WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in Congress.

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The threat posed by North Korea after its multiple missile and nuclear tests this year is "substantially more serious" than it was in the past and demands an "entirely distinct" response, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Top seed Dustin Johnson heads five players who control their own destiny as they chase the FedExCup and a $10 million bonus at the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta starting on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The United States has issued licenses to Boeing and Airbus to sell commercial aircraft to Iran, in accordance with last year's nuclear deal, a U.S. Treasury spokeswoman said in a statement on Wednesday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The threat posed by North Korea after its multiple missile and nuclear tests this year is substantially different than it was in the past and demands an "altogether different response," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Formula E electric series will have lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop next July after Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood was announced on Wednesday as the venue for two season-ending races.

GENEVA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The United Nations is gearing up to resume aid deliveries in Syria suspended after a deadly attack on a relief convoy near Aleppo two days ago, officials said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - As world number two Dustin Johnson snaps at the metaphorical heels of top dog Jason Day of Australia, the game's leading player has identified the reasons for the American's elevation to the cusp of the global pecking order.