Al Shabaab leader killed in U.S. air strike in Mogadishu
Victim, identified as Abdishakur and also known as Tahliil, was the head of a unit believed responsible for suicide attacks in Mogadishu
US envoy urges military action against Congo rebel group
The militia, some of whose leaders are implicated in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has failed to surrender unconditionally
Britain says cannot support new Palestinian UN draft resolution
Draft proposal calls for peace with Israel within a year and an end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017
Ebola wrecks years of aid work in worst-hit countries
Charity workers, officials fear Ebola has undermined hopes of Sierra Leone and Liberia reducing dependency on aid
Turkey's top judicial body suspends graft probe prosecutors - media
Erdogan has cast corruption scandal as 'a coup attempt'
Dozens die as Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines battered by storms
High water levels cut off rescuers from relief centres as death toll rises to 21 across northeast Malaysia
EXCLUSIVE: Former China president Hu approved probe into aide -sources
Communist Party harmony and respect for elders still holds sway in Xi's historic crackdown on official graft
Bangladesh Islamist politician sentenced to death for war crimes
A.T.M. Azharul Islam found guilty of murdering hundreds of minority Hindus, rape, abduction and torture
Malaysia flood response denounced anew as nearly quarter million flee
High water levels cut off rescuers from relief centres as death toll rises to 21 across northeast Malaysia
Arabs endorse Palestinian UN draft urging end of Israel occupation
Resolution calls for peace deal with Israel within a year and end to occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017