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Protests have erupted in Brazil after a recorded phone call between President Dilma Rousseff and her once-popular predecessor was released, suggesting that she appointed him to her cabinet to spare him from arrest for corruption.

With the approval of Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, a motion to lift the parliamentary immunities of five MPs from the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has been submitted to the Turkish Parliament by the PM's office.

Turkey and Ukraine have deepened political, military and economic ties through consecutive high-level visits following the Turkish military's downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015 and the deterioration in ties between Ankara and Moscow. 

A summary of proceedings asking for the removal of the parliamentary immunities of five Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, including co-chairs Selahattin Demirta? and Figen Yüksekda?, has been submitted to the parliament speaker, as the Turkish government pushes ahead with the process.

A summary of proceedings asking for the removal of the parliamentary immunities of five Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies, including co-chairs Selahattin Demirta? and Figen Yüksekda?, has been submitted to the parliament speaker. 

Turkey's Justice Ministry has submitted a request that parliament lift the immunities of the co-leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in a move that is likely to presage further tension in an ongoing political row after President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an repeatedly called for Selahattin Demirta? and Figen Yüksekda? to face trial.

The Justice Ministry presented a summary of proceedings prepared in line with lifting the legal immunity of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs and three deputies to the Prime Ministry on March 4.

Bulgaria marks on March 3 its National Holiday, the anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule.

138 years ago, in a tiny town near Istanbul named San Stefano, a peace treaty was signed bringing Bulgaria back to the political map.

The battle between the FBI and Apple over encryption moved to Congress on March 1, with both sides arguing security is at risk in the legal wrangling over accessing a locked iPhone.

Moody's downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to "negative" from "stable" on March 2, citing uncertainty over authorities' capacity to implement economic reforms, rising debt and falling reserves.