Joe Biden has compared Donald Trump to a prominent supporter of racial segregation.
The former US President and Democratic presidential candidate said the current US President is “more George Wallace than George Washington”.
Biden was speaking at campaign event in California when he made the comments.
Wallace, who was the governor of Alabama, is known for his white supremacist views.
Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, as authorities had yet to find a way to control the country's deadliest Ebola epidemic on record.
Saudi Arabia intercepts and destroys drone in Mecca region
Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone from the Houthis targeting the Mecca region on Friday morning.
7 dead after torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria
Seven people, including five children, have died and seven others were injured after torrential rains triggered flash floods in eastern Syria, state news agency (SANA) reported on Friday.
Six feared dead in helicopter crash in Indian Himalayan state, media report
Six people were feared dead in a helicopter crash in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday, television channels reported, adding that bad weather was suspected to be the cause.
Motorists in the UAE will be paying less at the pump in November, the UAE Fuel Price Committee confirmed on Saturday.
The UAE has confirmed that the oil spill from the tanker GEM No. 2 has been contained, as authorities continue environmental remediation efforts along affected coastlines.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has praised Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, for her work during her official visit to South Korea.
