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US veep candidates battle it out in debate
Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine clash over a range of issues during their televised debate.

Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine clash over a range of issues during their televised debate.

Diane James, the new leader of the pro-Brexit UKIP, resigns just after 18 days in the role.

The US military says one of its soldiers is killed in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.

The US is guiltily of supplying Saudi Arabia with weapons used against the people of Yemen, says Iran's Foreign Ministry.

Reports emerge that Yahoo scanned hundreds of millions of users' emails in 2015 at the request of the NSA or FBI.

GOP nominee Donald Trump’s legal evasion of income taxes for nearly two decades means his business was “operating at a loss” at the time.

Russia says US changing position on the crisis in Syria resulted in the failure of peace talks.

US Republican Senator Jeff Flake says the vacant seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia should not be left for the next president to fill.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voices worries over Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank.

Syria's Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari says Israel’s support for terrorist groups in Golan escalate the conflict in Syria.

Two high ranking Iranian officials cancel meetings with German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel who is in Iran on an official business trip.

Transparency group WikiLeaks will soon release new documents in regard to the US presidential election, its founder says.

The alliance between the US and Philippines is falling apart over Manila’s suspicions about Washington’s intentions in the South China Sea dispute, says Gordon Duff.

Araqchi says understanding and political approaches are sole solutions to the Middle East crises.

Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi-backed resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, must go and an agreement must be reached on the presidency.

An attack on Shia Muslims traveling on a bus in southwestern Pakistan leaves 4 women killed.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi assures Mosul residents that they are closer than ever to be rescued from Daesh violence.

The Iranian president will set off for Vietnam on an official two-day visit to discuss ways of improving mutual ties.