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Election rigged by corrupt media, says Trump

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed that "corrupt" media were seeking to rig November's presidential election in favour of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Two more women claim Trump groped them

Two more women came forward today with allegations that Donald Trump had groped them, including a contestant on his reality show The Apprentice.

Trump: Allegations are 'absolutely false'

Donald Trump assailed as "absolutely false" the allegations by several women that he groped them, and blamed Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, the media and lobbyists of being engaged in a vicious effort to stop him from winning the White House.

Trump says failed bid would be huge waste of time

Donald Trump cast the US presidential race in stark personal terms tonight, telling voters that if he loses against Hillary Clinton it will be the "single greatest waste" of his time and money.

Trump 'dangerous' if elected - UN rights chief

The United Nation's rights chief has warned that Donald Trump's statements pointed to a "dangerous" figure emerging on the world stage if he won the US presidency.

White House: Obama finds Trump remarks repugnant

The White House said that remarks from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about groping women in a leaked recording from 11 years ago amounted to sexual assault.

The US debate in less than nine minutes

Trump: This was locker room talk

What Clinton, Trump will do for America’s Muslim population

Clinton, Trump clash over immigration

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Clinton vows to investigate Russia for war crimes

Hillary Clinton backed the establishment of safe zones in Syria, along with efforts to investigate Russia for war crimes committed in support of President Bashar al-Assad in the second US presidential debate with Donald Trump.

Trump would subject Muslims to 'extreme vetting'

The two candidates differed sharply on the issue of policy towards Muslims during the debate, with Hillary Clinton accusing Donald Trump of giving a "gift to ISIS" by suggesting Muslims be banned from entering the United States.

Key points from Clinton v Trump – Round 2

Policy discussion gave way to personal attacks as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off in the second US Presidential debate.

Trump strikes defiant tone ahead of debate

Republican Donald Trump struck a defiant tone in the face of calls for him to abandon the US presidential race, saying he has "tremendous support" despite a storm over vulgar comments he made about women.

Zero chance I'll quit, says Trump over controversy

US presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to remain in the race even as his campaign was thrown into crisis following news of a recording of him making lewd comments in 2005.

Trump apologises over lewd remarks caught on tape

A 2005 video of Donald Trump using lewd and sexually aggressive language in discussing women emerged today, further fuelling the narrative about the Republican presidential nominee's misogyny.

US vice president candidates to meet in debate

The vice presidential candidates from the two major parties in the US presidential election will face each other later in a debate for the first time.

Reports suggest Trump avoided taxes for 18 years

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declared a $916m loss on his 1995 income tax returns and the large tax deduction may have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years, according to report in the New York Times.

Clinton leads Trump by 5% in US presidential poll

Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has a 5% lead over Republican Donald Trump in the election race, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released today, roughly the same advantage she has held throughout September.

First US presidential debate

View our gallery of images from the first US presidential debate ahead of November's general election.

Gina London: 'Words matter' in US election debate

The immediate polls following the debate show that Hillary Clinton won, proving, perhaps as the Democratic candidate herself said, "words matter", writes former CNN journalist Gina London.