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Police clash with migrants and protesters outside Jungle camp
French police fired tear gas and water cannon at migrants and protesters who gathered in defiance of a ban on October 1 outside the shanty town near Calais known as "the Jungle", local authorities said.
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy 'on life support'
Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on September 30 as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was "on life support" but not dead yet.
Regional SAARC summit postponed amid rising Pakistani-Indian tensions
A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November has been postponed indefinitely, the Pakistani government said on September 30, amid rising tension between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.
US close to suspending Syria talks with Russia as Aleppo battle rages
The United States is close to suspending talks with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on September 29, as the Kremlin vowed to press on with an assault on the city of Aleppo.
New Jersey train crash in station kills one, injures more than 100
A commuter train plowed into a station in New Jersey at the height of September 29's morning rush hour, killing one person on the platform and injuring more than 100 as it brought down part of the roof and scattered debris over the concourse.
Warplanes knock out Aleppo hospitals as Russian-backed assault intensifies
Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked two hospitals out of service in the besieged rebel sector of Aleppo on September 28 and ground forces intensified an assault in a battle which the United Nations said had made the city worse than a slaughterhouse.
US to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul battle
The United States will send around 600 new troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State that is expected later this year, US and Iraqi officials said on September 28.
Turkey security council to recommend extending state of emergency
Turkey's National Security Council will propose extending the state of emergency introduced after the failed coup in July, it said on September 28, a move expected since President Tayyip Erdogan floated the idea.
Colombia's ELN rebels say ready to start formal peace talks
Colombia's Marxist ELN rebels said on September 28 they were ready to start formal peace talks with the government and resolve issues that have so far stymied the negotiations announced in March.
Clinton seeks to keep Trump on defensive after presidential debate
Democrat Hillary Clinton sought on September 27 to keep Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive a day after their first US presidential debate with accusations he is a sexist, racist and tax dodger, while Trump suggested he would "hit her harder" by bringing up her husband's infidelity.