Arabs meet on Palestinian call for swift UN vote to end Israel occupation
Draft calls for two sovereign states, Israel and Palestine
Liberia sees surge in new Ebola cases in border county
Increases in new cases caused by suspected and probable victims migrating into the county and by denial of the existence of the virus by tribesmen
Ebola case numbers top 20,000, deaths approach 8,000 - WHO
Sierra Leone has become the worst-hit country in the worst outbreak of the disease on record
Taliban declare "defeat" of U.S., allies in Afghanistan
Violence has shot up as insurgents seek to gain ground
U.N. reopens Nile route to bring aid to hunger-hit South Sudan
River will reduce reliance on expensive airborne deliveries, which cost six to seven times as much as river and road transport
Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants
Boko Haram's campaign to carve out an Islamist caliphate has spread from stronghold in northeast Nigeria to neighbouring Cameroon
SPECIAL REPORT: Their nation in pieces, Iraqis ponder what comes next
For now, Shi'ite and Kurdish paramilitary groups are convenient but uncomfortable allies against nihilist Islamic State
Palestinians to submit resolution for U.N. statehood bid
Nine Security Council votes needed to adopt resolution, which would then force the US to decide whether to veto it
China looking at deal with U.S. to recover dirty assets
China has vowed to pursue search beyond its borders for corrupt officials and business executives, and their assets
Mexico calls for larger, more diverse UN Security Council
Proposal comes months after Mexico said it was ready to take part in UN peace-keeping missions, after years of staying out of world's conflicts