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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff squares up for impeachment battle

A defiant President Dilma Rousseff has said no to a cabinet reshuffle, ignoring calls for changes which could have boosted her political support and

Brazil

Political ping pong in Brazil: Rousseff to appeal injunction against Lula

As pro- and anti-government protests rage on the streets of Brazil, the game of political ping pong has been stepped up a notch. The administration

Venezuela

Venezuela: Congress kicks out Maduro's 'economic emergency' decree

Venezuela’s Congress has rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s decree requesting emergency powers to address the nation’s worsening recession. The

Venezuela

Deepening power struggle in Venezuela legislature

The Supreme Court in Venezuela has ruled that the new National Assembly’s decisions are void unless three banned opposition lawmakers are removed

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Belgian citizens leave Burundi amid upsurge in violence

People are leaving Burundi, amid an upsurge in violence there – with some touching down at Brussels airport. It comes after Belgium, Burundi’s

Libya

Libya's rival factions sign up to UN-brokered peace deal

Both sides from Libya’s warring factions have come together to sign a UN-brokered peace deal. Four years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya

Ukraine

Poland calls for extension of EU sanctions on Russia

The Polish president has called for an extension of EU sanctions imposed last year on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. Andrzej Duda was in Kyiv

Kosovo

Violent clashes in Kosovo over arrest warrants of opposition MPs

Stone throwing turns into violent clashes with police in Kosovo over arrest warrants for opposition MPs

Portugal

Portugal's Socialists threaten to bring down the government

Portugal faces uncertainty as parliament begins debating the centre-right government’s new programme after last month’s inconclusive general

World

Romania: Street protests over 'a whole chain of incompetence and corruption'

‘Corruption kills’ and ‘Murderers’ Just two of the slogans chanted by Romanians who have taken to the streets in their tens of thousands to protest

World

"I'm not controlling an armed group, just protecting Libya's oil"

Libya has fallen into turmoil with its internationally recognised government and elected parliament on one side and a self-styled administration

Burkina Faso

Army says ready to attack Burkina coup forces in support of toppled government

Burkina Faso’s loyalist army units, which have bottled up the ruling junta’s forces inside an army base in the capital, Ouagadougou, say they are

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso coup leader 'ready to step down'

Talks are said to have begun between General Gilbert Diendere, the man who lead last week’s coup by Burkina Faso’s elite presidential guards, and the

Burkina Faso

Hopes for resolving Burkina Faso crisis rest on draft deal

Mediators say they have brokered a draft deal to end the crisis in Burkina Faso. It is to be submitted to regional leaders on Tuesday (September 22)

World

Turkey's turmoil threatens to derail elections

Turkish police have blocked senior Kurdish politicians from marching to a town under a week-long curfew. Led by the co-chair of the Peoples’

United Kingdom

Northern Irish Executive will not meet until crisis is resolved says Robinson

The power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive will not meet again until the current political crisis is resolved. So says the leader of the Democratic

Burundi

Burundi: radio silence leaves room for political violence

The country's main independent radio stations have been closed since April when unrest began. By day there is an uneasy calm, by night gunfire rings out in Bujumbura.

Turkey

Turkey PM Davutoglu abandons coalition talks

Following a series of failed coalition talks, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has handed back the mandate to form a government to President

Turkey

Failed agreements mean Turkey's political future hangs in the balance

Turkey’s political future is in limbo after talks between the ruling AK Party and the nationalist MHP broke down. Snap elections could be on the

Burundi

Burundi presidential vote underway amid violence and murders

Burundi’s chief of state has voted in the country’s presidential elections. Many say Pierre Nkurunziza is violating the constitution by running for a