Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship - coastguard
Nationality of migrants not yet known, women and children among those on board
Senior Chinese diplomat sacked for corruption
First time a top diplomat has fallen victim to sweeping campaign against graft
Brazil's Rousseff vows budget cuts, anti-corruption push in 2nd term
Rousseff pledges anti-corruption crusade in response to multibillion-dollar graft scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras
Abbas trades stalemate for confrontation in ICC move
Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel by signing onto the International Criminal Court
Sierra Leone's president calls for week of fasting, prayer over Ebola
Sierra Leone is worst-hit country in West Africa, with more than 300 new confirmed cases in the past week
Syria's war killed 76,021 in 2014 - monitor
Just under half of those killed were civilians
Ethiopia dam project could start power generation by June - official
Critics say Gilgel Gibe 3 dam will reduce water flow and devastate fisheries of Lake Turkana
Afghans take over full security charge, mortars kill 20 civilians
Move will test readiness of Afghan forces who will bear responsibility for fighting increasingly organised Taliban
Palestinians join war crimes court after U.N. rejection
Move paves way for court to take jurisdiction over crimes committed in Palestinian lands and investigate conduct of Israeli and Palestinian leaders over more than a decade of conflict
Almost 1,000 migrants arrive in Italy on packed cargo ship
Blue Sky M was carrying estimated 900 migrants when spotted drifting near the coast of Corfu