Committee recommends impeaching Rousseff

The first of three steps has gone against the Brazilian president who is "perplex and saddened" by a process she has branded "a coup" in the making.

Young Arabs' support for IS sliding: survey

Two years after proclaiming a new "caliphate" for Muslims in the Middle East, the Islamic State is seeing a steep slide in support among the young Arab men and women it most wants to attract, a new poll shows.

Church says amen to same-sex marriage

Norway's Lutheran Church has voted to allow same-sex marriage, becoming the latest of a small but growing number of churches worldwide to do so.

Thai crackdown on sexy dancing and pants

Lindsay Murdoch 2:39 PM   Thailand's military rulers have warned that sexy dancing and sexy clothes are banned during this week's Buddhist new year festivities.

Barack Obama's biggest mistake as president

Paul McGeough 12:53 PM   US president's failure to promote and justify his policies have contributed to many of them being perceived as blunders.

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Trump's children can't vote for him in NY

"They were, you know, unaware of the rules, and they didn't register in time, so they feel very, very guilty - they feel very guilty," Trump said.

Charges filed against 60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown and crew in Lebanon

Rory Callinan and Kate Aubusson 9:18 PM   Charges have been formally filed against the 60 Minutes team currently imprisoned in Lebanon over a failed child recovery operation.

There are 13 people resistant to inherited diseases - but we don't know who

Gina Kolata 9:13 PM   ​Somewhere in the world are 13 incredibly lucky people. Although they do not know it, each inherited a mutated gene that causes a fatal or terribly debilitating disease in infancy or childhood - but these people are adults, and healthy.

Bizarre diplomatic row sees Taiwanese deported from Kenya to China

J.R.Wu and Faith Hung 7:02 PM   Taiwan has accused China of abducting groups of Taiwanese from a Kenyan police station and deporting them to China.

Celeb threesome: Court leaves UK media gagging for more

Nick Miller 2:59 PM   The readers of the National Enquirer in the US know. The readers of a Scottish newspaper know. But the London Sun can't tell its readers which A-list celebrity's husband had an extra-marital threesome ... and it hurts.

Chief cleric says allowing Saudi women to drive would expose them to evil

Telegraph reporters 1:08 PM   Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric has defended a ban on women driving by claiming it would "expose them to evil". Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh said men "obsessed with women" and with "weak spirits" could end up causing female drivers harm.

Possible link between Zika virus and a disease similar to MS

Ariana Eunjung Cha 11:54 AM   James Sejvar, a researcher with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said clinicians should be "vigilant" for "immune-mediated illnesses of the central nervous system".

Price of meteorites takes off at Christie's auction

James Tarmy 11:39 AM   You know you're in a niche market when your inventory has to survive a 257,000-km/h entry through the Earth's outer atmosphere.

Secrecy surrounds prosecution of US Navy lieutenant Edward Lin for espionage

Dan Lamothe 11:25 AM   One-time Navy lieutenant Edward Lin faces charges of espionage, attempted espionage and patronising a prostitute in a rare spying case involving an active-duty member of the US military.

60 Minutes crew 'could be detained for a week' over Beirut child snatch

Rory Callinan 10:37 AM   A Channel Nine crew involved in a bungled child recovery operation could be detained for a week after a judge was asked to investigate child abduction charges.

Frustrated refugee in Germany sets fire to home, police say

Rick Noack 7:24 AM   According to police, the 26-year old had lived in the house for more than six months and wanted to express his dissatisfaction with it.

Thai drink-drivers 'to work in morgues'

7:04 AM   Cleaning up and transporting bodies in hospital morgues should bring home the pain to reckless drivers, official says.

US woman jailed for 'insulting' United Arab Emirates

5:40 AM   A 25-year old American woman appeared in court Monday on misdemeanor charges for allegedly insulting the United Arab Emirates in public while waiting for a taxi at the Abu Dhabi International Airport.