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Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Raúl Sendic denies any wrongdoing Uruguay's Vice-President Raúl Sendic has stepped down over accusations he used public funds for personal use while heading a state company.Mr Sendic, 55, announced his resignation in Congress -

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The outer bands of Irma have already reached Miami Wind gusts close to hurricane force are battering islands in Florida's south as Hurricane Irma is due to hit the mainland in the coming hours.Water

Image copyright AFP/GETTY Image caption Officials have warned that no areas of the low-lying Florida Keys will be safe Concern is growing for residents in the most vulnerable areas of Florida who have not yet evacuated, as Hurricane Irma edges

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMyanmar's Rohingya have been described by the UN as "the most friendless people in the world, as Justin Rowlatt reports Rohingya Muslim insurgents in Myanmar have declared a one-month unilateral ceasefire to

Image copyright Erica Canepa The Scarpati family lives in the Pampa, the lowlands extending westward across central Argentina.This vast grassland has traditionally been used to graze cattle, watched over by men on horseback.Horses are key to the culture here, and

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Guillermo del Toro is known for his gothic storytelling Guillermo del Toro's critically-acclaimed romantic fantasy The Shape of Water has won the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival.The Mexican director, known for

Image copyright Stuff.nz Image caption The statue of Dr Smith was left on a public footpath, baring its buttocks at the council offices A larger-than-life statue of New Zealand's environment minister, fashioned from horse dung, has been left outside council

Image copyright REN TV Image caption One of the owners of the part-demolished house surveys the damage from the new road The owners of a house in Russia have returned home from work in a nearby city to find their

Image copyright Soo City Image caption Hideo Higashikokubaru (centre) starred in the cult TV show Takeshi's Castle An actor-turned-politician is promoting tax payments in a Japanese region through the medium of a bizarre video starring an "alien sausage" mascot.Former comedian