Trump and Clinton Go After Veteran Vote

Presidential candidates Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump have appeared at the same televised event. Both candidates faced an audience mostly comprising veterans and active members of the military. They answered questions at a so called "Commander-in-Chief" forum aired by the NBC network.

The Paralympics are under way in Rio de Janeiro after a spectacular opening ceremony mixing Brazilian music, fireworks and modern technology. The Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed at the event at Rio's famous Maracana stadium.

We speak to Marco Longari, the AFP photographer who has been capturing startling photographs at the heart of the unrest in Gabon, where recent presidential elections continue to be contested.