Peru congress accepts president's resignation

Peru's congress has voted to accept President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's resignation, paving the way for his replacement by a politician who most voters had never even heard of until recently.

By a vote of 105-12, congress granted Mr Kuczynski's request to step down after just 20 months in power, but rejected his written arguments that he was doing so as a result of his opponents' constant plotting to undermine his rule.