In a time when East and West do not seem to understand each other, top stand-up comics of Middle Eastern descent Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, and Maz Jobrani take it upon themselves to single-handedly bridge the gap.
Both US Democratic presidential candidates vowed to support Israel against any possible Iran attack in Wednesday's presidential debate, although Barack Obama adopted a softer stance, as Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports.