shia shrine in Iraq, north of Baghdad, killing at least 30 people and injuring 50 more.

Global support for US President Barack Obama appears to have lasted through his two terms in office, according to a new poll for the BBC.

The chief executive of the company hired to stage the opening ceremony of the upcoming Rio Olympics has told the BBC it will cost less than London in 2012.