U.S. State Department spokesman Philippe Reines says it is "disgusting" that news channel CNN has reported on the contents of the diary of slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, despite objections from the diplomat's family.
Protests are being held in cities across Pakistan against an Internet video that demonstrators say insults the Prophet Muhammad.
Syrian state television says a military helicopter has crashed near the capital, Damascus.
U.S. President Barack Obama says whoever occupies the White House represents the entire country – a rebuttal of his Republican challenger's recent characterization that nearly half of U.S. voters are "victims" dependent on the government.