BOSNIA: A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight today, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country.

Rescue services in the south reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist as roads were closed and houses left without electricity.

WESTERN SAHARA: The European Court of Justice ruled definitively today that fisheries and agriculture agreements reached between the bloc and Morocco five years ago failed to include consultations with the people of Western Sahara.

Morocco annexed the former Spanish colony in 1975, sparking a conflict with the pro-independence Polisario Front. 

NEW ZEALAND: The city of Dunedin was cut off by road due to flooding today after recording its wettest day in more than a century.

Local authorities in the South Island city said more than 80 people who lived in low-lying areas spent the night in emergency shelters after the rain began on Thursday. There have been no deaths and no-one is unaccounted for.

KENYA: Supporters and opponents of Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua clashed today at public forums over an impeachment motion against him, which was introduced in parliament by the ruling alliance this week. 

Mr Gachagua is accused of supporting anti-government protests in June and of being involved in corruption and other irregularities, charges he denies.

A motion for the impeachment was proposed in parliament on Tuesday and Kenyans were given until today to fill out public participation forms at their constituencies. Public forums are being held across the country to discuss the impeachment.