Turkish parliament commission votes against graft trial for ex-ministers
Erdogan has cast the corruption scandal which erupted in December 2013, when he was still prime minister, as a plot to unseat him by his political enemies
India, Pakistan step up border fighting ahead of Kerry visit
Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have ratcheted up since India called off peace talks in August
Lebanon implements new controls at Syrian border
Lebanon, whose population is less than five million, hosts more than a million Syrian refugees
Ebola survivors in West Africa to share stories via mobile app, to help fight stigma
UNICEF to launch mobile app to help fight stigma attached to the deadly disease
Boko Haram seizes army base in northeast Nigeria
Troops fled remote station after it was attacked on Saturday
Four fighters from Houthi-led militia die in bombing, army officer shot in Yemen
Yemen has been in turmoil since 2011 when an uprising toppled long-time president, Ali Abdullah Saleh
China investigates Nanjing city chief for graft
China's corruption crackdown has dragged in a growing number of top officials
At least six die in South Sudan fighting - rebels
Civil war has killed more than 10,000 people in the world's newest state and caused more than 1 million to flee
Mayor of Mali town killed as clashes and abuses spike in north
Two years ago, France dispatched thousands of troops to Mali to drive al Qaeda-linked militants from towns they seized in 2012
Israel withholds funds, weighs lawsuits against Palestinians
Israel's first punitive response comes after the Palestinians delivered documents to the U.N. on joining the Rome Statute of the ICC and other global treaties