• Lisa Barrington
• 25m ago

The opposition Syrian National Coalition accused President Bashar al Assad of being behind the attack.

• ANALYSIS
• Paul McGeough

In other developed democracies, reform means getting more voters to the polls, but in the US it means suppression of voting by minorities.

• Philip Wen

Chinese legal rights activist Zhai Yanmin's trial - and his confession - followed a very familiar script.

• Jeff Mason and Doina Chiacu

"What does this say about your party that this is your standard-bearer?" Mr Obama said.

• COMMENT
• Greg Sargent

Is it possible that Donald Trump has begun to contemplate his own political mortality?

• Eric Roston

It sounds like the beginning of a Hollywood zombie thriller. But a bigger, less exciting horror film is also playing out as in Siberia.

• ANALYSIS
• Josephine Tovey

Comments by the Republican candidate and his son making light of sexual harassment deserve more of our attention than they're getting.

• Justine McDaniel

Holding a microphone with thin fingers, occasionally looking down or putting a hand to her face, the teenager who was allegedly "gifted" to Kaplan spoke softly but steadily on the witness stand.

• Brendan Foster

One Dutchman has taken the adage about waiting for true love to extreme levels at a Chinese airport.

• Peter Holley

As far as epic one-liners on airplanes go, it's not quite Harrison Ford growling "Get off my plane!" in Air Force One. But unlike in the action flick, this time the line was delivered in real life.

• COMMENT
• William Hague

A world order built on free markets and democratic values is today under threat as never before.

A car bomb targeting security forces in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed 22 people and wounded 20 on Tuesday, a spokesman for the forces and medical officials said.

• Luciana Lopez and Amanda Becker

Democratic National Committee CEO Amy Dacey has resigned amid the controversy over the release of a cache of hacked emails from the committee, according to a Democrat familiar with the matter.

• Nick Miller

Chief lawyer for defunct UK tabloid wanted to find proof to gain 'leverage', a tribunal hears.

• Steve Elder and Dave Philipps

Trump's experience avoiding the draft is receiving new scrutiny after his public row with the family of a fallen soldier.

Donald Trump's claim is an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential candidate.

• Jewel Topsfield

Indonesia and Australia have recommitted to finalising a free trade deal within 18 months, despite the appointment of a new Indonesian trade minister in last week's cabinet reshuffle.

• Lindsay Murdoch

Australian officials fear couples seeking to become biological parents of babies born to surrogate mothers will become entangled in Cambodia's murky and corrupt legal system.

• Nick Miller

The Brain family are now expected to leave Britain voluntarily, but they can be forcibly deported.

• Jewel Topsfield

More than 13,000 farmers are launching a class action over the worst spill in the history of Australia's offshore petroleum industry.

• ANALYSIS
• Paul McGeough

Pundits have yet to come up with an explanation for this candidate's willingness to inflict wounds on himself.

• Josie Ensor

The Syrian city of Aleppo is in mourning after a child actor who brought joy to its besieged populace was killed by a missile.

Donald Trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail grew even darker Monday after a??a new poll was released showing him trailing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

• Lauren McGaughy

The memorial ceremony wasn't about the new campus carry law, attendees said, and yet its impact coloured the proceedings.

• Philip Wen

Instead of relief, the re-emergence of one of China's most prominent human rights lawyers has prompted suspicion of a coerced public confession.