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Five questions as Bangladesh hangs top Islamist leader

Five questions as Bangladesh hangs top Islamist leader

Bangladesh Tuesday executed the chief of its main Islamist party for atrocities committed during the country's 1971 independence war with Pakistan.

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Brazil's Rousseff: from insurgent to impeachment

Brazil's Rousseff: from insurgent to impeachment

Dilma Rousseff survived torture as a guerrilla opposing Brazil's military dictatorship. Four decades later, as president, she's fighting for her political survival.

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Temer: the man poised to be Brazil's next president

Temer: the man poised to be Brazil's next president

Michel Temer used to be known in Brazil as a behind-the-scenes operator, but that was before he pulled the trigger on a masterful plot to topple his boss, President Dilma Rousseff, and take her job.

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Brazil impeachment: how we got here -- where we're going

Brazil impeachment: how we got here -- where we're going

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face an impeachment trial, sending the Latin American giant's political crisis into dramatic new territory.

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How the storm clouds massed for Brazil impeachment

How the storm clouds massed for Brazil impeachment

After months of the storm clouds massing, lightning struck President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday with Brazil's Senate ejecting her from office as it moves towards her likely impeachment.

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Key head-to-heads in European Champions Cup final

Key head-to-heads in European Champions Cup final

Four key head-to-heads in the European Champions Cup final between Racing 92 and Saracens in Lyon on Saturday:

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Premier League managerial casualties

Premier League managerial casualties

Quique Sanchez Flores will leave his position as Watford manager at the end of the season, it was announced Friday.

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All aboard: Austria's dapper rail boss turned chancellor

All aboard: Austria's dapper rail boss turned chancellor

Christian Kern, set to be Austria's new chancellor, fixed the national rail company. Now he has to get the government and his party back on track -- and put the brakes on the far-right.

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Prince Harry: The troubled playboy grows up

Prince Harry: The troubled playboy grows up

Prince Harry, whose engagement to US actress Meghan Markle was announced on Monday, has been transformed in recent years from an angry young man into one of the British royal family's greatest assets.

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Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls: two years gone

Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls: two years gone

Here is a snapshot of key events since the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria two years ago.

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