The two rival US presidential hopefuls have clashed over the issue of immigration as both sought to win support from the country's growing Hispanic community.
Israel has approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, under which two soldiers seized by the Lebanese group and believed to be dead would be returned in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners.
George Bush, the US president, has declared a state of emergency in California in view of more than 1000 wildfires burning out of control in the state.
London's Hyde Park is hosting a concert to honour Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, whose visit to London has been largely overshadowed by the presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe.
Hillary Clinton has appeared at a campaign rally alongside her former Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, for the first time since suspending her presidential race.