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Saudi Arabia attracted massive investor demand of about $67 billion on Wednesday for its first international bond offer, as the world's top crude exporter allayed concern about the impact of low oil prices on its finances.

"Reports that Secretary Kerry had conversations with Ecuadorian officials about this are simply untrue. Period," State Department spokesman John Kirby said yesterday.

A 37-year-old man, who ripped off a Muslim woman's hijab on a flight while shouting "this is America!", has been sentenced to a year of probation, including two months of home confinement.

Two pistols, a Kalashnikov and some explosive material have been recovered from the hideout.

In another gaffe, an Indian-origin Sikh in the US was misidentified as a Muslim supporter of Donald Trump in flyers distributed by the Republican presidential nominee's campaign, a media report said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump lashed out on Monday at Republicans who have tried to tone down his rhetoric about election fraud, calling his own party's leaders "so naive" and claiming without evidence that large-scale voter fraud is real.

A proposal to elevate Pakistan's Army chief General Raheel Sharif to the rank of Field Marshal has reached the Islamabad High Court, weeks ahead of his retirement from the powerful post.

"I have great respect for Hindus. I have so many friends that are Hindu. They are great people, amazing entrepreneurs," Trump said.

Two 16-year-old Australian boys arrested in Sydney after each bought a knife were charged on Thursday with planning a terror attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS), police said.

Russian officials have vigorously rejected accusations of meddling in the US presidential elections and dismissed allegations that Moscow was behind a series of recent hacks on US institutions.

Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not come to Paris next week after declining to meet President Francois Hollande only for talks on Syria, a source in Hollande's office said, the latest deterioration in ties between Moscow and the West.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton clashed with Republican rival Donald Trump on his plans to ban Muslims

Luo, 54, who had also served as Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan previously was China's envoy to Canada from 2014 to 2016.

Two suicide bombers refused to surrender during a police operation in the outskirts of the capital Ankara Saturday and blew themselves up, a senior official said.

The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose to at least 572 on Friday, as information trickled in from remote areas that were cut off by the storm, officials said.