1The US Vice Presidential candidates have squared off in a televised debate.
2Many are predicting that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's sudden surge in popularity is about to come to an end.
3The US Presidential campaign has become bizarrely preoccupied with Big Bird and Sesame Street.
4Australian PM Julia Gillard let loose with a fiery outburst in Parliament following the resignation of the Speaker Peter Slipper and subsequent comments by Opposition leader Tony Abbott about sexism and misogyny.
5British PM David Cameron has shown he is not afraid to respond to the challenge thrown down by Labour Leader Ed Miliband.
6German Chancellor Angela Merkel was met with violent street protests during her visit to Greece.
7A new report by the Congressional Intelligence Committee warns Americans not to do business with two large Chinese companies because of security concerns. One of these companies is Huawei, the company contracted by the NZ Government to help build NZ's broadband network. Analysis.
8This week's international news headlines.