Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has cancelled plans to attend the UN General Assembly, a government spokesman said as the country draws international criticism over violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims.

With many in the US agreeing with Donald Trump’s view that ‘Islam hates us’, the Republican US presidential nominee isn’t about to abandon his rhetoric, writes Mohamad Bazzi

President Barack Obama’s Democrats narrowly retained their Senate majority, losing at least six seats but beating tough challenges in key states like Nevada, West Virginia and California.

Director Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 took in a whopping $21.8m (€17.9m) in its first three days, becoming the first documentary ever to debut as America's top weekend film.