Tripoli / AFP Libyan pro-government forces killed at least 10 IS group extremists as they attempted to flee their besieged stronghold of Sirte, the country’s unity government said on Sunday. “Our forces exterminated a group from the IS gang that were trying to escape,” said the forces in a statement. They said their fighters had recovered the bodies of …

  AFP Hillary Clinton said she raised a record $154 million in September in her race for the White House against Donald Trump. In August, Clinton raised $143 million and Trump $90 million. It is common for campaign donations to increase as the election approaches. This year the voting is on November 8. The money is in fact divided between …

  Sao Paulo /AFP Brazilians furious at recession and corruption voted on Sunday in municipal elections amid heightened security after a series of murders of candidates. Voting, which is mandatory in Brazil, got underway at 8:00 am (1100 GMT), with long lines immediately forming outside polling stations. Among the first to cast his ballot in the financial capital Sao Paulo …