Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Augustine Ponyo, has resigned in order to make way for an opposition figure to take his place following talks aimed at averting a political crisis in the country.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama's healthcare bill after promisingTrump, who had during his campaigns pledged to repeal the 2010 law, said he will keep the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
A second night of protests in the United States against President-elect Donald Trump has turned violent in Portland, Oregon, as thousand of demonstrators took to the streets in the city, smashing car windows destroying shops.
